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26 October 2016
Letters to the Socialist's editors including the Ched Evans case, Marmite brexit, NHS 'savings' and homelessness.
12 October 2016
Tories whip up division over Brexit
Fight for a socialist, internationalist exit: The Brexit vote was a democratic uprising - a rejection by millions of working class people of the establishment.
28 September 2016
Consolidate the Corbyn victory
Many Corbyn supporters hope Labour can unify around an anti-austerity programme to defeat the Tories. It was soon clear, however, that the right won't accept the democratic will of Labour Party members.
15 August 2016
The Corbyn insurgency 2.0: Now let's finish the job
Jeremy Corbyn appears to be on course to be re-elected as Labour leader. But the bitter right-wing struggle against him shows there can be no compromise with the representatives of capitalism in Labour.
13 July 2016
Spain: Disappointment for left in re-run general election
The results of the 26 June re-run general elections in Spain were without doubt very disappointing for many activists, and for broad layers of workers and youth. All opinion polls pointed to the much-coveted 'sorpasso' - ie the alternative left overtaking the ex-social democratic PSOE as the main opposition to the right-wing PP (People's Party).
13 July 2016
Tory coronation is attempt at stability that can't work
The new Tory PM, Theresa May, was hastily chosen by only 0.0004% of the electorate on Monday 11 July.
6 July 2016
Stand firm and organise against the Blairite coup
4,000 in Liverpool, 1,000 in Manchester, 800 in Leeds, thousands in London ... People have taken to the streets to support Jeremy Corbyn and express anger towards the MPs who are trying to force him to resign
22 June 2016
After the EU referendum...get the Tories out!
Whatever the referendum result, working and middle class people will still have to fight austerity cuts to our living standards and privatisation of our public services.
16 June 2016
EU referendum: political turmoil ahead whatever the result
A Brexit vote, and Cameron's subsequent resignation, would lift the confidence of many workers who would rightly feel they had landed a serious blow on the opposition. At the same time it would be a serious defeat for the capitalist class.
1 June 2016
Disgruntled Labour right wingers are producing a new pamphlet trying to explain why they lost the 2015 general election.
1 June 2016
Tories tearing themselves apart over EU referendum: vote leave to get Cameron out
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, speaking on the Marr show on BBC television said that people on the left who argue for a Brexit by saying it will shatter the Tories are being 'petty'
25 May 2016
Austria - Hofer defeated, but far-right threat remains
In the run-off second round election for Austria's presidency, Alexander Van der Bellen from the Green Party narrowly defeated Norbert Hofer, the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party.
27 April 2016
Defeats and U-turns show Tories are weak
Together we can defeat them! We are in a war against this Tory austerity government. The first task in a war is to assess the strength on both sides. On any account the Tories are weak - elected by less than one in four eligible voters.
27 April 2016
USA: the un-Democratic primary
Why we need A new party of the 99%: The 'Battle of New York' has served only to further expose what millions of people in the US are becoming painfully aware of - the Democratic Party primary is rigged in favour of the establishment.
1 March 2016
Ireland's government routed in general election
Establishment parties in crisis, as a new Left rises: A deep class anger at the government's austerity, especially at the Labour Party's betrayal of working people, saw voters inflict a humiliating defeat on Fine Gael and the Labour Party
24 February 2016
Short stories on workers' struggles around the world. A Marxist view of Modi's Hindutva in India; Irish election final push; Taiwan socialist conference.
17 February 2016
Irish general election: fighting on an anti-austerity agenda
The Socialist Party in Ireland is participating as part of the Anti Austerity Alliance in the general election to be held on 26 February
10 February 2016
Short stories on workers' struggles around the world. Irish general election, South Africa outsourcing victory and campaigning for workers' rights in Taiwan
27 January 2016
Labour election post-mortem: nothing to report!
The Labour Party has released its long awaited report into why they lost the general election. Authored by former Blairite cabinet minister Margaret Beckett, it runs to 35 pages and demonstrates a refusal to draw the necessary conclusions from Labour's defeat last May.
9 December 2015
It's the quiz of 2015, compiled by the Socialist. The questions are drawn from articles covering events in the UK and internationally during the last year. Good luck and season's greetings.
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