Tag: elections
Greece: decline of Syriza sparks fresh elections
The poor performance of Syriza in the recent European elections may well sound the death-knell for Alexis Tsipras's discredited government
Poland: the right holds fast
The European elections in Poland showed the Law and Justice Party staying firmly in the driving seat of Polish politics
France: nothing new under the Sun?
Despite the insurgent left potential of the Yellow Vests movement, the far-right were the winners in France's European elections
Six flavours of milkshake for the European elections
With far right candidates standing in the upcoming European elections, here are some counter-arguments to help you persuade people to vote against Tommy Robinson and the far right.
Interview: Ukraine’s crisis of representation
Yuliya Yurchenko discusses the landslide victory of the comedian Vladimir Zelensky over the incumbent Petro Poroshenko in the Ukrainian presidential election.
16 August 1819
Rich Belbin reviews Mike Leigh's film Peterloo. The film tells the story of a moment of British history that is too often forgotten.
Local elections fail to mobilise enough voters hungry for change
The local election results have not been a disaster for Labour. Despite the collapse of the UKIP vote, the Tories lost seats.
After the elections, what next for Catalonia?
Andy Durgan outlines the political landscape following Catalonia's recent elections.
What do we need to do to defend the NHS?
Pete Gillard assesses the limitations of Labour's manifesto promises on health and argues that enthusiasm for the NHS can be used to build unions among health workers.
The DUP – Last Refuge for Desperate Tories
Connor Kelly exposes the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party.
The DUP are the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland. Led by the thoroughly corrupt and devious Arlene...
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Build on this climate strike
Today's global climate strikes represent a crucial opportunity for the movement against climate catastrophe.
Report – Stop the DSEI Arms Fair
A Tshisekedi, an activist of the migrant solidarity organisation Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants, reports on the week-long series of direct action to resist the DSEI Arms Fair in east London.
100 days of protests in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has now seen 100 days of protests. Colin Sparks explains about how the movement is organised, and the role of socialists, workers and migrants within it.
Photo report: Trans+ Pride 2019
On 14 September, London saw its first ever Trans+ Pride. Photos by Steve Eason.
Socialism with a bit of greenwash can’t save the planet either
In his polemic, Mike Haynes argues that if socialists of the Global North are to address the climate crisis, they must also adjust their expectations of what a world with prosperity for all will look like.
Introduction: What a way to make a living
Meet our new article series, What a Way to Make a Living, which will explore the lived realities of work and exploitation under modern capitalism
Strike for the climate! 20.09.2019
The TUC has voted unanimously to support the global climate strike on 20 September. Here are some examples of what people are already planning.
Hong Kong – Protests continue after concessions
In his latest update, Colin Sparks reflects on the continuing protest movement in Hong Kong following the withdrawal of the extradition bill that initially sparked the resistance.
VIDEO: What democracy looks like
In this video report from 31 August, 2019, Tony Aldis with OpenEye Film provides a first-hand account of the anti-prorogation street movement.
Mugabe is dead: remember Chiadzwa
Robert Mugabe's rule was a disaster for Zimbabwe's poor. The massacre at Chiadzwa deserves to stand as his testament, writes Leo Zeilig.
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Build on this climate strike
Today's global climate strikes represent a crucial opportunity for the movement against climate catastrophe.
Fight the anti-democratic Tories and their bosses’ Brexit
In the closing weeks before the latest Brexit deadline, Boris Johnson and his Tory Party have suspended parliament in an attempt to enable them to force through a rotten Tory Brexit for which they have no mandate. The rs21 Steering Group argue to build the movement to bring down the government.
Popular uprising and the fight for independence in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's mass movement and general strike have brought a corrupt US-backed neoliberal administration to its knees
revolutionary reflections | Theatre of the Oppressed as a political method
Sophie Coudray introduces the work of the Brazilian theatre practitioner Augusto Boal and the potential of its method for revolutionary praxis.
revolutionary reflections | Value, force, many states and other problems: part 3
In the third and final part of his essay on violence and capitalist social relations, Colin Barker insists that capitalist states cannot be theorised without recognising their multiplicity.