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Is British prime minister Keir Starmer going to “give the unions what they want”? That was the question put to him about the whole swathe of public-sector pay deals, with recommendations due in the next [...]
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The phenomenon of right-wing populism is not new in most countries, but there is much to suggest that it has reached a new level. Not only because in opinion polls and elections the share of [...]
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A recent BBC interview with the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, has racked up millions of views. In it, he calls out the hypocrisy of the interviewer questioning his government’s plans to extract billions of [...]
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Volatile Period Opens Up Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has been swept into power in Britain – by 20.1% of the electorate, the lowest share for any incoming government since the first ever election fought [...]
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On Saturday 13 July, a lone gunman fired shots at presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, killing one audience member and wounding two others. Trump himself walked away after a bullet grazed [...]
Biden’s campaign was on track to crash and burn after his debate with Trump. [...]
Britain’s Far-Right Riots – Political Alternative Needed
by Editorial from Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) in Spotlight on Britain
One month after Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party was ‘swept to power’ by a paltry 20% of the electorate – the lowest support base of any government since the introduction of universal male suffrage in 1918 – violent protests and riots, instigated by far-right groups, broke out across the country. [...]
CHINA | China, Mao and the Markets
by Hannah Sell, CWI International Secretariat in Spotlight on China
Originally published in Socialism Today, monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales). ‘Mao [...]
Mpox Exposes Continuing Global Pandemic Vulnerability
by Jon Dale, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) in Public Health
The latest outbreak of mpox virus is exposing once again global vulnerability to new pandemics. This outbreak had been largely ignored by politicians and media in wealthy countries when it remained confined to Africa. Since 2022, 40 874 cases and 1,512 deaths have been reported across fifteen African states. [...]