Socialist Action

The purpose of the Emergency Coronavirus Bill is to protect the economy and the government, not public health

23rd March 2020

The Coronavirus Bill has had little public political discussion. It is being rushed through parliament today (23rd March). Its provisions reflect the scale of the impact of Covid-19: an impact which will be all the greater the longer the lessons of countries which have contained the virus are not learned (particularly China). Instead of containing the virus government's lack of appropriate action is allowing it to spread.

What a Chinese City (Nanjing) did to contain the coronavirus

23rd March 2020

This video offers a comprehensive look into Nanjing’s virus prevention measures. According to official statistics announced by Nanjing city, the number of people infected by coronavirus has gone from 93 to 0 as of 8 March 2020.

Tory inaction is leading Britain into unnecessary Coronavirus catastrophe

17th March 2020

The population of Britain is facing a catastrophe because of Boris Johnson’s Tory government callous and barbaric inaction which is allowing the coronavirus to spread uncontrollably throughout the population.

The coronavirus crisis’s colossal impact will only deepen further

17th March 2020

The coronavirus is literally a life and death issue for millions of people. It has also simultaneously produced a gigantic global economic shock. The experience of China shows the coronavirus can be brought under control. But so far, the capitalist Western countries are not taking these measures.

Coronavirus – anti-China propaganda brings catastrophe to the West

17th March 2020

Through tremendous sacrifices China has brought the coronavirus under control - performing an enormous service not only to the Chinese people but also gave a crucial opportunity to the whole rest of the world to prepare. In the West, instead of taking this opportunity and learning the positive lessons, the media and U.S. government engaged in anti-China propaganda - which has contributed to a looming crisis.

Bolsonaro is leading Brazil to coronavirus catastrophe

3rd April 2020 shoreditchadmin2 0

Brazil’s far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro is pushing Latin America’s largest nation to the brink of catastrophe. His inaction and outright denial of the real threat that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic presents is risking the premature and unnecessary death of hundreds of thousands of people.

Promoting racism in response to the coronavirus – costs lives!

27th March 2020 shoreditchadmin2 0

All anti-racists have a duty to stand up to the vile racism we have seen in response to Covid-19 and campaign for the government to adopt an approach that saves the maximum number of lives, not put hundreds of thousands of people at risk.

Latin America braces for coronavirus crisis – developing countries need solidarity not sanctions

26th March 2020 shoreditchadmin2 0

The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in a number of countries in Latin America – posing a threat to the lives of millions of people across the continent. In this life and death situation the people of Latin America need solidarity and assistance.

After Five Years of Siege & War, Yemen Faces COVID-19

25th March 2020 shoreditchadmin2 0

As we mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Saudi-led war on Yemen, the new threat of Covid-19 awaits the country. The strength of the Saudi imposed siege has delayed its arrival. But its arrival is inevitable.

Karl Marx in Wuhan: how Chinese socialism is defeating COVID-19

25th March 2020 shoreditchadmin2 0

Why has the response to COVID-19 been so much more thorough and successful in China than in the capitalist West?

The purpose of the Emergency Coronavirus Bill is to protect the economy and the government, not public health

23rd March 2020 shoreditchadmin2 0

The Coronavirus Bill has had little public political discussion. It is being rushed through parliament today (23rd March). Its provisions reflect the scale of the impact of Covid-19: an impact which will be all the greater the longer the lessons of countries which have contained the virus are not learned (particularly China). Instead of containing the virus government’s lack of appropriate action is allowing it to spread.