Notes from the front – of the week 25/8/2015

25th August 2015 Socialist Action 0


Get the remaining votes out for Jeremy and Diane!

With Jeremy Corbyn the clear favourite to win Labour’s Leadership election in under three weeks’ time, Labour’s right-wing, heavily backed by the media, is stepping up the assault on his policies and trying to discredit Labour’s election process.

Notes from the front – of the week 28/7/2015

28th July 2015 Socialist Action 0

Victory to Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott!

The mainstream press and the Labour right are in a frenzy, desperate to prevent Jeremy Corbyn winning the Labour leadership after an opinion poll has put him in the lead. The opposing candidates have been completely unable to mount a coherent or strong alternative to his clear anti-austerity message.

Notes from the front – of the week 22/7/2015

22nd July 2015 Socialist Action 0


The left can advance – the Tories are weak

A political offensive is being waged to promote the absurd claim that the Tories are impregnable and the only way Labour can advance is by shifting sharply to the right. The myth put forward by Labour’s right-wing, and widely in the media, is that Labour was crushed in May and will never win again unless it accepts the Tory agenda. The Tories are depicted as a strong party that has moved to the centre ground.

Notes from the front – of the week 15/7/2015

15th July 2015 Socialist Action 0


Greece – a defeat for anti-austerity. This is a coup.

The Troika have imposed a harsh defeat on Syriza and all the anti-austerity forces in Europe. At every stage they sought a political solution; the complete rout of the anti-austerity forces and their first government in Europe……Read more here.

Notes from the front – of the week 8/7/2015

8th July 2015 Socialist Action 0


Landslide victory for Oxi! Big struggles ahead

On 5 July Greek voters struck a fantastic blow on behalf of all those fighting against austerity in Europe. A brilliant campaign was waged, by Alexis Tsipras and the leadership of Syriza, that united all those who want an end to austerity and an end to the national humiliation of living under the diktat of Brussels/Frankfurt and Washington.