Socialist Action

Two decisive issues will dominate global politics – the US anti-China cold war and climate change

10th May 2021

The overall progress or retreat of humanity, and the outcome of all other issues, will be influenced and determined by the outcome of these two interrelated struggles which will touch the whole of humanity.

Starmer lost Hartlepool by leading Labour to the right

7th May 2021

Under Starmer Labour has lost a parliamentary seat to the Tories in a town that Labour has held continuously for over 60 years. Leading the Labour Party to the right is having its inevitable outcome.

The British government is responsible for the renewed turmoil in Ireland

5th May 2021

The fundamental reason for the turmoil in the north of Ireland and in the main party of Unionism is the outcome of Brexit and the NI Protocol which was part of it. These change the relationship with Britain - the north of Ireland is effectively in the same customs and trade bloc with the Republic of Ireland and the rest of the EU, while there is now a customs border between Britain and Ireland as a whole.

The West is practicing vaccine apartheid at a global level

23rd April 2021

Vaccine apartheid and support for Big Pharma are driving the policies of the rich countries. These policies will perpetuate the continuation of the global pandemic, the emergence of new variants, along with the economic crisis faced by most nations.

Biden Climate Summit: How far will the US as the world’s biggest polluter go towards cleaning up the climate?

22nd April 2021

President Biden is hosting 40 international leaders for a climate summit on 22-23 April. The US needs to significantly increase its commitment to climate action, increase funding to deliver Green New Deal and support developing countries to pursue sustainable development.

CRED report denying institutional racism is part of Tories’ racist offensive

16th April 2021

The controversial CRED report is a right wing ideological attempt to shift the narrative on racism away from discussing how to address institutional racism to questioning its very existence - a cynical attempt to blow the dog whistle by a Tory government.

The most right-wing British government in generations is being backed by the leadership of the Labour Party

1st April 2021

The Starmer group heading the Labour Party represents a thorough political degeneration of the Labour leadership. There is barely a trace of even the mildest social democracy in its political outlook.

Protecting our rights requires vigilance and protest

26th March 2021

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill seeks to restrict citizens’ ability to lawfully protest, and seeks to allow police increased powers to restrict the reasons for protest and the way they handle the events themselves. The police use heavy-handed tactics against women attending the vigil on Clapham Common, following the murder of Sarah Everard, is an indication of the restrictions on protest that the government wants to introduce.

Why Sunak and Biden are not Keynes, Corbyn or McDonnell

25th March 2021

Austerity measures are integral to the current economic policies of the US and UK. They amount to an all-round attack on wages and the social wage while there is a temporary boost to demand. That is why it is extremely foolish and misleading to compare them to the policies of Corbyn, McDonnell or Keynes.

The global pandemic and the international class struggle

12th March 2021

The central aim for the ruling classes of the main imperialist powers in the current crisis is not simply that public health cannot be the priority, but the crisis itself must be used as an opportunity to increase the rate of exploitation.