Socialist Action

Scathing Covid-19 report only shows one aspect of the catastrophe

15th October 2021

The government’s overall policy has been to boost profits at every turn, even at the cost of 160,000 lives and rising. It has no intention of shifting course, because its entire attack on workers and the oppressed has letting the virus rip as its centrepiece.

Whither Turkey?

12th October 2021

Now it has become clear that neither Iran nor Syria are going to be toppled, new tectonic shifts are taking place in West Asia and North Africa. What steps will Turkey now take?

Europe Against The Cold War – China Is Not Our Enemy! 11am Saturday 23 October

12th October 2021

Europe Against the Cold War – China is Not Our Enemy! Online Zoom meeting Saturday 23 October

Conservative collapse in Germany opens the door to an SPD led coalition government

11th October 2021

After the recent general election, Germany will see its first coalition government since 1957 which includes more than two parties, and the first Social Democrat (SPD) led government since 2005. Although the SPD won the election, it only gained a meagre 25.7% vote share; a long way from its high point of 40.9% in 1998.

Despite the defeats the Labour left can still fight

8th October 2021

The largest scale political and organisational attack on the Labour Party’s left wing since the Second World War is currently unfolding within the party. But despite the defeats that have been suffered the Labour left remains the largest political force engaged in resistance to the Tories’ attacks.

China’s power cuts hint at faster transition

5th October 2021

The current power cuts come from a combination of increased demand from manufacturers, a slowdown in coal production, partly caused by improved health and safety measures in mines, and the restrictions put on coal use by national guidelines to restrict carbon emissions.

Venezuela and the re-emergence of sovereignty in the Americas

1st October 2021

The US unilateral and illegal sanctions regime remains in place and so does the US government’s commitment to overthrow the Bolivarian process. The emerging alliances in Latin America and the Caribbean – anchored by Maduro and López Obrador – have already reshaped the hemisphere to the disadvantage of imperialism.

Gas crisis requires windfall tax on pandemic profiteers and faster transition off fossil fuels

29th September 2021

The paradox of Boris Johnson's assertion that the market will sort itself out is that they are in no position politically to allow the market to do that.

AUKUS – “Catalyst for a Nuclear Arms Race in the Indo-Pacific Region”

24th September 2021

The new pact between the Australian, British and US governments is the latest escalation in a new cold war on China, and the developing world. Locking Britain into decades of nuclear escalation in the Pacific is globally dangerous, hugely expensive and totally unnecessary.

The capitalists have inflicted a huge defeat on workers and the oppressed – Now they have come to claim their dividends

13th September 2021

There has been a huge offensive by the ruling class in the imperialist centres, and this offensive has largely gone unanswered. The consequent defeat means that those same ruling classes are now able to claim the fruits of their victory, and increase the rate of exploitation significantly.

Scathing Covid-19 report only shows one aspect of the catastrophe

Whither Turkey?

Europe Against The Cold War – China Is Not Our Enemy! 11am Saturday 23 October

Conservative collapse in Germany opens the door to an SPD led coalition government

Despite the defeats the Labour left can still fight

China’s power cuts hint at faster transition

Venezuela and the re-emergence of sovereignty in the Americas

Gas crisis requires windfall tax on pandemic profiteers and faster transition off fossil fuels

AUKUS – “Catalyst for a Nuclear Arms Race in the Indo-Pacific Region”

The capitalists have inflicted a huge defeat on workers and the oppressed – Now they have come to claim their dividends

China’s power cuts hint at faster transition

Venezuela and the re-emergence of sovereignty in the Americas

Gas crisis requires windfall tax on pandemic profiteers and faster transition off fossil fuels

China’s recent commitments on tackling climate change – welcome steps forward

Opposing the rise of racism fuelled by the US-led cold war on China – Rally 7pm Wednesday 6 October

AUKUS – “Catalyst for a Nuclear Arms Race in the Indo-Pacific Region”