France: general strike and blockades confront austerity budget
The budget contains €44 billion of cuts, while hiking military spending
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Doctors’ strike opens fight to defend NHS
Health workers need a united campaign with rank and file coordination to make Labour pay up
What perspective for a new left party?
A new left-wing party can rally forces for a fight against Labour’s austerity if it bases itself on the working class
Keir Starmer’s rivers of blood
A shameful display of racist pandering marks a new low in Labour’s sorry record of scapegoating immigrant workers
After 100 days, Trump runs into resistance
Protests need a clear programme to avoid being diverted into regenerating the Democrats
Employment Rights Bill: Labour waters down their proposals
The delay in Labour’s Employment Rights Bill, originally promised as a flagship piece of legislation aimed at strengthening workers’ rights, is a betrayal of the workers and trade unions who put the party into power.
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Labour’s spring statement: The mask slips
By KD Tait As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, unveiled her spring statement, the echoes of austerity reverberated
When out of ideas, attack the disabled
The markets demand public spending cuts, and Rachel Reeves is happy to oblige.
Labour’s budget: running to stand still
Rachel Reeves’ first budget does nothing to fundamentally challenge the Tory legacy of a shrinking welfare state and profiteering from public services
Undercover: Exposing the Far Right review
Hope Not Hate go undercover to expose the changing dynamics of the international far right mixing racism, violence and conspiracy theories
Far right quelled by anti-racist mobilisations – but no room for complacency
Antiracist demonstrations show working class solidarity is the way to stop fascist terror.
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Labour victory: now organise the resistance
Our task is to make our unions and social movements fight Labour’s coming attacks.
France: Where next for the Popular Front?
A surprise victory for the left-wing New Popular Front will intensify the political instability in the country.
The class struggle in 2024
Great power rivalry is back. That means more wars, more coups — and an end to the farce of global cooperation on climate change. On the home front, a general election is a chance for workers to put our demands on the agenda.
Organise a workers boycott of Israel
Palestinian trade unions have issued a call for solidarity from the international labour movement.
Hundreds of thousands march against Israel’s war. What next?
Workers’ action can strengthen the global solidarity movement
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