Month: October 2019
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Culture/Reviews
JOKER: a welcome howl of rage at injustice
By Harvey Duke In Joker, Joaquin Phoenix as ‘Arthur’ has the face, and especially the eyes, of a man trapped…
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Sectarian clashes in Glasgow: What should socialists say?
Socialist Party Scotland statement August and early September 2019 saw some serious sectarian incidents in Glasgow. Following these clashes the…
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Scotland, Brexit and a general election
The following statement was discussed, voted on and agreed at a national conference of Socialist Party Scotland on Saturday 19 October. A…
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The Brexit battles still to come
The editorial of Socialism Today, November 2019 edition, no. 233 In the end Boris Johnson’s Brexit ‘do or die’ bluster was…
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Royal Mail: Massive vote for action by CWU members
There was a deafening roar of approval at the special meeting convened by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) when it…
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Tony Mulhearn 1939-2019: A courageous leader of the Liverpool working class and a lifelong member of Militant and the Socialist Party
By Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party England and Wales general secretary Tony Mulhearn was a titan, a courageous leader of the…
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PCS: Elect Marion Lloyd for a fighting general secretary
Katrine Williams, vice-president PCS DWP Group (personal capacity) Marion Lloyd is on the ballot paper for the PCS general secretary…
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Catalonia: Draconian prison sentences provokes mass protests and strikes
By Tony Saunois, International Secretary Committee for a Workers' International Following a month long trial, the Supreme Court of the…
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Vote yes to Royal Mail strike action to take on the bullying bosses
Gary Clark, Scotland No. 2 CWU branch secretary On 15 October the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will announce the ballot…
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Trump withdraws US troops to allow Turkish forces to attack Kurds
By Niall Mulholland, CWI This article was written just before today’s bombing of Kurdish areas in north east Syria, ordered…
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