In the years 2010-2015, Greece was the epicentre of a global revolt against the bankers’ “troika”. For months on end, parliament was besieged as tens of thousands occupied Athens' Syntagma Square and city squares throughout Greece. There were at least 42 general strikes. 35% of the total population physically participated in street demonstrations, and in opinion polls 33% called in so many words … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2021
Northern Ireland: A Return to “The Troubles” ?
23 years after the signing of the Good Friday agreement to end IRA and loyalist violence and establish political structures, street violence in the form of serious attacks on the Northern Ireland police, mainly from working class “protestant” communities, has been promoted in the world media.The failure of the in-built sectarian-based political structures to represent the Northern Ireland working … [Read more...]
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
The Socialist Party of Sri Lanka is a workers' party affiliated to the Workers' International Network. Our party is rooted in militant trade-union activity. It draws its inspiration from the original Lanka Sama Samaja Party founded in Trotsky’s lifetime and is the only left party still loyal to those traditions. Our candidate at the recent presidential election won ???? votes (???? %) – a … [Read more...]
Lessons of the Paris Commune
WIN marked the 150th anniversary of the world’s first workers’ uprising with a review of its lessons for today. The discussion was introduced by OLIVIER DELBEKE, speaking from Paris. The meeting was bilingual (in French and English). Eleanor Marx: "It is time people understood the true meaning of this revolution… It meant the government of the people by the people. It was the first … [Read more...]
Rohingya a Fire Appeal
We have received the following appeal from a group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, now based in Bangladesh. Already living in desperately poor conditions, they have now suffered further hardship as a result of a devastating fire in their camp. We guys are comrades of WIN in Balukhali camp, the world biggest refugee camp in the world. We have had our homes burnt to the ground. We cannot sleep … [Read more...]