CMWP's public meeting on 3rd June attracted 318 registrations of who 180 attended. We have the beginning of a new surge in our campaign. SEE https://www.youtube.com/@CampaignforaMassWorkersParty As Farage envisages himself stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street the demand for a mass workers’ party – a party of “the many not the few” – shows that the need to draw grassroots activists … [Read more...]
BUILDING WORKERS’ RESISTANCE
A WIN discussion June 2025. See HERE. As humanity stands on the brink of economic depression, world war, and climate catastrophe, the working class finds itself politically disarmed. From the USA to Europe and around the world, the tide of the far right is surging. Workers in every country desperately need a voice: a mass political party that stands not for the billionaire parasites but for the … [Read more...]
There is no time to waste – we need a new mass workers’ party NOW
As we face the nightmare of Reform the left is as divided as ever, yet it is now more urgent than ever that all workers and lefts unite around a common campaign for a new mass workers party. We must develop a programme which can unite current activists, trade unionists, disillusioned Labour Party members, workers who have illusions in Reform, youth and, most important of all, attract and develop … [Read more...]
The Irish Left and Electoral Politics: Successes, Failures, And Prospects- Pt I
by Ciaran Mulholland (published on Internationalist Standpoint website) After weeks of negotiation, a new Irish government was formed in February 2025 by the two traditional capitalist parties, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael. As they fell short of the total number of TDs (Teachta Dála-or members of parliament) required to form a majority government after the November 2024 election they will be … [Read more...]
An Irish Day. Not “St” Patrick’s Day
by Sean O’Torrain March 17th 2013. Reposted by Richard Mellor in 'Facts for Working People' "Capitalism teaches the people the moral conceptions of cannibalism are the strong devouring the weak; its theory of the world of men and women is that of a glorified pig-trough where the biggest swine gets the most swill". James Conolly This Patrick person spearheaded the drive into Ireland of … [Read more...]
BRITAIN: IS LABOUR FINISHED?
WIN Discussion March 2025. Watch the meeting HERE. Eight months ago, Labour won an overwhelming majority of seats in Britain’s general election. But this so-called “landslide” victory had been gained on the votes of just 20% of registered voters; and now Labour’s support is plummeting still further in opinion polls and local by-elections. But just a few years ago, under a further left … [Read more...]
IRELAND: LESSONS OF THE ELECTION
A WIN discussion December 2024. Follow it on Youtube HERE. The recent general election in Ireland has marked a setback for the left. The two traditional parties of the ruling class have between them come close to an overall majority and are likely to continue to rule as a reactionary coalition. The Greens have been all but wiped out; Sinn Fein has lost momentum in terms of its voting percentage; … [Read more...]
Monarchy – By Finn Geaney
The multimillionaire scion of the super-wealthy, landowning Windsor family was 2 years ago accorded some powers over the Westminster Parliament and Government, powers that previously were exercised by other members of his family. This landed elite of privileged oligarchs have, over centuries, abrogated to themselves significant power over Britain’s elected parliament. The powers that Charles III … [Read more...]
Political repression is ruining our lives – Support the movement to protect our freedom to protest!
For more than seven months, a retired head teacher, a dementia care advisor and a retired environmental health officer have been left waiting in limbo by the Metropolitan Police, desperately hoping to find out if they will face criminal charges instigated by an east London council following a town hall protest. In February 2024, the three socialist campaigners attended a fraught Newham council … [Read more...]
Politics in Scotland
A WIN discussion October 2024. Listen HERE. From the mid-2000s the Scottish Nationalist Party has dominated Scottish politics - it was able to negotiate a referendum on Scottish Independence in 2014 and sweep aside all other parties in the 2015 British General Election. Prior to that the Labour Party was the dominant force in Scottish politics from the 1960s onwards. Why was there a move to … [Read more...]