A WIN Discussion, September 2024. Seen as a trend in many countries around the world, the resurgence of a strike wave among workers and youth in the USA has seen a growing movement calling for a new voice for the working class. Yet there is no lead being given by the trade union leadership. Despite the conflict we hear so much about, the two main US parties are no more than rival capitalist … [Read more...]
Northern Ireland No Voice for Workers!
A WIN discussion, September 2024. Watch the recording HERE In April 2014, the Northern Ireland Office (the Voice of the UK Government) in Northern Ireland introduced a Public Statement as follows; “The Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, signed on 10 April 1998, was a remarkable achievement and brought an end to 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. 25 years on, … [Read more...]
THE EURO ELECTIONS AND IRELAND
A WIN discussion July 2024. Last month’s elections for the European parliament confirmed recent trends around the world: a retreat for the left and the rise of far-right parties throughout most of the continent, and beyond. Listen to the discussion HERE One of the most prominent casualties of this process was an outstanding socialist voice in the European parliament: Clare Daly of … [Read more...]
LESSONS OF THE ELECTIONS IN FRANCE
A WIN discussion July 2024. See the discussion HERE. Coming straight after the European and British parliamentary elections, the second round of French parliamentary elections has brought an unexpected drop in support for Marine le Pen’s National Rally (RN) in comparison with its shock victory in the first round. Yet with 143 seats, compared to 88 in the outgoing parliament, this far-right racist … [Read more...]
Fighting the IMF in Sri Lanka
A WIN discussion, June 2024. Watch the recording HERE. In 2022, Sri Lanka went bankrupt. Now – for the seventeenth time in the country’s history – the International Monetary Fund has intervened yet again, this time with a still more devastating programme. It is forcing the country to shrink its economy, privatise its remaining state-owned enterprises, and impose still more crippling taxes on … [Read more...]
The New Trade War
A WIN discussion, June 2024. Last week, the trade and technology war between the US and its allies and China took another ratchet up when US President Biden imposed another range of tariffs on Chinese imports. What is the purpose of these tariffs and other restrictions on Chinese goods and companies that began under Trump presidency in 2019? What will be the impact on the world economy and where … [Read more...]
CHILE: WHICH WAY FORWARD?
DIVIDE AND RULE – A DEADLY STRATEGY IN BOSNIA
A Workers' International Network meeting May 2024. Listen to the discussion HERE At our WIN discussion meetings we regularly focus on the crisis of capitalism, the rich history of the labour movement, and the constant contemporary struggles of the working class. This week we are turning our attention to an examination of the attempts of the ruling class to drive a wedge within the working … [Read more...]
“THIS IS TIME IT’S DIFFERENT!” The coming election in South Africa
Listen to the discussion HERE. The 7th election on 28th May, after 30 years of African National Congress rule. A WIN discussion May 2024. Thirty years ago the world celebrated democracy and the coming to power of the ANC, a liberation movement. The hope then was that freedom would end brutal poverty and bring jobs, free health care, free higher education, housing, and real equality. These hopes … [Read more...]
MOVING TOWARDS WORLD WAR?
We are living in a highly explosive period. Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is rapidly spreading, with an intensified crackdown on the population of the West Bank, skirmishes with Hezbollah, the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria, drone and missile attacks on Israel by Iran, and the growing likelihood of a direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran leading to a wider Middle East … [Read more...]