Left score big gains in Spain
Spanish local elections: ‘Sí, se puede!’ Yes, you can! by Dick Nichols, in Barcelona Well before the polling stations closed we knew that something special was happening in the May 24 Spanish ...
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Amsterdam students force Uni rethink
by Jack Ferguson, in Amsterdam The student movement at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has scored a symbolic victory with the resignation of the President of the Executive Board, Louise Gunning. It ...
After Netanyahu victory, what next?
by Bill Bonnar The general election in Israel last week saw the re-election of a reactionary, hawkish government and represents a blow to any kind of peace process in the Middle East. Prime Minister ...
Neoliberal policies spark Amsterdam student protests
by Jack Ferguson, in Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has been rocked by an escalating series of dramatic student protests. A movement has been gathering since the beginning of the ...
New Cold War at heart of Ukraine crisis
by Bill Bonnar During the Cuban missile crisis of 1963 the American Government declared that it would never accept enemy nuclear weapons located near its borders nor would it ever tolerate the ...
British rulers back Saudi tyranny
by Bill Bonnar On 9 January, following the killing of journalists from the Charlie Hebdoh magazine a huge demonstration took place in Paris to condemn the attacks, show solidarity and defend the ...
Greeks choose democracy over bankers’ barbarism
by Ken Ferguson, editor, Scottish Socialist Voice Will the needs of people be able to prevail over the extortion of the bankers and moneylenders driving austerity and misery across Europe? This is ...
‘Hope is coming. Greece is advancing. Europe is changing’
Greece elects first radical left wing government in Europe since 1930s by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson, reporting from Athens “Citizens of Athens, tonight’s success is not only a ...
Lifting the US blockade is a victory for the Cuban Revolution
by Bill Bonnar In 2009 I had the great privilege of being part of an SSP delegation to Havana to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. While there two things were striking. The ...
Democracy under threat in South Korea
by Connor Beaton The Interview’s odyssey from production to release dominated the international news circuit in the run-up to Christmas 2014. This would-be blockbuster’s 25 December launch was ...
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