Content warning We were made aware of the arrest of Simon Murch for the rape of a child. We immediately expelled him from the Socialist Workers Party. He is not a member. We are appalled by Simon Murch’s actions. Socialist Workers Party Central Committee, 6 September 2023
Russian troops out, No to Nato escalation
Trans people are facing a barrage of attacks. The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) stands with the oppressed and unequivocally says, “Trans women are women,” and, “Trans men are men.” Trans people have the right to organise against their oppression and the right to protest against it. We stood in solidarity with the trans students and...
The right is targeting trans people—and it’s our job as socialists to stand with the oppressed. The Tory government ditched plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) last September despite the consultation showing overwhelming support for change. Reforms would have made it easier for trans people to self-identify, rather than forcing them to go...
The government looks set to move to reopening schools in some way from 8 March, and then a wider reopening across society. They are talking up a possible ‘big bang’ with most children back in schools on 8 March. That would be a lethal mistake. Ramming 10 million students straight back into schools would cost...
Press release: Government targets left wing groups with new review The announcement that the government is to launch a review into the activity of “far left” groups seeks to demonise Extinction Rebellion, the Black Lives Matter movement, anti-fascists and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). (1) John Woodcock, a peer in the House of Lords, is...
Facebook have reinstated the Socialist Workers Party’s (SWP) national Facebook page, some local pages and activists’ profiles, after an online campaign. Within hours of the ban, thousands of organisations and individuals put pressure on Facebook to reverse the decision- which was a clear attempt by social media bosses to shut down voices of resistance. However...
Press release: Facebook shuts down major left wing group in Britain For immediate release. Facebook has shut down the accounts of one of the biggest left wing organisations in Britain, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) (1). The Socialist Workers Party Facebook page – as well as account of local pages – have been removed from...
The SWP is involved in 2021 alongside many others in actions against racism, the Tories’ police bill, climate chaos, sexism, in support of strikes and in other forms of resistance against the government and the capitalist system. In the course of this involvement, issues have been raised about the party’s record and of events in...
Below is a statement in response to the growing crisis around Covid from educators who are members of the Socialist Workers Party: The disastrous handling of the Covid pandemic by this government is plain for all to see. Yet it plumbed even greater depths in the last week. The threat of legal action against Greenwich...
Press release: Facebook removes accounts of political activists in Britain despite admitting ‘error’ Facebook has continued to disabled the accounts of dozens of political activists in Britain, despite admitting that it had done so in ‘error’. Those who have had their accounts targeted say it suggests Facebook is silencing political and left wing activists. The...
PRESS RELEASE: Facebook disables accounts of dozens of left wing activists in Britain Facebook has disabled the accounts of over 45 left wing activists and 15 Facebook pages in Britain. The individuals and pages are all socialist and left wing political activists and organisations who campaign against racism and climate change, and in solidarity with...
The Socialist Workers Party has issued an open letter to socialists in the Labour Party. It was also printed in Socialist Worker here. Dear comrades, Jeremy Corbyn’s principled socialist stance attracted hundreds of thousands of new members to the Labour Party This reflected his record over decades as a consistent campaigner in solidarity with workers’ struggles, against war...
This is a statement from our sister organisation in Nigeria, Socialist Workers and Youth League, in response to the mass movement against police brutality that has erupted, Across Nigeria, we have trooped out in our thousands demonstrating the power of mass action. We say #EndSARS because we are tired and will no longer standby watching...
This is a statement from the International Socialist Tendency, our international grouping, in response to the mass struggles in Belarus. A mass movement of strikes and protests has developed in Belarus, protesting the corrupt authoritarian rule of Aleksander Lukashenko. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets. There are strikes in manufacturing plants, the energy...
This is a statement from the International Socialist Tendency, our international grouping, in response to the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic. 1. The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is generally presented as a “natural disaster”, an “external shock” to the normal functioning of the capitalist system. But this is quite untrue. There have been various novel coronavirus...
In a bitter blow the Tories have won a substantial majority in parliament after Thursday’s general election. It’s a time to renew resistance, not to retreat. The battle goes on. For now the Tories have a spring in their step. But a host of problems will return for them over Brexit and much else. The...
Friday 20 September 2019 will go down in history as a key date in the fight against climate catastrophe. It was a day where an estimated four million people across the globe took to the streets to fight against climate chaos and ecological destruction. The largest climate mobilisation ever has opened up new debates about how to...
The decision by Jeremy Corbyn to speak at the Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) conference on 8 October has led to some bitter attacks on him, SUTR, and the Socialist Workers Party. It is important to put the record straight. It is particularly crucial because the greatest potential damage will not be to the SWP...
The Socialist Workers Party congratulates Jeremy Corbyn on his re-election as Labour Party leader. His success is a clear sign of the feeling against austerity, racism and war. His victory can be a launch pad for increased resistance in the workplaces and on the streets. We look forward to continuing to work with Jeremy Corbyn...
The Socialist Workers Party joins the people of Turkey in condemning the attempted military coup in that country. The plotters claim to have been defending ‘democracy and human rights’. But the Turkish army has toppled elected governments four times in the past 70 years and is currently waging a bloody war against the Kurdish people....
The appalling killings in Paris are horrific. Our sympathy is with the victims and their families and friends. But we must not allow this atrocity to fuel racism and Islamophobia. Racists and right wingers will seek to use these deaths to justify more imperialist interventions and whip up Islamophobia. We must not let them be...
The Socialist Worker’s Party has released a statement on the election of Jeremy Corbyn: The Blairites are crying, we’re cheering. The Socialist Workers Party congratulates Jeremy Corbyn on becoming Labour party leader. His success is a clear sign of the feeling against austerity, racism and war. His victory is an utter rejection of the warmongering...
