European Union
TUC gives the EU too much credit - and unions too little
19 April 2016As union leaders gleefully jump into campaigning for the EU, Joseph Choonara says they are spinning against themselves
Don't let the Tories off the hook
19 April 2016Under fire over tax havens, junior doctors’ contracts and school academies, the Tories are desperate to appear united. But the European Union (EU) referendum makes that impossible.
State murder: 400 feared drowned after EU and NATO close route to Greece
18 April 2016As many as 400 people are feared to have drowned today, Monday, in the worst disaster of the refugee crisis this year.
Launch of united left campaign to leave the EU
14 April 2016Britain will see a united left-wing campaign to exit the EU on 23 June. A number of groups, including the Socialist Workers Party, the RMT union, the Communist Party and Counterfire, agreed yesterday, Wednesday, to launch #Lexit: The Left Leave campaign.
Syrian refugees in Greece speak out - 'We've decided to live like humans'
12 April 2016Refugees are resisting deportations and state repression in Greece
Cuts provoke a walkout in Greece
12 April 2016Greece’s creditors were in Athens this week negotiating more austerity.
EU border guards enforce new Turkey deal but refugees resist in Greece
05 April 2016Deportations from Greece began this week as the Aegean Sea lockdown deepens—you are either for the safe passage of refugees or with EU rulers’ cruel punishment, argues Dave Sewell
A left exit from the European Union is possible
05 April 2016Outrage in the right wing press last week showed that it’s possible to put forward a socialist case for leaving the European Union (EU).
Reports round up
05 April 2016Protesters were set to demonstrate in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on Wednesday of this week to defend the town’s Women’s Aid service.
David Cameron's gamble on Europe may not work
30 March 2016My prediction at the start of the year that “divisions among the Tories will become high profile” in 2016 has been amply confirmed.
EU border clampdown sparks resistance in Greece
30 March 2016Refugees, volunteers and anti-racists are resisting a clampdown in Greece.
Six myths about the European Union
30 March 2016Left wing supporters of the European Union (EU) predict disaster if Britain votes to Leave. They say workers’ lives would get harder and racism would rise. But what would really happen? Socialist Worker looks behind six myths
David Cameron’s crisis grows after Iain Duncan Smith resigns
22 March 2016Iain Duncan Smith’s resignation has exposed deep divisions within the Tory party, writes Charlie Kimber
Refugees rounded up into camps by EU’s brutal deal
22 March 2016Refugees arriving in Greece are being rounded up into detention centres under a new deal backed by Tory David Cameron.
Who needs the EU? They do
22 March 2016The EU is a key part of the US imperialist project. Its rulers are desperate for Britain to remain in the EU rather than weaken it.
Rallying to resist racism—thousands take to the streets across Britain
22 March 2016Twenty thousand people marched through London last Saturday to say refugees are welcome and to reject racism and scapegoating. Over 3,000 marched in Glasgow and 300 in Cardiff
Protests set to take place across Europe as EU and Turkey debate how to stop refugees
18 March 2016Protests set to take place across Europe as EU and Turkey debate how to stop refugees
Activist Chris Stephenson deported from Turkey amid growing state crackdown
17 March 2016SOCIALIST ACTIVIST Chris Stephenson has been deported from Turkey to Britain. He is a victim of the crackdown launched by the state as part of its murderous war against the Kurds.
Anti-racists will march in 17 countries on Saturday: Greece will see eight demos
15 March 2016This Saturday is the first time since refugees broke through Europe’s borders last year that the mass movement has coordinated internationally.
Tories are organised—we need to be too
15 March 2016Thousands of people are furious at our rulers—from their treatment of refugees to the cuts that devastate lives while they bask in luxury.
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