Speaker: Bill Mullins the industrial organiser of the Socialist Party in England and Wales will be speaking along side activists from the trade unions in the PCS and Unison

Dundee, Monday 17th November Conference Room Wellgate Library 7pm

Glasgow, Tuesday 18th November, Renfield St Stephens Centre, Bath Street

Speaker: Mohammad Awad - a member of the CWI and a socialist activist from Lebanon

Glasgow Thursday 25th September, 7:30pm, Sammy Dows Bar (upstairs), opposite Queens St Station, Dundas Street

The arguments about how poor the current offer of 2.5% is have been won across the board. Even the employers and the Scottish Government say they recognise the pressures on living standards. However as yet there has been no real change in the original offer from CoSLA, the local government employers.

Scottish Power and Npower, the last two of the ‘big 6’ energy companies have announced another round of massive increases in the price of gas and electricity.

What does the war mean for the Caucusus and beyond?

Gordon Brown and New Labour suffered an electoral disaster in Glasgow East last Thursday. A 22% swing to the SNP resulted in the overturn of a previous 13,500 Labour majority. The SNP won with a majority of just over 300.

The outcome of the Glasgow East by-election on 24 July could have political effects well beyond which of the big business parties candidates gets sent down to Westminster to represent the interests of one the poorest areas in the UK.

Tragically Terry Fields has died from lung cancer at the age of 71. Terry was a supporter of Militant, forerunner of the Socialist Party, and a defender of the working class. In 1983, after many years as a lay official for the fire fighters’ union, he was elected as an MP for Liverpool Broadgreen on a clear socialist programme. His campaign slogan was ‘vote for a workers’ MP on a worker’s wage’.

The International Socialists Irish sister party, the Socialist Party, played a major role in raising privatisation and workers’ rights as key issues of debate in the referendum campaign.

Housing costs up 10%, Fuel bills up 20%, Travel costs up 15%, Petrol up 25%, the weekly shop 25% .

The BNP won a seat at the London Assembly Elections. This result is an important reminder of the need to build a movement that can counter the racist ideas of the BNP. The youth organisation ISR has been at the forefront of the anti-racist movement and in countering the posistion of the BNP.

A packed and inspiring rally of 250 people turned up on Saturday in Glasgow to pledge their support for Tommy Sheridan as well as Gail Sheridan and her father Gus Healey, Graeme McIver, Rosemary Byrne, Jock Penman and Pat Smith who are all facing charges of perjury following Sheridan’s momentous victory in a defamation case against the New of the World in 2006.

The International Socialists leaflet given out at the rally with messages of solidarity for Tommy Sheridan from CWI members across the world.

Speakers include: Clare Doyle author of "France 1968: month of revolution" & Marie-José Douet, student activist during May 1968 and a member of Gauche Révolutionnaire (CWI France)

Glasgow S unday 11 May 1:00pm St Stevens Centre, Bath Street All Welcome

On the face of it with a series of popular measures implemented and opinion polls showing the SNP with an extended lead over their rivals the first anniversary of the SNP coming to power is a moment for celebration. At least from their point of view.

Refinery workers defend their wages and pensions

At 6am on 27 April the night shift at Grangemouth oil refinery walked out on strike. A sea of red flags of the Unite union signaled the beginning of a 48-hour stoppage by 1,200 workers that ceased the flow of oil from the North Sea and the distribution of fuel from Grangemouth to petrol stations.

Workers’ power against bosses’ offensive

Following on from last week’s strikes by teachers and college lecturers in England, civil servants and Shelter workers throughout Britain, and Birmingham local authority workers, the Grangemouth strike has led to a section of the press speculating that a new wave of workers’ militancy is breaking out.

Sensation-seeking front-page headlines have hit the Scottish public concerning Grangemouth oil refinery workers who are threatening to take strike action over the bosses decision to close down their final salary pension scheme.

New Labour doubles income tax of low paid workers

The trade unions representing 220,000 staff in local government in Scotland submitted a joint pay claim for 5% or £1000 whichever is the greater.

Fight back against low pay, debt and poor working conditions

Thousands of protestors marched in Aberdeen recently in one of the biggest demonstrations seen in years against the £27 million of cuts being pushed through by the Lib Dem/SNP coalition which runs Aberdeen City Council.

There is widespread panic in the banking system internationally. One of the supposed bedrocks of capitalism has been shown to vulnerable and unstable. A global crisis of capitalism is unfolding before our eyes.

World capitalism is gripped by the worst economic crisis it has faced since the depression of the 1929-1933 era. A period that was marked by a severe banking crisis, stock market collapses and a slump in economic growth that cost tens of millions of jobs in the US and worldwide.

In May 2003 representatives of Britain’s biggest drug company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) handed a document to officials of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). It was proof that GSK’s best selling anti depressant Seroxat could make depressed children suicidal.

An unmitigated disaster

Mark the inspirational struggle of women Reclaim the day and its real significance

It is just over 40 years since the Abortion Act 1967 was passed, legalising abortion in Britain. The enactment of this law meant the end to illegal, dangerous, back street abortions for hundreds of thousands of women. It was of greatest importance to working class women who where not able to afford to pay for private treatment prior to the change in law.

March 8th International Women’s Day demonstration in Brussels

What are the prospects for the revolution?

The ongoing police investigation into possible perjury during the Tommy Sheridan defamation case against the News of the World has become an out-and out witch-hunt against not only Tommy Sheridan but anyone who supported him during the trial.

Local government workers dismayed at the recent three year offer from the Scottish Employers of 2.2%, 2.3% and 2.2% which represents three years of pay cuts for local government workers.

This was a major blow against the concept of an unfettered market-driven economyand a small foretaste of further blows that workers will inflict on it in the future.

No more public money for billionare's campaign

The wheels have come off the Gordon Brown bandwagon.

Pakistan People's Party leadership 'bequeathed' and no change in policy indicated.

Pakistan People's Party leader killed in suicide attack; political crisis and chaos deepen further.

Need for a socialist alternative

Victory boosts workers’ confidence to defend living standards

Train drivers’ strike over wages and hours

Postal workers up and down the country have taken part in a courageous fight against a vicious management intent on destroying jobs and postal workers’ conditions while preparing the industry for privatisation.

Solid action against pay cut and attacks on working conditions

The Northern Rock banking crisis

Socialist, Trade Unionist and Ex- Glasgow Councillor; Born January 30th 1928; Died September 17th 2007

The Socialist is the new paper of the International Socialists - the Scottish section of the Committee for a Worker’s International (CWI). The new paper is being launched as a 12 page paper (4 pages in full colour) from September 2007. It marks an important milestone in the development of the work of the CWI in Scotland.

“Pay hike joy for striking council staff” was the headline of the Glasgow Evening Times. Jamie a Striking Social Care Worker from the Gorbals area team summed up the mood of many; "there's no doubt this is a major victory"

Freedom of information is an important issue.

A starting point for strengthening struggle

Unite against war, poverty and terrorism

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has made its bid for popularity amongst students by announcing plans to scrap graduate endowments for Scottish students

Anti-worker programme of Blair will stay.

Once again the world's media has been focused on the horrific breaking up of an attempted protest in Moscow.

Report on the Socialist Party LGBT Meeting including a letter highlighting the LGBT struggle in Poland

The need for struggle and socialist policies is clear.

Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond has been elected as the new First Minister of the Scottish parliament.

Clare Daly, the Socialist Party election candidate for Dublin North appeared on RTE's Six-One News program on 14 May in a debate with Brendan Ryan of the Labour Party and Daragh O'Brien of Fianna Fail.

Campaign for a New Worker's Party ’s second annual conference unites socialists, trade unionists, community campaigners and ordinary workers in campaigning for a new mass party for working-class people.

Two articles from the Irish Times reporting on the Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) election campaign

Blair's departure: Curtain falls on disastrous reign

Solidarity clearly emerges as the main socialist force winning 70% of the socialist vote

The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) and socialistworld.net send warm May Day greetings to the workers, youth and oppressed of the world.

Over 600 people crowded into Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall for a Solidarity election rally on Wednesday night.

Vote "Solidarity - Tommy Sheridan" on May 3rd

Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister, recently visited the US and met with George Bush around the time of St Patrick’s Day.

Sinn Fein and Democratic Unionist Party change position to supporting water charging now elections are over.

The US journalist, Seymour Hersh, reported that Bush had ordered the Pentagon to draw up plans for air strikes against Iran, and special US forces were already carrying out undercover operations inside Iran.

Big business sabotage industry

At a summit in Berlin on 25 March, the European Union will celebrate its 50th birthday.

Privatisation plans meet furious response

23 February 1917 (8 March in the new style Gregorian calendar) marked the beginning of the socialist revolution in Russia that sparked a revolutionary wave that would travel around the world. Peter Taaffe analyses the lessons of February for the working class today and how the leadership of the Bolshevik party, particularly Lenin and Trotsky, was decisive in ensuring the victory of the revolution in October.

Scottish banks make billions while 1 million live in poverty

Bodies of murder victims likely those of kidnapped Tamils.

For Michael Bianco, Inc. the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have meant big profits. And like any number of U.S. employers, this company has been cashing in by employing low-wage, undocumented workers.

Collection of articles from Britain to mark March 8.

Kurdish women, who are oppressed inside their community in Syria, are facing two kinds of oppression.

The United Nations Human Development Report of 2006 places Nigeria at 151 out of 177 nation-states rated basically in terms of life expectancy, educational attainment, income, seats in parliament held by women, female professional and technical workers, ratio of estimated female to male earned income, female economic activities rate, population without sustainable access to improved water source and total fertility rate, etc.

Riding pillion behind Bush, Blair has embroiled Britain in disastrous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, as part of his 'legacy', he wants to commit us to paying for a brand new Trident missile system.

Only workers' unity and a struggle for socialism offers a way out.

Israeli Jewish and Arab workers from the Israeli postal service 'Do`ar Israel', along with Maavak Sotzialisti (CWI) members, and other activists, protested outside the headquarters of the Histadruth trade union federation, in Tel Aviv, yesterday.

Simclar, an electronics company in Ayrshire, have sacked 420 workers. The staff found out about the redundancies when they turned up for work to find the gates locked.

Two hundred and fifty people, of all ages, crowded into the Casa (Dockers') Club in Liverpool to hear the case for a new mass party of the working class with Tommy Sheridan MSP, Ricky Tomlinson and Tony Mulhearn from the Liverpool 47 councilors.

The 300-year anniversary of the Scottish parliament voting itself out of existence by agreeing a union with England in January 1707 passed with very little formal celebration.

A recent poll indicated that 7% of people in Scotland were likely to vote for Solidarity in the May Scottish parliament elections

Only workers and poor can solve the nightmare in Iraq

Hugo Chavez proclaimed in his inauguration speech following his re-election in December that “We are moving towards a socialist republic of Venezuela”.

This Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month fight for LGBT rights and socialism.

While socialists were out last week campaigning against cuts in the NHS, the leaders of Britain's main Christian de-nominations were involved in a different kind of battle.

Fighting the bosses' offensive

A lesson for other council workers on how to win the battle for equal pay:

Continued threat of counter-revolution:

Tamil MP killed for speaking out:

Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement founding conference:

Bush & Blair have been forced into humiliating retreats over their Iraq policy:

When workers in their millions rose against stalinism:

Socialists jailed and fined. Send urgent protests and solidarity:

Stop the reprisals against the student leaders :

A Free press ? only for the wealthy:

Will Cuba inevitably go the way of the Soviet Union ?:

News Of The World - in-house journal of the SSP leadership:

An Israeli socialist reports:

What type of party, what type of programme ?:

A report of the launch rally of Scotland's newest political party:

The limits of Israeli power exposed. Only workers unity can show a way out of war and poverty:

Editorial from our newspaper on the launch of Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement:

Front Page Article from the latest issue of our newspaper International Socialist:

Labour's Home Secretary John Reid announced a dramtic terror plot recently:

Working Class people need a political voice:

an eye witness report from a socialist in Lebanon:

Build an international socialist alternative to war and the chaos of capitalism:

article on the outcome of Tommy Sheridan's libel battle with the Murdoch empire:

As the potential for a regional war increases in the middle east, can there ever be peace in the region ?:

Article on the current court battle:

Crisis and conflict deepens in the Middle East:

Editorial from the lastest issue of International Socialist-newspaper of the International Socialists (CWI Scotland):

Has the world's only superpower overstretched itself ?:

A Portugese Socialist comments on the World Cup:

Can the SSP recover ?:

May Day Greetings to workers and youth across the world:

2006 is the 90th anniversary of the Easter Uprising in Ireland. This article looks at James Connolly and what he really stood for:

Revolution in Nepal ?:

What progress has been made for working class women ?:

Will Iran be the next target in the perpetual war for peace ?:

Report from a French Socialist on recent massive protests against attacks on the rights of young workers:

article from the International Socialists (CWI) that looks at the situation within the SSP and the lessons of the disintegration of the ISM (see statement below):

ISM Statement to dissolve their organisation within the SSP:

Hamas victory a blow to imperialism & capitalism in the Middle East:

Another blow to US Imperialism but what does Morales victory mean for Latin America?:

an article from socialists in the United States:

Solidarity with striking bus workers in Tehran:

The International Socialists contribution to the discussion on the way forward for the SSP:

Report from recent international meeting of the CWI:

International Socialists (CWI Scotland) perspectives as agreed at Conference in Winter 2005:

Socialism in the 21st Century:

What did it achieve ?:

Make Capitalism History - Make socialism the future !:

Can the G8 solve the debt problem ?:

Big Business wants to privatise the rain:

Time Running Out To Save The Planet:

Pakistani Telecom workers historic victory against privatisation:

Pakistani Telecom workers continue their struggle against privatisation:

French Workers say "non" to bosses Europe:

Urgent protests needed against arrest of Pakistani Trade Unionists:

the CWI contribution to the discussion on the SSP and the recent General Election:

a socialist view of the referendums to be held in the Netherlands and France:

analysis of recent elections in Saudi Arabia :

60 years ago saw the end of WW2, what were the real origins? :