By Michael Roberts In many ways, the world in 2026 faces similar challenges to the year of 2025 – only more intense. The big themes
Month: December 2025
By Ray Goodspeed Socialists in the North East of England were shocked last Wednesday to see Jamie Driscoll, the leader of the recently-formed left party,
Gray Allan – UNISON Falkirk Council Branch Andrea Egan, a social worker from Bolton and Secretary of Bolton local government branch has been elected General
By Greg Oxley [the second part of a two-part article) We have said that a victory for the Rassemblement Nationale (RN) is a very real
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Editorial: socialists condemn killings at Bondi Beach
Socialists and labour movement activists everywhere should condemn without qualification the killing of sixteen Jewish people, and the wounding of dozens more, at Bondi Beach,
By Greg Oxley. [The first part of a two-part article] Against a backdrop of chronic economic stagnation, France has entered a period of social and
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Books of the year 2025
By Michael Roberts Every year at this time, I look back at the books that I have reviewed during the year on this blog. This
By Jamie Green 24 UK activists imprisoned for opposing genocide In the largest coordinated hunger strike since the 1981 Republican hunger strikes that led the
By Michael Roberts The latest World Inequality Report 2026 reveals the stark cleavage between rich and poor in the world – a division that is
By Michael Roberts The Financial Times points out that, on the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump vowed to “immediately bring prices down, starting on
