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Over the weekend of 20-21 April 1974, a small but crucial international meeting took place in a room at the Old Mother Redcap pub in
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Last week, Thursday 11 April, the largest trade union in Northern Ireland, NIPSA, held a protest at the office of the Secretary of State for
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The following document was discussed and adopted by the Socialist Party Scotland congress in March 2024. International backdrop The tumultuous and increasingly overwhelming crises
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This article was originally written after the outgoing Senegalese president, Macky Sall, suddenly postponed the presidential election set for February 25. Following mass opposition, the
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Earlier this week, the Taoiseach [Irish prime minister] Leo Varadkhar, made a surprise resignation speech. He indicated various reasons behind the decision, including ‘political and
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A quarter of the Gaza population are on the brink of famine, according to the United Nations (UN). In January, a whole swathe of rich
Socialist World > Latest News & ArticlesPutin gaining upper hand in drawn-out war in Ukraine
It is now over two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the start of the war between the two countries, with Ukraine receiving
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