Alexis Tsipras and the leadership of Syriza have betrayed the mandate given to them twice by the Greek people. Scarcely a week after 61 per cent of voters said Oxi!-No! Read more...

No to blackmail. No to humiliation. No to austerity.

The determination of the Greek workers and youth to end austerity has been expressed in a defiant rejection of the Troika’s ultimatum. Read more...

Since the resolution below was adopted, there have been reports of continued attempts by Alexis Tsipras to continue negotiating with the EU  and IMF authorities, despite calling the referendum. Read more...

Britain now has a government determined to force through another huge programme of cuts (£18bn to welfare alone) and dig up cornerstones of the post-1945 welfare system: public health, education, hous Read more...

When Angela Merkel chose the venue for this year's G-7 summit, she had in mind the symbolism of the place. Read more...

The biggest, most far reaching question posed by the Tories’ election victory is what will now happen to the Labour Party. Read more...

The 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi-Germany was a well chosen date for convening an international conference against fascism and war. Read more...

He was probably the most prominent figure among the commanders in the eastern Ukrainian resistance. Read more...

Ireland’s continuing water charges rebellion has become a political nightmare for the Irish ruling class. Read more...

If websites and social media are anything to go by, people outside Britain were as surprised as the Brits themselves by the result of the May 7 general election.  Read more...

Britain now has a government determined to force through another huge programme of cuts (£18bn to welfare alone) and dig up cornerstones of the post-1945 welfare system: public health, education, hous Read more...

The mood among employees of the Austrian health service has finally turned. Read more...

All indicators point to a massive swing from Labour to the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) in the coming election. Read more...

Long before the delayed publication of its election manifesto, the Labour Party leadership made very clear what their real priorities in government would be. Read more...

In April, the world's media once again carried harrowing pictures of mass drownings in the Mediterranean.  Only 28 people were rescued from a boat carrying over 900 that capsized 130 miles off the Li Read more...

This election comes at a crucial time. A quick glance at some facts and figures reveals why. We have just lived through the longest and deepest recession in history. Read more...

“The director reminds all employees of the obligation of laicité (secularism) and neutrality. Read more...

Estamos en un súper-año electoral en España. En mayo se celebran elecciones locales en todo el país y en los próximos meses se celebran elecciones para varios gobiernos regionales. Read more...

The Left in Syriza: the key factor in further development Read more...

Spain: PSOE scrapes home in Andalusia - has it stopped the rise of Podemos? Read more...

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Despite the election of a government pledged to ease the intolerable burden of paying interest on Greece's €320bn foreign debt and to renegotiate the terms imposed by the Troika (the IMF, the ECB and Read more...

On 18 March, at least 20,000 people took part in blockades and demonstrations to mark the ceremonial opening of the new European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. Read more...

In his statements after the agreement with the Eurozone representatives on 20 February, Alexis Tsipras spoke like a typical (bourgeois) politician. Read more...

There never was a real ceasefire. Again and again, the Kievan army, or their fascist allies attacked with artillery, missiles and aircraft, mainly against the civilian population. Read more...

Since the 45 per cent “yes” vote in the independence referendum, the SNP’s membership has nearly quadrupled to 92,000, making it the biggest party in Scotland by far. Read more...

The elections of 25 January in Greece represent a historic moment in Europe. Read more...

A snap general election in Greece looks set to end in victory for radical left wing party Syriza, ending a six-year monopoly of pro-austerity governments across Europe. Read more...

Sweden was once seen as the country of stable Social Democratic governments, but those days are long gone. Read more...

The 7 January attack on the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were killed, must be condemned without equivocation. Read more...