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16 January 2021 · EU, Labour Party, Scotland · 1 comment
Leonard resigns, as Starmer abandons Scotland’s voters
Richard Leonard has bowed to the inevitable and resigned as Scottish Labour Party leader, just 16 weeks before the most critical Scottish Parliament elections since devolution on 6 May. The …
7 December 2020 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party · 2 comments
Labour must oppose any Brexit deal
Whilst after years of Brexit and the end-game of the end-game taking place we still don’t know if there will be a deal with the European Union (EU), writes Alan Thornett . What we do know if…
17 September 2020 · Britain, EU
Oppose Johnson's little-Englander Brexit
The controversial UK Internal Market Bill passed it second reading with a majority of 77 in the Westminster Parliament on 14 September.[1]. There had been a chorus of disapproval in mainstre…
30 December 2019 · · EU, Labour Party, Racism · 1 comment
Actually, it is racist
One conclusion being drawn from Labour’s defeat is that the party under Corbyn was insufficiently concerned about migration, English nationalism and the concerns of the “majority of the work…
14 October 2019 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party · 2 comments
Hold the referendum before an election
In the parallel universe that exists between today’s fake Queens speech and the so-called ‘special session’ of Parliament on Saturday – that does not yet have anything to discuss – support f…
4 October 2019 · · Britain, EU, Scotland · 1 comment
The contradictions underlying Brexit and Scottish independence
To date articles in Conter addressing Brexit have concentrated more on the neo-liberal opposition, and those on the Left perceived to be tail-ending this section of the British ruling class,…
2 October 2019 · · Britain, EU · 3 comments
British politics in utter turmoil
British politics is in utter turmoil as a general election looms. We face either a Labour government, possibly as the biggest party with the support of other left parties, most notably the S…
31 August 2019 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party · 4 comments
Labour movement begins to face down the coup
Jeremy Corbyn encouraged people to take to the streets on Saturday 31 August to protest against Boris Johnson’s attempt to shut down Parliament writes Andy Stowe . A massive crowd filled Whi…
28 August 2019 · · Britain, Democracy, EU, Labour Party, Tories · 1 comment
Only Labour can stop Johnson’s coup
John McDonnell is absolutely right to say that Johnson’s suspension of Parliament is a “very British coup”, writes Andy Stowe . A government of hard right ideologues is shutting down the ver…
16 August 2019 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party, Tories
Confrontation looming on Brexit
With Parliament neutralised by the summer recess, battle lines are being drawn for the biggest constitutional crisis in modern times when it comes back next month, writes Alan Dav ies. With …
20 July 2019 · · EU, Labour Party
A Missed Opportunity
The March for Change could have made July 20 th 2019 one of the most significant days in recent British political history writes Andy Stowe . Instead of a contingent of Cornish nationalists …
10 July 2019 · EU, Labour Party
Stop Brexit: march on the 20 July
The shift in Labour’s position to backing Remain in another referendum on a No Deal Brexit or a Tory Deal is very welcome. But its position is still ambiguous as it implies that a new Labour…
28 June 2019 · Britain, EU, Labour Party
Do Remainers want to abandon the working class?
Jon Cruddas' Guardian article has a simple message, widely backed by left-wing Brexiteers, that Labour will lose its traditional working class base if it backs a ‘Remain’ position on Brexit.…
4 June 2019 · EU, Europe
Euro Elections 2019, Hard Times for the left
Smiles from the Greens, triumph for Salvini and Farage, possible resignation from German Social Democratic leader and forced elections for Tsiprias in Greece – these reactions sum up the mai…
5 May 2019 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party · 1 comment
Every Labour vote counts in the European election
Labour voters should ignore the Morning Star’s call for a “ people’s boycott ” of the European elections writes Andy Stowe. The left campaign in favour of Brexit never really took off. Lexit…
24 April 2019 · Britain, EU, Labour Party, Uncategorized · 1 comment
Dangers for Labour in the EU elections
Unless there is a last-minute deal between Labour and May, which fortunately looks highly unlikely, we are facing EU elections on May 23 rd – something that will pose major problems for both…
30 March 2019 · · Britain, EU, Far right, Tories, Uncategorized · 1 comment
Second referendum moves closer
It was yet another momentous week in British politics, writes Alan Davies . As well as an ongoing constitutional crisis, it saw significant progress towards a second referendum and a fresh a…
29 March 2019 · · Britain, EU · 2 comments
The differences between cats and dogs
Cats and dogs are pretty similar to the inexpert eye writes Andy Stowe . Both have four legs, a tail, hairy bodies and can ruin the furniture. But every cat owner has had a jealous twinge wh…
24 March 2019 · · Britain, EU · 6 comments
A million on the streets of London
There’s no doubt that some of the most high-profile people involved in organising and speaking at the March 23rd People’s Vote demonstration comprise a real rogues’ gallery writes Andy Stowe…
16 March 2019 · · Britain, EU · 1 comment
Brexit on the ropes: Labour must back a second referendum
If you wondered what a profound constitutional crisis looks like, look no further that this week’s events in Parliament. The Tories are falling apart, the cabinet has imploded, the governmen…
28 February 2019 · · EU, Labour Party, Tories · 1 comment
Labour declares for a second referendum
Yesterday’s debate was a turning point in the Parliamentary battle over Brexit, writes Alan Thornett. The session turned out to be more significant than expected given that May had put off t…
8 February 2019 · · EU, Labour Party · 3 comments
The British Road to Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn’s papacy of Labour’s broad church has been successful in keeping together all the party's doctrinal strands and potentially schismatic sects writes Andy Stowe . MPs like Kate H…
30 January 2019 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party, Tories
Labour must change course as crash out looms closer
The clear and highly dangerous outcome of the shenanigans in the House of Commons on Tuesday 28 January, is that as a result of May’s dramatic U-turn into the arms of the European Research G…
21 January 2019 · · Britain, EU, Ireland · 3 comments
Ireland’s British border
The opening shots of the Irish War of Independence were fired one hundred years ago this week on January 21 st 1919 writes Barney Cassidy . T he 3rd Tipperary Brigade of the Irish Volunteers…
17 January 2019 · Britain, EU, Labour Party, Tories · 3 comments
Put Labour at the head of the anti-Brexit movement
May has, unsurprisingly, survived the vote of no confidence moved by Labour with the solid support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the European Research Group after suffering the …
22 December 2018 · · Britain, EU · 6 comments
Labour must take the lead on Brexit
Since her transition from hard Brexit (no deal is better than a bad deal) to soft Brexit (any deal is better no deal), Theresa May has managed to satisfy no one, other than her own arch-loya…
16 December 2018 · Britain, EU, Labour Party, Tories
Theresa May, Theresa Might, Theresa Can’t … The Brexit Boogie
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loos…
1 December 2018 · EU, Economics
The state and financialization: explaining recent European labor market policy
Why have neoliberal labor market policies survived the 2008 financial crisis? It cannot be because of their success. There is mounting evidence that measures such as restraining European wor…
25 November 2018 · Britain, EU · 3 comments
Two steps to stop Brexit
Statement from Socialist Resistance . We called for a vote to Remain in the referendum in 2016 as the Leave campaign was totally dominated by a nationalist and xenophobic reaction to globali…
22 September 2018 · Britain, EU, Far right, Labour Party, Racism · 1 comment
Resisting the right
As the Labour Party conference starts, Socialist Resistance looks at the challenges for the left in the coming months. Resisting the right has been a theme over recent months on three interr…
28 July 2018 · · Britain, EU · 1 comment
May survives – at least until the autumn
You couldn’t make it up. May has survived until the autumn (probably) after an utterly remarkable week of chicanery and confusion in British politics. Alan Davies argues that we now face an …
21 July 2018 · Britain, EU, Labour Party · 2 comments
Oppose Tory Brexit and win a radical Labour government
Another Europe Is Possible (AEIP) has produced two model resolutions which makes the left case in Labour for opposing Brexit. Socialist Resistance is encouraging readers of this site who are…
25 June 2018 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party · 2 comments
People's vote march shows potential for left anti-Brexit voice
When tens of thousands of people take to the streets you know you are dealing with a spontaneous movement writes Andy Stowe . This of course means that they might turn up with all manner of …
9 March 2018 · Britain, EU, Labour Party, Tories · 2 comments
Labour should grasp the Brexit nettle
Just when you think the crisis of the Tory party has reached rock bottom it gets worse, argues Alan Davies. Claims of ‘unity’ by Theresa May after her ‘keynote’ Mansion House Brexit speech o…
13 December 2017 · · Britain, EU, Labour Party, Tories
May and EU staring down barrel of a Corbyn government
To say that last week was a remarkable week in politics does not do it justice, writes Alan Thornett. Theresa May travelled to Brussels at the start of the week to try to persuade Michel Bar…
17 September 2017 · Britain, EU
Brexit crisis for the Tories
The Tory party is in crisis over what sort of Brexit to pursue. It is torn between the needs of big business, the xenophobia of its members, and the Hard Brexiteers like Boris Johnson and Ja…
25 March 2017 · Britain, EU
Thousands march against racist Brexit
Try and picture what a march of Brexit supporters would look like in central London, asks Andy Stowe. You immediately get images of portly men dressed in John Bull outfits, Farage gurning in…
21 February 2017 · EU
Ten Proposals to Beat the European Union
A collective document from across the European left on how to challenge the EU’s stranglehold on economic and social justice. by Various Authors T wo years after Syriza’s election, despite a…
7 February 2017 · EU, Labour Party · 4 comments
No blocking and No hard Brexit – Abstain on Article 50
Below and here we present two positions on what approach Labour should take to article 50 from Socialist Resistance supporters: The vote for Brexit in last year’s referendum and the election…
7 February 2017 · EU, Labour Party · 1 comment
Labour’s conundrum over article 50
Below and here , we present two positions on what approach Labour should take to article 50 from Socialist Resistance supporters : The difficult situation Labour finds itself in over article…
24 June 2016 · Britain, EU · 7 comments
Brexit vote is a disaster, but the struggle goes on
Socialist Resistance statement on the result of the EU referendum The Brexit vote to leave the EU is a victory for the right-wing xenophobes and a disaster for the struggle against austerity…