Tag Archives: european union

Be careful what you wish for

As the next Greek elections loom, Paul Demarty takes a look at the lines being taken by the left and the current controversy in the SWP On Sunday June 17, the Greek population will march once again to the polls - this time in even more dramatic circumstances. The polarisation of support between the rightwing New ...

No2EU in Sheffield: wavering on principle

Workers of the world, unite! Not just a nice slogan

No straightforward ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to open borders at Sheffield No2EU meeting, reports Mohsen Sabbagh On Thursday May 28 members of the Socialist Party in England and Wales held a public meeting for No2EU’s European election campaign in Sheffield. Heading the No2EU list for Yorkshire and Humberside is Keith Gibson, a GMB militant who was involved in ...

Posties refuse to deliver BNP leaflets

Below is an article by a Liverpool Postal Worker on the growing refusal of CWU members to deliver BNP material for the upcoming European elections. Postal workers across the country are once again refusing to deliver BNP European Election leaflets. The national press are telling readers that this is because staff who deliver to areas ...

Left should not celebrate

The Lisbon Treaty has hit the buffers after rejection by the Irish electorate. CS member James Turley outlines an internationalist approach to the European Union The European bourgeoisie is reeling after the decisive rejection of the Treaty of Lisbon, a putative replacement for the scuppered EU constitution, by the Irish electorate. And, of course, the left ...