By International Socialist League During March, Starmer declared that military action against Iran is “not our war”, but then allowed three B-52 nuclear-capable American bombers to use a military base in Britain and Diego Garcia’s UK base in the Indian Ocean for ‘defensive’ strikes against Iran. As we write, the UK government is working with […]
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By Gerrard Vannar The US military-tech company Palantir has been tasked with amalgamating data across NHS England into what is known as the federated platform (FDP). Palantir’s CV boasts clients who are among the most violent organisations of Western imperialism: the CIA, Homeland Security, and ICE in the US; the IDF in the zionist entity; […]
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By Gerrard Vannar Palantir, a US AI and tech firm, is set to roll out a platform for amalgamating all patient data in NHS England. In 2021, they were awarded a £300 million contract for the project. And yet four years on, just 15 percent of NHS trusts are using it and there is sizeable […]
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By Abel Brandao Qesser Zuhrah, Amu Gib, Heba Muraisi, Jon Cink, T Hoxha, Kamran Ahmed and Umer Khalid are on hunger strike in UK prisons. They are amongst 33 people on ‘remand’ – ie locked up awaiting trial for alleged actions with Palestine Action, a direct action group which targeted the infrastructure of the genocide […]
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By Marcel Salay Caterers, porters, cleaners and patient transport workers at Epsom and St Helier’s hospitals in Surrey have struck a deal after a successful strike ballot in early November. Represented by UVW, the workers had previously been denied proper pensions, sick pay from day one, unsociable hours enhancements and other benefits that NHS workers […]
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Ian Spark ISL It would seem the leadership of Your Party have been avidly attending lessons at their nearest magic school. They have released the founding conference documents and have proven themselves to be masters of the any card trick. One can almost see them now at a stall at the conference shouting “Comrades! Comrades! […]
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International Socialist League For an independent workers party based on a democratic, fighting mass movement! No alliances with capitalist parties! We are not parliamentarians we are for socialist revolution as the only way out of the crisis of the working class and destruction of the world’s climate We must build a party that creates safe […]
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There is no reason whatsoever why grassroot democratic YP branches could not be set up first, with the centre creating a reasonable initial structure. These branches can discuss, debate and decide their positions on the founding documents, then agree delegates to the founding conference for participation, debate and to vote.
The actions of the leadership show they are not committed to a new type of party but a replica of a reformist party with the membership being shown how the leadership want YP to function. United grassroots efforts are needed to take control away from a top-down leadership and to build strong, local parties functioning democratically.
Read MoreAs the Labour Party continues its unrelenting shift to the right—often echoing the rhetoric and policies of the far right—a growing number of voices are calling for the formation of a new party rooted in the interests of the working class. We think that to build a force against the Labour Party and capitalism it […]
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International Socialist League members have joined ‘your party’ and will participate fully to build a mass democratic socialist workers party on the streets and be ready to stand in the elections In early July former Labour MP Zarah Sultana announced her resignation from the party and the creation of a new party with Jeremy Corbyn. […]
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