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Britain: Gorton and Denton by-election shows potential for a radical left-wing alternative

By Conor Payne The recent by-election in Gorton and Denton in Manchester could change the dynamics of British politics. The Greens’ Hannah Spencer sensationally won in this previously safe Labour seat, with 40.7% of the vote. Far-right Reform UK came second with

Mar 10, 2026

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

IWD 2026: Build a socialist feminist fightback

Text of the Solidarity leaflet for International Women’s Day “Women get sent to the gulags first, obviously…The number one political enemy in America is women…They’re the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people… Women are making us

Mar 8, 2026

Statement on campaigning as ‘Solidarity – the socialist alternative’

From March 2026, the Socialist Party will be campaigning as Solidarity – the socialist alternative. Our social media presence, website, publications and banners on demonstrations will reflect this. In this era of genocidal, ecocidal capitalism, and the fascist threat emanating from the

Mar 7, 2026

News & Analysis

Residential Tenancies Bill: A landlord’s bill to supercharge profits

By Councillor Brian McCarthy The Government’s Residential Tenancies Bill has passed the final stage in the Seanad, meaning that the new measures will come into force on 1 March. The key changes being introduced are the extension of RPZs (Rental Property Zones)

Mar 3, 2026

News & Analysis

Can the Soc Dems deliver real change?

By Robert Cosgrave The Social Democrats met in Cork for their conference at the beginning of February. Much was made of building from the “Connolly coalition” of last year’s presidential election, with attention given to upcoming by-elections in Dublin Central and Galway

Mar 2, 2026

Anti-war·News & Analysis·World News

Stop the war on Iran – oppose US and Israeli naked imperialist aggression

Socialist Party statement On Saturday, 28 February 2026, the war criminals Trump and Netanyahu led an unprovoked, murderous attack on Iran, killing its head of state, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other top officials. These ‘Board of Peace’ leaders also bombed two

Mar 1, 2026

Featured Articles·Latest·News & Analysis·Palestine solidarity

FAI confirms Ireland-Israel match to go ahead – but fans demand a boycott!

By Matt Waine The FAI confirmed today that the Ireland-Israel match will go ahead in the Aviva stadium, in a complete insult to the Palestinian people and amid correct, widespread opposition and calls for a boycott. According to media sources, this move

Feb 25, 2026

Hands off SNAs – for an appropriate school place & support for every child

Text of Socialist Party leaflet Over 200 schools across the country received notice that they faced reductions in their Special Needs Assistants (SNA) staff. Some were to lose half their SNAs! Euphemisms abounded as the government tried to justify this very unpopular

Feb 25, 2026

World News

Hands off Cuba – US steps up crushing blockade

By Michael O’Brien The US-orchestrated blockade on Cuba has stepped up in recent weeks, pushing Cuban society to a fresh crisis point. Trump’s new year assault on Venezuela resulted in that country capitulating to demands to end its oil supplies to Cuba.

Feb 23, 2026

World News

Indian working class strikes against labour codes

Article originally published on inquilabileninist.substack.com Last Thursday, 12 February, tens of millions of workers and farmers heeded the call for a nationwide strike, delivering a powerful rebuke to the far-right BJP government’s unrelenting class war. The strike witnessed substantial participation from organised

Feb 19, 2026

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