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The Edinburgh terrorist attack and the dangers of the “Muslim Grooming Gangs” trope

By Varun Content Warning: Mentions Sexual Violence, Gun Violence, Racism, Misogyny, and Islamophobia from the Outset “I’ve told you time and time again, I am protecting the country from these fucking Muslim bastards, raping our young daughters, raping our kids. Enough is

Jul 10, 2026

News & Analysis

SpaceX IPO, and the AI boom – will the bubble burst?

By Michael O’Brien The recent Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made him the first trillionaire in history. That should really read ‘paper’ trillionaire. Behind the hype is the reality that SpaceX had $18.7 billion in revenue last year

Jul 4, 2026

The rise of the far-right and racism in the North: What are its roots and how do we build an anti-racist movement?

By Niall Dooris In the North of Ireland, the last three years has seen the vile racism and anger that has been bubbling under the surface come to a boiling point. In August 2024, following the Southport knife attack, racist riots erupted

Jul 3, 2026

Environment

Fast fashion destruction & waste

By Ibitola Daniel When it comes to the ‘The Fast Fashion Crisis’, the first thing to dismantle is the notion that it is a select few ultra-fast fashion online retailers who are responsible for the overproduction of clothes. In fact, we have

Apr 29, 2026

Theory & History

Socialism 101: Isn’t a free market the most efficient way to run an economy?

By Michael O’Brien Taking inspiration from pro-capitalist economists from Adam Smith in the late 18th century, through to Friedrich Hayek in the 20th, and the tech bros of today, the belief that the ‘free market’ is the most efficient and natural way

Apr 22, 2026

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

‘Not One More’ – 30 women murdered in the North since 2020

By Harper Cleves CW: femicide, violence against women, misogyny, racism, queerphobia “Violence against women and girls is the shame of our society and we must do everything in our power to end it.” These were the words of Declan McNally outside of

Apr 17, 2026

Palestine solidarity·World News

Gaza genocide – unions must call a general strike now

Text of the Socialist Party leaflet for national Palestine Solidarity Protest “Block everything with Palestine in our hearts” This is the inspiring slogan of yesterday’s general strike in Italy in solidarity with Palestine and with the Global Sumud Flotilla. This strike, this

Oct 8, 2025

Anti-racism·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Stand against the far-right – solidarity against racism, transphobia & division

Text of Socialist Party leaflet for tomorrow’s counter-protest against the far-right Today’s counter-protest is an important show of opposition to the far right. Lies, scapegoating and intimidation should not go unchallenged on our streets. Globally, wherever the far right gains ground, it

Jun 6, 2025

Trump’s trade wars and a new global recession – oppose any cuts to jobs, pay and services

By Finghín Kelly Trump’s so-called “liberation day” announcement, massively jacking up tariffs on goods entering the United States, was met with a major sell-off of shares around the globe, with trillions wiped off the stock markets as capitalists put their money into

Apr 16, 2025

World News

Trump’s victory and the downfall of the Democrats – a working class movement is more important than ever

by Marco de Laforcade (Boston) and Aron Schall (New York) The 2024 U.S. Presidential elections produced shocking results for millions of workers around the country. Not only did Trump win another presidential election, but did so in a landslide victory, sweeping every

Jan 3, 2025

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