New Worker Banner

The Weekly paper of the New Communist Party of Britain

Lead story

STRIKES AND PROTESTS ROCK ISRAEL!

by our Middle East Affairs correspondent

New fascist laws to curb the power of the judiciary were put on hold in Israel this week following another weekend of mass protests and demonstrations all over the country.

Read the full story here >> STRIKES AND PROTESTS ROCK ISRAEL!

Rousing the Workers or Not?

by New Worker correspondent

In its customary measured language, the official gov.uk website describes the Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Bill 2023 as a measure that aims “to limit the impacts of strike action on the lives and livelihoods of the public and to strike a balance between the right of unions and their members to strike with the need for the wider public to be able to access key services during strikes”. It adds that: “The legislation will allow regulations to be made to establish the required minimum level of service and specific services it will apply to, following consultation and approval by parliament.”

Read the full story here >> Rousing the Workers or Not?

Editorials

Corbyn’s last stand?

Jeremy Corbyn has been blocked from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election. Labour's National Executive Committee voted 22 to 12 on Tuesday for a motion from current Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to prevent his predecessor from being endorsed for the seat he has been an MP in for 40 years. Corbyn said this was a "shameful attack on party democracy".

Read the full story here >> Corbyn’s last stand?

Is Paris burning?

Barricades and fires. Tear gas and water cannon. Violence on the streets as millions of French workers take to the streets throughout the country in protest at the Macron government’s move to cut their state pensions. Sending in the riot police has only triggered more demands for President Emmanuel to stand down following his emergency presidential decree to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. No wonder Macron’s postponed King Charles’s visit to France.

Read the full story here >> Is Paris burning?