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Who we areA revolutionary socialist organisation committed to overthrowing the barbaric capitalist system. Active across England, Scotland and Wales - fighting attacks on working people. The British Section of the Fourth International, working with our comrades across the world in resisting the neoliberal offensive of which New Labour is such a champion. Our DiaryJoin in action and debate with ISG comrades. Women’s abortion rights under attack
Emergency protest— as MPs vote on women’s abortion rightsDefend 24 Weeks - No reduction in abortion time limit
Socialist OutlookThe ISG’s magazine, looking in depth at issues being raised in the anti-capitalist, anti-war, labour and trade union movements. Memories of Greg TuckerSpeeches and condolences
Hundreds came to London to celebrate the life of Greg Tucker, a central leader of the Fourth International and one of Britain’s outstanding trade unionists. The speeches at his funeral, and messages of condolence from around the world, came from many of Greg’s comrades and loved ones. London’s mayoral election
Ecosocialists say vote Berry 1, Livingstone 2Political Committee statement
Ken Livingstone is unsupportable as a first preference vote. We do however call for a second preference vote for Livingstone against Tory bigot Boris Johnson. Socialist ResistanceSocialist Resistance is a Marxist periodical produced since October 2002 by ISG supporters and other individual activists from the environmental, global justice, anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist and anti-war movements as well as Respect. Editorial
Not one more death – Troops out nowGordon Brown’s first visit to Iraq as Prime Minister may have been a miscalculation. It’s certainly a hard act to pull off. The reality is that everyone – on both sides of the Atlantic – knows that Iraq is a disaster. Respect
A new crisis or a new opportunity?Just when the need for a party like Respect is clearer than ever, with the arrival of Brown and the snuffing out of the last vestiges of democracy in the Labour Party, Respect has been passing through the biggest crisis in its three-and-a-half year history. Alan Thornett reports on the events and decisions of Respect’s September National Council meetings. Editorial
Brown’s biggest gambleAS THIS issue of Socialist Resistance was preparing to go to press one huge issue has been dominating the domestic news agenda, giving some other discussions a slight air of unreality: will Gordon Brown, Prime Minister for just on three months, opt for an early election, on November 1 or 8? International ViewpointNews and analysis from the Fourth International - International Viewpoint, a monthly english-language on-line magazine opening a window to radical alternatives world-wide. The latest 3 articles from the site: Aid and HypocrisyResponse to the tropical cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar on 3 May 2008 has been hijacked by vested interests on all sides, leaving millions of Asia's poorest people without any effective aid. - IV400 - May 2008 High School students mobilise massively against attacks by Sarkozy GovernmentFrench youth continue to show their potential for mobilising against education reforms. This time it is the turn of high school students, who, during the last weeks, have been on the streets against the suppression of teachers' jobs in high schools. - IV400 - May (...) Respect and the England-Wales local electionsThe project of Britain's governing New Labour is falling apart. Its local elections results were the worst in 40 years, with only 24% of the vote and coming third behind the Liberal Democrats. This is a disastrous result for British premier Gordon Brown. - IV400 - May 2008 / Britain, Broad (...) SR BooksInternational distributor of "It’s never too late to love or rebel", Celia Hart’s only book in English, and other progressive books. Socialist Resistance Books
New books defend MarxismThree titles from Resistance
Three new paperbacks from Socialist Resistance address some of the major questions facing the progressive movement today. Middle East
Middle East: war, imperialism, and ecologySixty years of resistance - Edited by Roland Rance and Terry Conway
How was Palestine destroyed? Did the great powers create Israel? Why has Lebanon sufferd war after war? What role has religion played in the Middle East? When did the region become the hub of the world’s ecological crisis? If you want answers to any of these questions, then you need this book. Environment
Ecosocialism or BarbarismEdited by Jane Kelly and Sheila Malone
Ecosocialism or Barbarism explains that the twenty-first century has opened on a catastrophic note, with an unprecedented degree of ecological breakdown and a chaotic world order beset with terror and warfare. What we thinkWhy does the ISG support RESPECT? What do we think about the attacks on young Muslim women wearing the hijab (headscarf)? What is going on in Brazil? Get a clearer idea of what we think on issues that affect us all Respect
RESPECT AT THE CROSSROADS"...it has become clear over the last two months, and the last two weeks in particular, that the actions of the SWP leadership imperil the very existence of Respect as a broad, pluralistic and democratic left alternative to New Labour... We are appealing to members of Respect to support us in defending the coalition’s plurality. We can no longer allow Respect to be jeopardised by one section." - The following document has been sent today (24 October) by National Chair of Respect, Linda Smith, to the Respect office in order for it to be circulated to all Respect National Council members. It has been widely circulated on left blogs and in the light of the editorial printed in Socialist Worker attacking George Galloway and others this week we believe that it is important that all Respect members understand what is at currently at stake for the future of Respect. Respect
A new crisis or a new opportunity?Report on the Respect NC meetings - September 2007
Alan Thornett reports from the latest Respect National Council meetings:
"The jury is out on whether enough has been done to re-launch Respect on a broader and more inclusive basis. It is also out on whether the political will exists in the SWP leadership to positively implement the decisions adopted which could take the organisation forward. ...both in terms of tasks and priorities and in terms of opening up Respect to the broader movement. In fact if fully implemented (what we proposed and was agreed) could re-launch Respect on a more open and attractive basis." Respect
George Galloway’s letter, where we standSeptember 2007
George Galloway has initiated a debate inside Respect on how to stengthen its organisation and prepare for a general election. Preparing for a Respect National Council discussion Alan Thornett and John Lister, after consultling with the "Respect Party Platform", have submitted this statement. Basic MarxismIn order to change the world it is necessary first to understand it. Basic marxism
IntroductionThis short study guide to Marxism is based on a guide published by the International Marxist Group in 1977 and has been reissued in response to the growing demand for Marxist educational material. Basic marxism
Four InternationalsFrom the earliest days of modern industry the working class has been compelled to seek unity on an international level or suffer defeat in its elementary struggles with the capitalist class. Basic marxism
Session 1: Social Inequality and Class StruggleClasses emerge at a distinct point in the evolution of human society on a particular economic foundation. ArchiveIn this part of our site we have brought together historic texts from our collective past. Trotskyists and the Resistance in World War Two"If we look at the problem of World War II from a more dialectical, more correct Leninist point of view, we have to say that it was a very complicated business indeed." Marx and Engels on the Economy of Post-Capitalist SocietiesSocialism is an economic system based upon conscious planning of production by associated producers (nowhere does Marx say: by the state), made possible by the abolition of private property of the means of production. Marx’s Theory of CrisesMarx did not write a systematic treatise on capitalist crises. His major comments on the subject are spread around his major economic writings. Fourth InternationalFor the Fourth International, "the emancipation of the workers will be the work of the workers themselves" and "socialism will be international or it will not exist." February 2004 - The present moment of the movement in EuropeThe main fact to be noted in the current phase in imperialist Europe is the wave of self-activity in society over the last two years (since the outburst in Genoa in July 2001) in opposition to war and neoliberal policies. February 2004 - Report on the international situationThis report lies within the framework of the Resolutions and Reports of the 15th World Congress. It results from the discussions and the activity of the principal sections of the International, from our strong points but also from our limitations and our weaknesses. February 2004 - FI International Committee meetsThe International Committee of the Fourth International, elected at the World Congress in February 2003, had its first plenary meeting this February. This particularly well-attended meeting had a full agenda. LinksAn eclectic list of useful political and campaign organisations. ISG comrades work in many of these organisations. But this is by no means an exhaustive or definitive list - if you know of other useful websites you think we could promote let us know. Fourth International LinksAcross the world, on every continent, country by country, the Fourth International organises thousands of socialist militants in its sections. Find out more about the Fourth International and its sections direct from their websites. Contact usFeedback - We want you to get in touch - so let us know what you think of this website and our organisation. |
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