Commo Bill ‘The Peoples Poet’ Author Pauline O’Reilly Leverton ISBN 978-0-473-16854-4 William Daniel O’Reilly member of the Communist Party of New Zealand (CPNZ) 1929-‘59, militant member and official of the National Unemployed Worker’s Movement (NUWM)is the subject of this meticulous biography undertaken over a ten year period by his daughter Pauline Leverton.
Read MoreSocialist Appeal sends its support, sympathy and solidarity to the people of Christchurch after the February 22nd 6.3 aftershock devastated much of Christchurch and the surrounding area.
Read MorePrime Minister, John Key, state of the nation speech to Parliament was the opening salvo of the general election that he later announced was to be held on 26th November. In the firing line, if the National Party is re-elected to government in November, are deep cuts to public services and the part privatisation of […]
Read MoreAt this time of crisis with many workers and youith facing an uncertain future, there has never been a more important time for the voice of Marxism to be heard. This is the task of Socialist Appeal. Through our magazine, our website, our pamphlets and leaflets, our meetings and so on, we aim to provide […]
Read MoreWritten by Fred Weston Tuesday, 15th February 2011 The Egyptian military top brass have taken over the running of the country and, while they are promising a transition to “democracy” at some stage, they are more concerned in the short term about what they see as “chaos and disorder”. That is, not just the rallies […]
Read MoreEgypt: Call for a general strike of Petrotrade workers Written by Petrotrade workers Tuesday, 15th February 2011 An example of the militancy of the Egyptian workers is this statement issued by the higher coordination committee of the Petrotrade workers, calling on workers at the company for an open ended strike until their demands are met. […]
Read MoreWritten by Jorge Martín Monday, 14 February 2011 Today marks one month since the revolutionary overthrow of the hated dictator Ben Ali in Tunisia on January 14th. The last month has been a constant struggle between the ruling class which wants to return to bourgeois normality and workers and youth who carried out the revolution […]
Read MoreWritten by Alan Woods Friday, 11th February 2011 The tyrant has fallen! As I write these lines, Hosni Mubarak has resigned. This is a great victory, not just for the people of Egypt, but for the workers of the entire world. After 18 days of continuous revolutionary mobilizations, with 300 dead and thousands injured, Hosni […]
Read MoreWritten by Alan Woods Wednesday, 9th February 2011 There are situations in which mass demonstrations are sufficient to bring about the fall of a regime. But Egypt is not one of them. All the efforts of the masses to bring about the overthrow of Mubarak through demonstrations and street protests have so far failed to […]
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