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UK Supreme Court decides a woman is an adult human female

18/04/25 (Sráid Marx)

Although this is how the decision of the supreme court has been interpreted, the actual decision is the narrower one of what the GB Equality Act (EA) of 2010 means by ‘sex’, which it has decided means biological and not certified sex.  It has therefore been hailed by ‘gender critical’ activists as a victory for common sense and by certain trans activists as an attack on their human rights.    (read more)

Teachers pay: sold out by leaders to preserve a failed economic system

14/04/25 

Teachers in the North are to receive a twice rejected 5.5% pay deal.  Unions have agreed to the deal without their members being balloted.   The Northern Ireland Teacher's Council, representing the five teaching unions, released a statement stating that the difference this time was a proposal from Education Minister Paul Girvan to establish independent panel to examine how excessive workload on teachers could be reduced.  Its work is scheduled to be completed by November.    (read more)

Trump tariffs

11/04/25

Marxists believe that power in society resides in capital, in the capitalist system and its property relations in which ownership and control of the means of production etc. are monopolised by one class.  In the form of money, capital can be otherwise employed to gain political influence through the media, buy politicians and discipline governments through speculation on the bond markets.       (read more)


US intelligence leak and the drive to war

06/04/25

Now somewhat obscured by the new Trump tariff row, the Signal discussion about the assassination of Yemeni civilians has led to a great deal of controversy.  Within the US security is the main issue, with the inclusion of a journalist (who covered up the conspiracy) and the establishment’s denial of any wrongdoing adding fuel to the fire.  No-one seems to question the legitimacy of the attacks on civilians.     (read more)

Solidarity movement faces repression as genocide advances

05/04/25

The genocide is roaring ahead. Western governments are attacking Palestinian solidarity.  We urgently need to broaden and deepen the movement.   In recent articles we have suggested the need for a new direction for Palestine solidarity. What has essentially been protest must become action and challenge the many forces at home collaborating with the genocide. (read more)

Stormont and disablity benefit cuts

02/04/25

During last year’s UK general election campaign Keir Starmer claimed that there would be no return to austerity under a Labour government.  However, this commitment was abandoned almost immediately when new chancellor Rachel Reeves announced spending cuts of £3bn just a few weeks later. The headline grabber in this package was the ending of the universal winter fuel payment for pensioners..    (read more)


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Socialist Democracy statement on multipolarity and socialism
February 2025

T​he concept of multi-polarity has become the major theme of geopolitics in recent years.  Its basic proposition is that the global political economy is undergoing a fundamental change, moving from unipolarity (domination of the United States) to multipolarity where a number of nations and blocs contend for influence.  The decline of the US and the rise of China is seen as the central dynamic for such a change.  (read more)  

Socialist Democracy replies to statement by the Red Network
January 2025

The Red Network, a platform of socialist activists within PBP, has recently published a lengthy statement  detailing its perspectives on the current state of the Irish Left.   This is pitched as an effort to open up discussion and debate on the formation of a revolutionary left current.  We welcome this initiative and are interested in being part of that debate. As an initial contribution we have produced the following as a reply.  (read more)  

Socialist Democracy statement on neutrality

The headline rush by the Irish government into the ranks of NATO, the clumsy duplicity of the fake consultation process and the evidence of impunity in asking a conservative pro-NATO academic, a Dame of the British Empire, to oversee the process has caused outrage across Ireland.  (read more)  

Videos

Gender identity ideology

Presentation by Orla Ni Chomhrai on why socialists should oppose a dogma which undermines women's rights, gay rights, free speech, and science.

18 October 2021