Mike Davis on why supporters of an alternative economic model need to demonstrate solidarity with the new anti-austerity Syriza government. Solidarity is vital. Ways you can help are set out below ‘The most left wing government elected in Europe since the Second World War’ is a hard tag for Syriza to live up to. This was […]
Posts Tagged ‘Syriza’
Writing on the wall as hope comes to Greece, but they need your support
Jan 28th, 2015 by Mike Davis.
Syriza’s shows Labour how to prevent vote haemorrhage to Greens, SNP & UKIP
Jan 28th, 2015 by Michael Meacher.It would be idle to pretend that Britain’s economic problems resemble those of Greece when the latter has suffered a 25% reduction in its national income and where three out of every five young adults are now out of work. But there is one parallel between them which is shared by both countries, as well […]
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Syriza’s victory: turning hope into reality
Jan 27th, 2015 by Michael Burke and John Ross.The Greek people have inspired every progressive force in Europe, and beyond, by electing the first anti-austerity government in Europe. Syriza has similarly inspired every progressive person with the great political skill with which it outmanoeuvred the forces in Greece and Europe who attempted to scare the Greek people into not voting for it. As […]
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Syriza deserve our trust, support and solidarity
Jan 27th, 2015 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.‘Radical Left Takes Power‘. There’s a headline not seen in my lifetime. Syriza‘s victory in Sunday’s Greek elections is rightly being greeted with dismay, derision, and near panic by those who presume to know the needs of Greece better than the 2.2m voters who turned out against a completely unnecessary economic depression and austerity-without-end. Sadly, […]
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Remembering the last Greek government elected on a Bennite programme
Jan 26th, 2015 by Jon Lansman.As PASOK suffers the worst defeat in its history, the one thing it still has in common with Syriza is that it too was once elected on a Bennite programme. We reflect on that with the help of Tony Benn. Last night’s sweeping victory for Syriza is the first election of a genuinely radical Left government in […]
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Greece needs debts cancelled and growth
Jan 22nd, 2015 by Newsdesk.Greece goes to the polls this Sunday (25 January) and the anti-austerity party SYRIZA has been consistently ahead in the opinion polls for a number of months. A SYRIZA win would be a boost for all those opposed to austerity in Europe and beyond. The Greek economy has seen a devastating collapse, brought on by […]
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Election should be about vision of new economic order – Is Labour ready?
Jan 16th, 2015 by Michael Meacher.It is ironic that the Tories, the enemies of ideology and avowed exponents of pragmatism, are starting this election with a much stronger ideological pitch than Labour, normally the proud presenter of an alternative vision. Osborne has gone on the offensive immediately by advocating the balanced budgeting and small state goals of the 1920-30s aimed […]
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Greek elections: support the popular struggle against austerity
Dec 29th, 2014 by Newsdesk.The following is a statement by the Greece Solidarity Campaign issued this afternoon Greece stands on the brink of momentous change. The forthcoming general election presents huge, transformative opportunities to the people of Greece – and to Europe more widely. The anti-austerity party SYRIZA – and the movement and people as a whole – has […]
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Why haven’t there been riots about endless austerity? That may be about to happen
Nov 19th, 2014 by Michael Meacher.One of the most remarkable facts about the British public’s attitude to prolonged austerity is the lack of the kind of open revolt which has been seen in so many other countries. In Greece it has led to the dramatic rise of Syriza under the dynamic leadership of the radical Tsipras who now has a […]
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New poll would give Syriza half the seats in Greek parliament
Oct 11th, 2014 by Jon Lansman.The latest opinion poll conducted by Palmos Analysis and published yesterday, records a 10.5% SYRIZA lead over the ruling right-wing New Democracy party, after don’t knows are excluded. This would be sufficient to give SYRIZA half the votes in the Greek parliament since seats are awarded in proportion to votes cast for all parties winning over […]
