We have received the following appeal from a group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, now based in Bangladesh. Already living in desperately poor conditions, they have now suffered further hardship as a result of a devastating fire in their camp. We guys are comrades of WIN in Balukhali camp, the … [Read More...]
WIN in Sri Lanka
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
The Socialist Party of Sri Lanka is a workers' party affiliated to the Workers' International Network. Our party is rooted in militant trade-union activity. It draws its inspiration from the original Lanka Sama Samaja Party founded in Trotsky’s lifetime and is the only left party still loyal to … [Read More...]
INTERNATIONAL
THE UPRISING IN HONG KONG
Article by Ed Bober When Britain ceded sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997, it was on the agreement that there would be “one country, two systems”. Now it is more a case of “two systems, one problem”. 1.7 million people involved in protests against the Hong Kong government; a … [Read More...]
Ireland
Article by Joan Collins ( Independents4Change TD for Dublin South Central) A storm cloud called Brexit hangs over the island of Ireland. The Irish government estimates that a hard Brexit could cost 50,000 jobs here in the south and another 40,000 north of the border. A so-called “soft” Brexit, … [Read More...]
About Us
ON THE BRINK is the new journal of the Workers’ International Network. WIN evolved out of an international online socialist forum, members of which had been corresponding and meeting over the years. In 2009 a draft document setting out our common consensus was published under the title Preparing for Revolution, and in 2012 another: The Future International: socialists and the movement against … Read More...