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Long-range missiles won’t win Ukraine war, but risk significant ...
WEB1 day ago · So, there seems to be little military gain to allowing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles on military targets inside Russia. The risk of escalation, however, is significant. Russia has, of course, warned that it would see the use of Western long-range missiles on targets on its territory as Nato directly going to war with Russia.
Grangemouth needs a Just Transition | Counterfire
WEB2 days ago · This would be a most Unjust Transition, and workers must fight it. The Grangemouth ‘transition’ is happening at the same time as some 2,500 jobs are being cut at Tata Steel. Prior to the general election, Unite the union planned a mass rally to defend Tata workers but this was cancelled to negotiate redundancy terms.
Kursk and Ukraine’s looming defeat | Counterfire
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Ukraine’s offensive in Kursk is looking increasingly ill advised, and as its prospects dwindle, it becomes ever more urgent that an end is brought to this war, argues Chris Bambery For weeks, we have been told by the British political leadership and the established media that Ukraine’s attack in Russia, in the Kursk region, is a gamechanger which can bring about a Ukrainian victory, or at ...
Who we are - Counterfire
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Who we are. Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It ...
What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...
The fight for transition is now a fight for survival
WEBAug 25, 2023 · Counterfire is growing faster than ever before. We need to raise £20,000 as we are having to expand operations. We are moving to a bigger, better central office, upping our print run and distribution, buying a new printer, new computers and …
Nowhere is safe in Gaza: Hundreds protest after Al-Mawasi massacre
WEB5 days ago · Following yet another Israeli strike killing dozens, this time on Al-Mawasi camp, which was deemed a ‘humanitarian zone’, hundreds of protesters gathered outside Downing Street on Wednesday. This strike only reconfirms the fact that nowhere is safe in Gaza. It is clear that Netanyahu’s priorities lie not in saving hostages or eradicating ...
What they don’t tell you about the war in Ukraine - Counterfire
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Any honest assessment of the war would admit that Ukraine is losing it – that its much heralded offensive last year was a total failure, and that this latest incursion is an attempt to create some good news where there is little. It would also admit that Russia is steadily gaining ground in Donetsk and will continue to do so.
Breakthrough in Brighton: The TUC backs the Palestine movement
WEB5 days ago · The Palestine and anti-war movements have received a major boost at the TUC Conference report Zahid Rahman and Chris Nineham. Just two years ago the TUC Congress narrowly passed a motion that pressed the government to increase defence spending and invest more in arms industries. At this week’s conference something very different happened.