
Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly has been elected President of Ireland with a thumping majority. Alongside mass absenteeism, the election is a disaster for the Irish establishment.

We publish here the analysis of the Parti Communiste Révolutionnaire – the French section of the RCI – on Lecornu and his government’s reactionary budget surviving a no confidence vote thanks to the MPs of the ‘centre-left’ Socialist Party.

Announced in Washington at the end of September, it is becoming clear to everyone what this ‘peace’ deal in the Middle East really amounts to. The continued bombardment of Palestinians, corporations encircling Gaza for cheap real-estate, all potentially led by Tony Blair!