We are now part of Socialist Resistance

Socialist Resistance, the British Section of the Fourth International, works together with our comrades in many other countries across the world building resistance to the neo-liberal offensive of which New Labour are such champions.

Today in the age of globalisation the need for internationalism is ever more acute. Our membership of the Fourth International means for us that our political ideas are developed in the context of an analysis of world politics and that we can engage in common action against the decisive aspects of the neo-liberal offensive.

We place our confidence in the millions of people who are fighting back against the system and are inspired by their combativity. Working people have a particular strength in that the withdrawal of their labour power hits profits which is why we privilege workplace struggles.

We support the self-organisation of women, black people, lesbians and gay men and disabled people under the banner "none so fit to break the chains as those who wear them." Far from dividing working class struggles and organisations, as some on the left have often argued, it is only through the self-organisation of the oppressed that we can effectively defeat our opponents and develop a vision of a socialist future free from all the degradation of the current system.

Here in Britain we believe that for the first time in decades the possibility is beginning to emerge of creating a working class party to the left of Labour - a party that is desperately needed to champion struggles against the many attacks on our jobs, services and rights.

That need was recognised by those who came together to create the Scottish Socialist Party in which our comrades are active. We will not be able to completely replicate this in England and Wales, but we are optimistic that more people agree that our aim must be to do something similar. That is why we are committed to working to develop Respect.

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