The Socialist

The Socialist 2 November 2006

Thousands march to save NHS

Thousands march to save NHS

West Midlands says 'Save our hospitals'

The Socialist Party says:

'Gift' to cuts advisers


Capitalism is killing the planet: Fight for socialism!

Can global warming be stopped?


Thousands join fees demonstration

Where now after the protests?


Mexico: Police and army attack Oaxaca rebellion

Lula's win is no victory for Brazil's poor

Cyprus: Fight for Kurdish asylum rights

Big Bucks for Starbucks - nothing for small farmers


Hungary 1956: When workers rose in their millions


Crime and punishment - the prison officers' view


Building a national shop stewards' network

Southampton journalists take on Newsquest

Civil service redundancies

Union votes for anti-cuts campaign

 

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The Socialist 2 November 2006, issue 461

Thousands march to save NHS

Now build for further action THOUSANDS OF people descended on parliament on 1 November to demonstrate their anger at the devastating cuts and closures to the National Health Service...

West Midlands says 'Save our hospitals'

The Socialist Party says:

'Gift' to cuts advisers

Global Warming

Capitalism is killing the planet: Fight for socialism!

FROM NOVEMBER 6-17 countries will meet in Nairobi (Kenya) in UN sponsored talks on climate change... By Dave Nellist Coventry Socialist Party councillor

Can global warming be stopped?

Socialist Students

Thousands join fees demonstration

Student protests: ON 29 October, thousands of students showed their opposition to government attacks on higher education by demonstrating against top-up fees... By Michael Pooler Manchester University Socialist Students

Where now after the protests?

International socialist news and analysis

Mexico: Police and army attack Oaxaca rebellion

AFTER FIVE months of struggle and open rebellion in Oaxaca, the outgoing Mexican president Vicente Fox has taken a gamble by sending in the police and the army to retake control of state institutions and the city... By Karl Debbaut, CWI

Lula's win is no victory for Brazil's poor

Cyprus: Fight for Kurdish asylum rights

Big Bucks for Starbucks - nothing for small farmers

Marxist analysis: history

Hungary 1956: When workers rose in their millions

Clare Doyle explains the background to these inspiring events and the reasons why the Hungarian revolution was brutally crushed by a new 'Soviet' invasion....

The Socialist Interview

Crime and punishment - the prison officers' view

the socialist interview: BRIAN CATON, the general secretary of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) recently spoke to the socialist about this and other important issues facing his trade union....

Workplace analysis

Building a national shop stewards' network

OVER 200 trade union shop stewards and workplace reps attended the railworkers' RMT union conference held on 28 October to discuss the setting up of a national shop stewards' network.... By Ken Smith

Southampton journalists take on Newsquest

Civil service redundancies

Union votes for anti-cuts campaign