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In this week's issue:
The Socialist 19 March 2008, issue Global Economic Crisis  Global economic crisis
 | Dow Jones declines during turmoil, March 19 2008 |
AMERICA IS in recession and news of deepening financial disaster comes thick and fast, writes Judy Beishon
Darling's 'more of the same' budget
Anti-war demonstration
Interest in socialist ideas on anti-war demo  | International Socialist Resistance on the anti-war demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson |
THE 15 March national anti-war demonstration in London, marking five years since the invasion of Iraq, attracted 30,000-40,000 people, writes James Kerr
National Union of Teachers Conference
Strike back against pay robbery! National Union of Teachers conference: THE NATIONAL Union of Teachers (NUT) conference meets in Manchester over the Easter weekend shortly before the close of its ballot for national strike action on pay, writes Martin Powell-Davies, (Lewisham NUT)
Magic strike at Merlin school
School tries to evict pupils
Socialist Party youth and students
Fight for decent youth facilities Comment: Young people today often have nowhere to go and nothing to do apart from hang around the streets, writes Kristina Andrews, Wythenshawe Socialist Party
Socialist Students
Socialist Party workplace news
Anger and strength in the DWP workplaces  | DWP members strike on 17 - 18 march 2008 |
ON 17 and 18 March, members of the civil service union PCS in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) were on strike for the second time against the imposition of a three year pay offer. Regional reports.
End the blacklist!
Support for Shelter staff
Pay more to get less
One law for them, another law for us
In brief
Socialist Party news and analysis
It's not that councillors can't fight...it's that they won't! Lewisham: "OUR PROPOSALS are bold and will require a campaign over the next year for more resources to meet the needs of the people of Lewisham....
Sack the mayor - not the wardens!
Remote MPs' privileged lifestyle
Salford campaign reprieves women's centre
Post Office closures
No more post office closures! CHANTS OF 'Save our Post Offices' and 'Kick the fat cats out' rang through Stroud in Gloucestershire as over 100 people braved heavy rain to protest at the closure of five post offices, writes Chris Moore, Save Our Post Offices campaign
Following the Essex road
Socialist Party congress 2008
Socialist Party 2008 congress  | Socialist Party congress 2008, photo Paul Mattsson |
Delegates and visitors from Socialist Party branches across England and Wales met in London on 8-10 March, for the Socialist Party's annual congress. Reports on main sessions.
Building a campaigning, fighting socialist party
International socialist news and analysis
Portugal: Strikes and mass protests against government MAJOR STRIKES and mass protests are taking place in Portugal against the anti-worker polices of the Partido Socialista. Francisco Raposo, from Alternativa Socialista (the CWI in Portugal) and a trade union activist in Lisbon council, spoke to Niall Mulholland...
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