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In this week's issue:
The Socialist 29 October 2008, issue Worlds apart - in ‘them and us’ society Credit crunch
 Worlds apart... in 'them and us' society
 | House of Commons Cleaners on strike in 2005, photo Chris Newby |
There are jobs going at the House of Lords at the moment. You would think they would be quite good jobs, after all we taxpayers fork out millions every year to keep parliament going. But the truth is shocking...
Are we heading for a new Great Depression?
Recession getting deeper - 'real world' suffering
Socialism 2008
Time to change the world - come and hear the case for socialism Capitalism in crisis: We are living in historic times. The utter unplanned chaos of those 'in control' of the levers of finance has been revealed to working-class people, writes Rob Windsor, Socialist councillor Coventry.
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Socialist Party campaigns
Postal workers march for their jobs  | Demonstration in support of the Burslem 12 victimised postal workers, photo Stoke Socialist Party |
AROUND 1,000 postal workers, their families and supporters, defied the wind and rain to march through Crewe on 25 October, writes Andy Bentley, Stoke Socialist Party.
Save our neonatal services!
BP - swimming in oil profits
Socialist Party workplace news
National civil service strike 10 November  | PCS on strike 1 May 2007, photo Paul Mattsson |
The Democracy Alliance-led national executive committee of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), which includes members of the Socialist Party, has agreed and announced a national one-day strike on 10 November, writes John McInally, national vice-president PCS.
JCB - Why should we accept redundancies and pay cuts?
Unite calls off London bus strike
International socialist news and analysis
Israel/Palestine Moving towards a new conflict? Feature Israel was awash with fears and rumours of a new conflict in the summer. The Israeli air force carried out a military exercise which was a dry-run to prepare for bombing Iran's nuclear facilities.
Ireland: Pensioners' revolt - government forced back
Italy: Mass movement to stop education cuts
Car industry
Car industry in crisis: A fighting strategy The financial crisis is hitting the world car industry for six. Car sales are often the first to fall when boom turns to bust, writes Bill Mullins.
Saving jobs at Ford
Socialist Students
Defeat NUS' undemocratic plans THE NATIONAL Union of Students (NUS) pro-New Labour leadership are currently trying to push through massive attacks on the union's internal democracy, writes Ben Robinson.
Newcastle University chancellor is out of touch
Fighting cuts at Northampton Uni
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