In this week's issue:

The Socialist 2 December 2009, issue Climate change: 'Gigantic market failure'

Climate change 'gigantic market failure'

Climate change demo December 2005, photo Paul Mattsson

While the capitalist world leaders argue about figures in Copenhagen, climate change is already affecting billions of lives across the world, writes Tom Baldwin.

Copenhagen climate change talks

National Health Service: Patient safety not private profit

NHS demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

THE LATEST report on safety standards in our hospitals lays bare some shocking examples of safety failures in some NHS hospital trusts, writes Jane James.

Youth march for jobs: "A fantastic experience"

Youth Fight for Jobs demonstration 28 November 2009, photo Dave Carr

Youth Fight for Jobs (YFJ) will doubtless earn a reputation for putting on the most lively, vibrant and colourful demonstrations in Britain, writes Sean Figg, YFJ national organiser.

Dubai's house of sand crumbles

STOCK MARKETS and the world financial system have been rocked by the request by investment corporation 'Dubai World', the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gulf state of Dubai, for a six month moratorium on the repayment of $3.5 billion of loans, writes Kevin Parslow.

Chilcot inquiry: Put the warmongers on trial!

PUBLIC ANGER at the blatant spin and lies used to justify the invasion and occupation of Iraq by those with blood on their hands - messrs Blair and Brown - has resulted in the Chilcot Inquiry, writes Matt Dobson.

Fast news

Unauthorised greed: THE SUPREME Court ruled last week that the UK's high street banks can continue to apply excessive charges on customers' unauthorised overdrafts...

Yorkshire strikes - the lessons

BA management get tough

Fighting university cuts

Fighting council cuts in Greenwich

Stoke Axiom action continues

Defend the Four!

NUS plans mean students pay

Rally to oppose racist EDL

Opposing the racist EDL in Wrexham town centre, photo SP Wales

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE STOP the BNP (NSBNP) has organised a Unity Rally in Nottingham on 5 December against a planned 'protest' in the city by the nationalist, racist English Defence League (EDL), writes Nottingham, Socialist Party members.

How mass campaigning closed BNP HQ

Irish Republic: Huge public sector workers' strike against cutbacks

ON 24 NOVEMBER over 250,000 public service workers in the Irish Republic took part in a one-day strike, writes Michael O'Brien, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland).

Indonesia: Eyewitness report from Tamil refugee boat

Politics 'illegal' in Lewisham council

THE GLOVES are off for next year's Lewisham council elections. The Socialist Party, the only party prepared to fight against cuts, faces all the other parties including the Greens prepared to implement...

Help give a socialist answer to cuts and privatisation

Liverpool council's budget 'black hole': Establishment parties only offer swingeing cuts

ON 3 August 2009, the Liverpool Echo reported that Liverpool city council faces a budget 'black hole' of over £90 million in the next five years, writes Tony Aitman, Tony Mulhearn and Dave Walsh.