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The Socialist issue 608

19 January 2010

Haitians abandoned, bankers rewarded: Fight for a socialist world

2010 Back issues


spotHaitians abandoned, bankers rewarded

Socialist Party editorial

spotHaiti – disaster compounded by capitalism

The humanitarian catastrophe that has befallen Haiti beggars belief. The powerful earthquake that struck on 12 January left many thousands dead, with estimates running to 200,000 and more. The flimsy slum…

Socialist Party news and analysis

spotDefend jobs, nationalise Bosch

After months of ‘warnings’, Bosch have announced that they will close their car components plant in Miskin, south Wales, in 18 months’ time – and move production to Hungary, writes Mariam Kamish.

Bosch

Bosch


spotTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition gets started

From Vectis buses, to Vestas, to Fords, to Royal Mail and more; on every strike and picket line in Hampshire in 2009 we encountered workers’ anger at their employers’ attacks, but also their dismay at the failure of the Labour government to give them support, Portsmouth Socialist Party members write.

spotSupport grows for new Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

HUNDREDS OF declarations of support have been received for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (Tusc) election challenge to New Labour…

spotDonate to help build a socialist alternative

Youth fight for jobs

spotYouth Fight for Jobs – demonstrate on 13 March

Barking in east London is a deprived area by most measures, consistently facing attacks on services, jobs and homes, writes Suzanne Beishon, Youth Fight for Jobs, London organiser.

Youth Fight for Jobs, photo Sarah Mayo

Youth Fight for Jobs, photo Sarah Mayo


Socialist Party workplace news

spotCivil service compensation scheme: A fight for jobs and services

When the government announced plans to tear up the longstanding agreement on the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) they badly underestimated the anger of civil servants at this attack on their contractual redundancy and early retirement scheme, writes John McInally, National vice-president PCS, personal capacity.

spotVictory for hospital workers

spotSouth Yorkshire firefighters forced to strike again

spotVirgin Trains ticket office workers walk out

International socialist news and analysis

spotObama and the Democrats in power

Feature ONE YEAR ago, on 20 January 2009, the largest gathering of people in US history witnessed the inauguration in Washington DC of Barack Obama as president of the United States. For many older African-American workers, this was viewed as the most important political event of their lives, writes Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (CWI, USA).

US president Barack Obama supporter, photo Paul Mattsson

US president Barack Obama supporter, photo Paul Mattsson


spotSri Lankan government condemned

Socialist Party news and analysis

spot‘Stop and search’ unlawful

LAST WEEK the European Court of Human Rights ruled that ‘stop and search’ powers given to the police by the Terrorism Act 2000 are unlawful, writes Greg Randall.

spotNon jury trials undermine democratic rights

spotSpinning the war

spotLibDems show their true colours

spotMarching off the dole?

spotSocialist Party national committee

Education

spotEducation trusts are “academies lite”

Education bosses in Greenwich have begun laying off workers and slashing and burning terms and conditions of some of their lowest paid workers, writes Paul Callanan.

Lewisham edutcation protest, photo Paul Mattsson

Lewisham edutcation protest, photo Paul Mattsson


spotStop the cuts in higher education

spotNo business in our education

Unison witchhunt

spotAngry reaction to Unison witch-hunt

Socialist Party review

spotDear Granny Smith

A Letter from your Postman by Roy Mayall: THIS EXCELLENT short book gives an insight into the current attacks on Royal Mail workers from the viewpoint of an ‘ordinary postie’. It is not a political polemic or a campaign resource, writes Reviewed by Greg Maughan.

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