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In this week's issue:
The Socialist 19 January 2010, issue Haitians abandoned, bankers rewarded: Fight for a socialist world Haitians abandoned, bankers rewarded
Fight for a socialist world While desperate survivors in Haiti's destroyed capital of Port-au-Prince tried to find food, water and shelter, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton breezed into the main airport for a photo opportunity, diverting aid relief flights which included a field hospital from the charity Médecins Sans Frontières, writes Dave Carr.
 Haiti - 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
Defend 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.
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition gets started
Support grows for new Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Donate to help build a socialist alternative
Youth Fight for Jobs - demonstrate on 13 March Youth Fight for Jobs, photo Sarah Mayo 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.
Civil 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.
Victory for hospital workers
South Yorkshire firefighters forced to strike again
Virgin Trains ticket office workers walk out
Obama and the Democrats in power US president Barack Obama supporter, photo Paul Mattsson 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).
Sri Lankan government condemned
Socialist Party news and analysis
'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.
Non jury trials undermine democratic rights
Spinning the war
LibDems show their true colours
Marching off the dole?
Socialist Party national committee
Education trusts are "academies lite" Lewisham edutcation protest, photo Paul Mattsson 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.
Stop the cuts in higher education
No business in our education
Angry reaction to Unison witch-hunt Four Socialist Party members who are members of Unison, Brian Debus, Glenn Kelly, Suzanne Muna and Onay Kasab, are being witch-hunted by their own union...
Dear 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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