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The Socialist issue 631

30 June 2010

Only one choice... Fight Back!

2010 Back issues


spotOnly one choice… Fight back!

Only one choice... Fight Back!


War and occupation

spotWestern strategy on Afghanistan in tatters

ANOTHER GRISLY milestone has been reached in Afghanistan: over 300 British soldiers have now died, since the war began in 2001. The average age of those killed is 22, writes Niall Mulholland.

Youth Fight for jobs demonstrate against war, terror and racism

Youth Fight for jobs demonstrate against war, terror and racism


Socialist Party editorial

spotFrom stimulus to austerity at dizzying speed

What we think: The G20 meeting in Toronto of the leaders of the main capitalist governments of the world demonstrated a complete incapacity to solve the huge problems that confront us, particularly those hardest-hit – the poor and the working class – by the economic crisis…

No Job Cuts

spotAcademies: Fight the Tories’ offensive on state education

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION minister Michael Gove is determined to push through the Tory agenda of putting ‘rocket-boosters’ under the academies programme, writes Martin Powell-Davies, NUT national executive.

spotOpposing the slash and burn budget

spotSpending cuts increase deaths

spot‘Get on your bike’

spotFast news

Socialist Party workplace news

spotUnison general secretary election: Prentis vote falls despite Con-Dem attacks

As reported in last week’s Socialist, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis was re-elected to his position in the recent ballot, but with fewer votes than when he last stood in 2005, a Unison member writes.

spotTube workers ballot for action

spotThousands of jobcentre workers threatened with dole

spotWorkplace news in brief

British Airways: The BA dispute is still continuing but Unite has postponed the latest strike ballot for members to consider an offer from BA…

Socialist Party youth and students

spotUnited for Education day of action 21 June

On 21 June, United for Education, a joint campaign of various education workers’ unions, held a day of action, writes Iain Dalton.

Protesting UCU staff at Manchester university, photo Dave Beale

Protesting UCU staff at Manchester university, photo Dave Beale


spotStudents say no to rip-off graduation ceremony

spotNo to cuts in EMA!

National Shop Stewards Network

spotNational Shop Stewards Network conference: An urgent call for united working class action

The enormous onslaught of this Con-Dem government necessitates an urgent response from the organisations of the working class – in particular the trade unions, writes Judy Beishon.

National Shop Stewards Network national conference 2010, Steve Hedley, London Regional Secretary, RMT, photo Socialist Party

National Shop Stewards Network national conference 2010, Steve Hedley, London Regional Secretary, RMT, photo Socialist Party


International socialist news and analysis

spotFrance, Italy: Workers struggle against savage austerity cuts

Build for a Europe-wide 24-hour general strike on 29 September: WHILE THE Greek working class has engaged in its sixth general strike this year, the French and Italian labour movements have now also stepped into the battle against capitalist cuts in a decisive way, as Cédric Gérôme reports…

spotAustralia: Gillard replaces Rudd but Labour’s right wing policies remain

Socialist Party review

spotTrotsky admirer copies his idol

“ONE, TWO, three, four, five, we deserve to unionise!’ sing the red pom-pommed cheerleaders outside the warehouse…

Global Warming

spotChallenging the global warming sceptics

“The majority of the British public is still not convinced that climate change is caused by humans”, the Guardian reported on 22 June, writes Pete Mason.

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