In this week's issue:

The Socialist 5 October 2011, issue Fight for jobs!

As BAE threatens cuts... Fight for Jobs!

BAE workers protest at the Tory party conference, photo by Paul Mattsson

BAE Systems intends to cut 3,000 of its 40,000 UK jobs. Apparently this is necessary for BAE to "ensure its long-term future", while the futures of the estimated 5,700 affected workers look bleak...

Miliband's fruitless dreams of a 'better capitalism'

Labour Party conference - No way forward given by 'reclaim Labour' speakers

Tory conference farce - Carry on cutting!

Fast news

Manchester: Thousands say no to cuts

Tories gathering for conference faced large demonstration: 35,000 people travelled to Manchester on 2nd October to march against the anti-working class policies of the Tories

Glasgow: Prepare for 30 November strike

London union leaders call for electoral challenge

Poplar and Liverpool: 'If you fight, you can win'

Right to protest under attack

Police on student demonstration - hundreds of protesters have been injured by police violence, photo Senan

What is happening to the democratic and civil liberties won over generations by working class people? In Britain, governments have used some of the repressive methods of totalitarian states

North-west construction electricians meet

The sixth London protest, photo Paul Mattsson

Getting organised for action: Up to 100 construction electricians from across the north and north-west met in Manchester on 1 October to organise in defence of pay and conditions, writes Hugh Caffrey.

Construction electricians invade Kings Cross station

Fighting library closures

Extract from Jarrow Marchers Blog: Day 1 & 2

Youth Fight for Jobs Jarrow March 2011 launch demonstration in Jarrow, photo Paul Mattsson

Solidarity, support and blisters: I'm writing this at one in the morning in a kitchen in St Clare's in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham...

Danger: young people's futures at risk

Campaigners learn the ropes

Students join the socialists as fury grows over cuts and fees

'Chav hate is class hate'

Book review: Jacqui Berry reviews 'Chavs - The demonization of the working class' by Owen Jones...

USA: Occupy Wall Street struggle spreads

Corporate greed and banks domination challenged: An anti-capitalist protest movement has sprung up in New York, occupying central plazas, inspired by the North African protests earlier in the year dubbed the 'Arab Spring' and similar actions in Spain, Portugal and Greece...

Irish trade unionists meet to launch Activists Network

Chilean students in fifth month of protests

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