In this week's issue:

The Socialist 14 December 2011, issue Tories speak for the rich, not for us

Tories speak for the rich - not for us

Photo Senan

Benjamin Disraeli spoke of 'two nations' in 19th century Britain. The Cameron coalition has done everything to recreate a similarly horrific situation in 21st century Britain, writes Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary.

Hands off our NHS!

26 March 2011 TUC demonstration against the government's austerity programme, photo Suzanne Beishon

The government recently announced a plan to sell NHS patient information to private companies. They argue that allowing private life science companies access to this information could "potentially give...

Unacceptable! Draconian sentences for Dundee 'Facebook riot' teenagers

Striking to defend pensions

No progress at climate conference

Them & Us

Why I joined the Socialist Party

Stand up to the Con-Dem government

On 30 November around two million public sector workers took strike action in defence of their pensions and against cuts in public services...

Inside Job: Capitalism is a failed system: support the socialist fightback

Inside Job: film on the global economic crisis of 2008

"The supremacy of finance capital over all other forms of capital means the predominance of the rentier and of the financial oligarchy," wrote revolutionary leader Lenin in 1916 in Imperialism - the Highest Stage of Capitalism, writes Ken Douglas, Socialist Party national treasurer.

TV review: Britain's great housing scandal exposed

All out now to stop the sites!

Construction workers’ strike on 14 December: Corus Redcar electricians, photo Elaine Brunskill

The construction workers' strike on 14 December could be the biggest strike in the construction industry for almost 40 years, writes Rob Williams, Chair, National Shop Stewards Network.

Pensioners and workers - united fight needed

Occupy London tours Canary Wharf

Action after N30

Langdon school strike

Public sector pensions - where now?

Tax workers on strike

Workplace news in brief

"Putin is a thief", "Putin is a thief"

If, even a month ago, someone had suggested that nearly 100,000 people would flood a Moscow square chanting "Putin is a thief, writes Rob Jones, CWI, Moscow.

Kazakhstan - 20 years of authoritarianism!

Cameron's drugs problems

Readers' comments: David Cameron recently announced plans to fast-track new drugs, making them available to patients more quickly, and before they have completed clinical trials, writes Paul Gerrard.

Attacks on Tupe rights hit hard

Building bosses and their blacklist