The Socialist issue 401
14 July 2005
No to terrorism, No to war
AS MILLIONS of us in London go about our daily lives the nightmare of Thursday 7 July still looms over us. The horrific killing of ordinary people, of all ages and from every ethnic group, has shocked and saddened millions in London and beyond. The socialist utterly condemns these attacks as we did those of 9/11, the Madrid bombings and all similar attacks aimed at indiscriminate slaughter.
Horror on our doorstep
CAMDEN COUNCIL worker HUGO PIERRE works close to Kings Cross station. He reports:…
London bombings and Iraq
THERE IS a huge wellspring of sympathy and solidarity – shared by the socialist – for the victims of the London tube and bus bombings…
Fight racism and Islamophobia
PAUL MACKNEY, general secretary of NATFHE, the college and university lecturers’ union, has spoken out against the dangers of an Islamophobic backlash after the London bombings…
No to terrorism – No to war
For mass united working class action against imperialism and capitalism: Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) statement, Friday 8 July 2005…
ISR – getting our message across
INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST Resistance (ISR) members have just returned from a week of protests at the G8 talks…
A new challenge from the left in Germany
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS in Germany are speeding up. In January a new left-wing party was formally launched called “Work and Social…
Mao – the story is known
Review: Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday: Peter Taaffe reviews Mao The Unknown Story – an exposé of the leader of the Red Army and the ruler of China for 27 years…
Save our education
COVENTRY’S COMPREHENSIVE education is under attack. Coventry city council recently announced proposals to turn three of our secondary schools…
Defend Saudi workers
SWANSEA TRADE Union Council is supporting the ‘Campaign for Democratic Trade Union Rights in Saudi Arabia’…
Distribution staff fight for pay and conditions
TRADE UNIONS representing Morrison’s retail distribution workers are considering strike action to secure meaningful negotiations with the company…