Articles from the Socialist, issue 494

5 July 2007

Demonstration against cuts in the NHS, 1 November 2006, photo Paul Mattsson

‘TORY’ BLAIR has gone at last. Good riddance! Unfortunately we are left with his legacy of cuts, privatisation, war and terrorism. Will Gordon Brown…

National Shop Stewards’ Network conference: Join the fightback against the bosses’ offensive

National Shop Stewards’ Network conference: This Saturday 7 July will see hundreds of shop stewards and workplace reps from all unions and industries gather together in London at the founding conference of the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN)….

Campaign for a New Workers’ Party: Giving workers a voice

Campaign for a New Workers Party (CNWP) conference 2007, photo Paul Mattsson

Campaign for a New Workers’ Party: BLAIR RECEIVED a standing ovation from all the establishment parties after his leaving speech in parliament…

Sign up to the CNWP campaign

Unite against war, poverty and terrorism

THE FAILED car bombs in London and Glasgow, targeting a packed nightclub and busy airport, marked the end of Blair’s premiership and the beginning of Brown’s…

Postal workers: we’re striking to win

Postal workers on strike in June 2007, photo Paul Mattsson

Postal workers send a message to Royal Mail: Trevor Prior from Cambridge, a delivery rep for the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) spoke to the socialist in a personal capacity about the success of the strike….

Postal workers on strike in 2007, photo Socialist Party

Postal workers strike – 29 June: GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S POSTAL workers gave an almost unanimous reply to Royal Mail’s plans to attack pay and conditions and slash 40,000 jobs, when 97% of the 1,400 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members walked out on strike …

Under several feet of flood water – after flood defence budget cut

ON 25 June, the equivalent of one-sixth of a year’s rainfall fell on South Yorkshire in 24 hours…

Stop subsidising private schools

Surplus cash yet cutbacks continue

Why the United Nations fails the test of internationalism

DESPITE THE failure of the United Nations (UN) since its inception to prevent and resolve wars and conflicts, and its inability to eradicate crushing poverty and prevent climate change on a world scale, many (including those …

Climate change: socialist international planning needed

George Bush – a get out of jail ticket

Pakistan: Union activist has suspension withdrawn following protests

Tales from the council chamber

Lewisham One victory, one defeat : LEWISHAM’S TENANTS won an important victory against New Labour’s homes privatisation plans at last week’s council meeting…

UNISON delegates challenge leadership

UNISON conference: THE MOST important point about UNISON conference was that the mood of anger and dissatisfaction reflected in the recent elections for the national executive council (NEC) also surfaced at conference…

RMT conference: Fighting a thousand cuts

RMT conference: Dave Reid continues his report from the AGM (conference) of rail union RMT (see earlier report)….

Socialism 2007

Socialism 2007

Sick of low pay and long hours? Angry at cuts, closures and privatisation?

Had enough of war and poverty across the globe?

Then come to Socialism 2007!

17-18 November 2007

University of London Union, Central London

Rally for Socialism

17 November 2007

Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS trade union

Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary.

Go to socialism2007.net to find out more and book your tickets.

www.socialism2007.net

Two plays reviewed by Mark Baker: ‘Philistines’ and ‘The Last Confession’

Philistines was written in 1902. Its author, Maxim Gorky, was a Marxist and a close associate of Lenin up to 1913 when he broke from the Bolsheviks. …