Articles from the Socialist, issue 533

14 May 2008

Unison witch-hunt: Rory Bremner and Mark Thomas speak out

Onay Kasab, photo Paul Mattsson

“On the face of it, Unison are about to make themselves look a laughing stock”, Rory Bremner comments, on the accusations against Onay Kasab.

Unison witch-hunt: Defend the four lobby of hearing

Burma cyclone disaster: Wealth and privilege put before aid

The appalling effects of the cyclone which hit the vast Irrawaddy river delta, have shocked people all over the world, writes Keith Dickinson.

Scottish National Party: One year in power – but little for workers to celebrate

Global capitalist crisis: Confidence in a socialist future

Defend and extend abortion rights

Pro choice protest in Wales against Ann Widdecombe, photo Dave Reid

No reduction in the time limit, End the two-doctor rule: On 20 May Tory MP Nadine Dorries intends to move an amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill to cut the current upper limit for abortion from 24 to 20 weeks, writes Eleanor Donne, Basildon Socialist Party.

What will Boris Johnson mean for London?

After the 1 May elections: BORIS JOHNSON’S election as Mayor of London capped a string of successes for the Conservatives in the 1 May local elections, indicating that a Tory victory in the next general election is a serious possibility, writes Neil Cafferky.

Campaign for a new workers’ party: conference 2008

Sunday 29 June 10am – 5pm.

South Camden Community School,

Charrington Street, London NW1.

(nearest Rail/Tube stations – Kings Cross/St Pancras, Euston, Mornington Crescent)

MORE BAD news ahead for the Brown government – and for workers. While Brown keeps on pushing the need for a 2% pay deal for public-sector workers, prices…

The BNP have no solutions…and no clue!

Sussex students uphold ‘no platform’

Students ‘study-in’ in Manchester

Opposing cutbacks in Lincolnshire

Why Labour lost Bury

Left wins in PCS executive elections

Left Unity by itself has an overall majority on the national executive – an endorsement of the left’s leadership in the face of the government’s cuts and privatisation programme, writes Janice Godrich, PCS president, personal capacity.

Saturday 28 June 11.30am-4.30pm

National Shop Stewards Network second conference

Saturday 28 June 11.30am-4.30pm

South Camden Community School, Charrington Street, London NW1.

Speakers include Bob Crow, RMT, Mark Serwotka, PCS and Brian Caton, POA.

£5 per delegate.

See www.shopstewards.net

Socialist fighter honoured by lecturers’ union

Review: ‘Marx in London’ by Asa Briggs and John Callow

This is a revival of the book first published in 1982 by the BBC to accompany a TV series of the same name, authored by the well-known academic and social historian, Asa Briggs, and John Callow…