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Posted on 24 February 2021 at 21:15 GMT
Hackney & Islington Socialist Party: Engels' book 'Socialism - Utopian and Scientific''
Wednesday 24th February 2021, 7.30pm
An online meeting, using Zoom; call Brian on 07428 778 286 for details
Speaker: Ross Saunders, Cardiff Socialist Party
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The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.