British Perspectives 2007
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British Perspectives February 2007
Document on Britain agreed at the Socialist Party National Congress February 2007
Struggle: on NHS, pensions, working class confidence, and the movements of young people
The Economist (6 January 2007) urges Brown to continue with Blair’s policy of "shaking up the NHS". However, it points out that the easiest way for Labour to gain ground in the polls would be "to go slow on reform" of the NHS.
Low pay
Wages are another issue on which explosive struggles are likely in the near future: driven by both the huge gap between rich and poor, and the holding down of wages, while costs, particularly fuel, transport and housing, rocket.
Migrant workers, the far right and racism
A critical aspect of organising the ‘unorganised’ is reaching out to migrant workers. Since May 2004, an estimated 6-700,000 people have come to work in Britain from Eastern Europe.
The need for a new mass workers’ party
The issue of a political voice for the working class – a mass workers’ party – remains one of the key tasks for the working class in the coming years.
SOCIALISM IN WALES: Introduction
Statement agreed by the Socialist Party Wales Conference Cardiff, January 28th 2007
SOCIALISM IN WALES: “Welsh” Labour, public spending and the Assembly election
Labour Party Wales, led by Rhodri Morgan, has attempted to distance itself from Tony Blair and New Labour in Westminster, claiming to keep "clear red water" between New Labour and "Welsh Labour".
SOCIALISM IN WALES: MASS WORKERS PARTY
The success of Blaenau Gwent People’s Voice (BGPV) in winning two election victories in 2005 and 2006 shows what the potential for a new mass workers party in the Valleys.
Scotland
Three hundred years after the Act of Union with England, and with elections to the Scottish parliament due on 3 May, polls indicate a resurgence in support for Scottish independence. Phillip Stott reports on the current situation and how the left can take up the national question in Scotland and Britain.
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