The Socialist 4 January 2017
Nationalise rail now!
2017: Upheaval and fightback will continue
Resist Trump: protest on 20 January
Bosses' pay goes up by 82% for nothing
Make Harrods give back stolen tips!
Northern Ireland: 'Cash for ash' scam shows need for non-sectarian, socialist politics
Tories want donors to 'defeat rise of socialism'
NHS drug price hike: nationalise big pharma!
No to 'Ceta' privatisation treaty stitch-up
Unite election - fight the Blairites, vote Len McCluskey
Post Office workers striking against cuts
Why prison officers rejected pay and pensions deal
Support mounts for Picturehouse strikers
CWU strike against closures and pension cuts
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No to 'Ceta' privatisation treaty stitch-up
CETA negotiations are held in secret by unaccountable capitalist bodies, photo Acid the meme machine (Creative Commons) (Click to enlarge)
The government is pressing ahead with hush-hush free-trade deal 'Ceta', which will further entrench privatisation and anti-worker practices.
Ceta is the EU-Canada 'Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement'. It is the Canadian equivalent of the EU-United States 'TTIP' deal. Both could allow corporations to sue states in secret courts in disputes over losing opportunities to make profits.
TTIP has largely fallen through - not least due to Britain's vote to leave the EU. But it seems International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has already signed us up to Ceta, without discussion, Brexit or no. Multinationals stymied by TTIP's failure could now work through Canada instead.
The Socialist says no to these privatisers' charters. Scrap the bosses' free-market treaties, and bring public services and major corporations into public ownership.
In this issue
What we think
2017: Upheaval and fightback will continue
Socialist Party news and analysis
Resist Trump: protest on 20 January
Bosses' pay goes up by 82% for nothing
Make Harrods give back stolen tips!
Northern Ireland: 'Cash for ash' scam shows need for non-sectarian, socialist politics
Tories want donors to 'defeat rise of socialism'
NHS drug price hike: nationalise big pharma!
No to 'Ceta' privatisation treaty stitch-up
Unite general secretary election
Unite election - fight the Blairites, vote Len McCluskey
Workplace news and analysis
Post Office workers striking against cuts
Why prison officers rejected pay and pensions deal
Support mounts for Picturehouse strikers
CWU strike against closures and pension cuts
Socialist readers' comments and reviews
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