The Socialist issue 317
4 October 2003
Blair On The Ropes
Iraq, foundation hospitals, top-up tuition fees…: TONY BLAIR says he’s feeling “battered”. And so he should…
Support The Postal Workers: £4,000 London Weighting
LONDON POSTAL workers will be on 24-hour strike on 1 October, as part of their campaign for a £4,000 London weighting allowance…
Stop The Warmonger
George Bush suffering from the fallout over Iraq: BLAIR IS not the only one who is having problems with opinion polls. George Bush is also suffering from a combination of the fallout over Iraq and anger at his domestic policies…
Tuition fees must go!
BLAIR SAYS that every New Labour policy will go through a fairness test. What hypocrisy! This from the man who is pushing top-up tuition fees even though 80% of the population and most of his own party…
Free the bin tax two
TWO SOCIALIST Party members in Dublin – Joe Higgins TD (MP) and Dublin North Socialist Party councillor Clare Daly – are currently serving one-month prison sentences in Mountjoy prison, Dublin…
Karl Debbaut: Trial put back to 24 October
SOCIALIST PARTY member Karl Debbaut has had the hearing for his charges of “assault on a police officer” (an allegation which anti-war protesters totally reject) put back until 24 October…
27 September Demo: Anger At Blair But Where Next?
THE LARGE demonstration on 27 September against the occupation of Iraq was a strong expression of anger at New Labour and Tony Blair but frustration about what can be done next, writes Alison Hill and Judy Beishon.
Amsterdam Demo Opposes Cuts
ON 20 September, 25,000 people took to the streets of Amsterdam to angrily protest against huge cuts of 17 billion euros in welfare provision, writes Ron Blom, Offensief, Amsterdam.
Interviews with London postal workers
United Struggle For A Living Wage: CWU rep at the Fulham office and deputy convenor of the south-west London area…
Labour Party conference: Why We Need A New Workers’ Party
IN HIS best imitation of Margaret Thatcher so far, Blair showed in his conference speech that he’s not for turning…
Joe Higgins and Clare Daly – jailed over the bin tax
DUBLIN WEST Socialist Party TD (MP), Joe Higgins and Dublin North Socialist Party councillor, Clare Daly have been sentenced to a month in prison and are currently serving their sentence in Dublin’s Mountjoy prison, writes Peter Hadden.
