The Socialist issue 470
18 January 2007
Labour ministers make us sick!
NHS cuts hypocrisy: THE MASSIVE anger against cuts and closures in the NHS is making even desperate Labour ministers pretend to be taking action…
Keep up the pressure for 3 March demo
Socialist Students
Anger against top-up fees grows
Join the national Day of Protest against fees on Thursday 22 February Applications for university places in September 2007 closed this week. These students will be starting in the second year of top-up tuition fees, paying…
War and terrorism
Iraq: Bush continues his dangerous blunder
“THE MOST dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam” were the words Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam war veteran used to describe Bush’s latest revised Iraq strategy…
Blair’s vision: ‘wars without end’
International socialist news and analysis
“We’re moving towards a socialist republic of Venezuela” – Hugo Chávez
IN A televised speech after swearing in his new Cabinet, Chávez announced the nationalisation of Electricidad de Caracas, Venezuela’s largest private electricity firm and the telecommunications giant, CANTV…
The veil and Muslim women
THE VEIL controversy sparked by the comments of British ex-Foreign Minister and leader of House of Commons, Jack Straw, is not confined to the West but also affects countries with a majority Muslim population…
Sri Lanka: Urgent action needed
Fighting for a socialist world
Socialist Party news and analysis
Interest rate hike pushes up costs
THE BANK of England monetary policy committee has put up interest rates to 5.25%…
Academies myths
What’s behind the school leaving proposals?
Campaign for a new workers’ party
Socialist Party workplace news
Fight the government’s sell-off plans
Strike ballot put on hold once again
