Articles from the Socialist, issue 511
22 November 2007
Profit system wrecks climate
Climate change, cartoon by Alan Hardman |
“WARMING OF the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level” By Pete Mason
Socialist Party NHS campaign
Defend Karen Reissman: Defend free speech and trade union rights
Manchester mental health workers on strike, photo Christian Bunke |
Manchester mental health workers have taken over two weeks’ strike action to defend their sacked union rep Karen Reissman… By Hugh Caffrey, Manchester Socialist Party
Banking Crisis
Nationalise Northern Rock permanently to safeguard workers’ interests
Editorial: WHEN THE Northern Rock bank went into crisis in September, the socialist unequivocally called for its nationalisation…
International socialist news and analysis
SOLIDARITY APPEAL: Defend Tukwila Teachers Threatened with Termination for Antiwar Student Walkout
France: massive public sector workers’ strike
MOBILISED TO defend public-sector jobs and pay, hundreds of thousands of workers went on strike in France on Tuesday 20 November. … By Karl Debbaut, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI)
Socialist Party news and analysis
SNP budget will not satisfy expectations
Glasgow Social Workers on strike , photo Duncan Brown |
Scotland: The Scottish National Party government has delivered its first Scottish budget since forming a minority administration after the May 2007 elections… By Philip Stott
Detention without trial: Defend civil rights
New attacks on incapacity benefits
‘Cheap and nasty’ Camden council to shut deaf school
Socialism 2007
Socialism 2007: Inspired by past victories, preparing for future struggles
Socialism 2007 – Rally, photo Paul Mattsson |
THE SOCIALISM 2007 weekend on 17-18 November was everything it was billed as and more… By Hannah Sell
Education
Support the Northern Ireland classroom assistants
CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS in Northern Ireland are continuing their strike action against attacks on their pay and conditions…
Cardiff schools: Parents march against closure threats
Socialist Party features
Rail transport: Overpriced, overcrowded, underinvested
THE NEW, fast, Eurostar rail service between St Pancras international station and Paris opened on 14 November…
Train drivers strike in Germany
Labour’s pensions – a social time-bomb
International socialist news and analysis
Denmark general election: Socialist People’s Party doubles its MPs
THE RECENT Danish general election results confirmed a political trend in recent European elections ie a decline in support for the traditional conservative and social-democratic establishment parties and an increase in votes…
2008 US presidential election
GM, Chrysler, and Ford’s ‘race to the bottom’
Workplace news and analysis
Postal workers campaign against “MacMail”
Western Counties branch of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have called for a ‘no’ vote in the ballot over the Royal Mail pay deal… By Sean Brogan, Devon Socialist Party
Doncaster Hospital workers on strike for £9,000 back pay
National Union of Journalists: Standing up against the robber barons