The Socialist issue 471
25 January 2007
Striking to defend public services
Job cuts, low pay, privatisation: PUBLIC AND Commercial Services union (PCS) members have voted for national industrial action across the civil service. 61,488 (61.3%) voted for strike action.
Trade unions must give a lead
War and terrorism
Iraq: build for 24 February protest
Iraq: SINCE US president Bush announced that he will send 21,500 extra troops to Iraq, there have been more terrible bombings in Baghdad, killing hundreds more people…
‘No to the US base’
Socialist Party news and analysis
THE ARREST of Tony Blair’s aide Ruth Turner, on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in the cash for honours investigation, has bought the whole question of funding of political parties into the limelight again…
Behind the bonus bonanza
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Big Brother
Big Brother viewers reject racist bullying
Viewers reject racist bullying: Press headlines in the last week have been dominated by TV programme Big Brother…
New Labour hypocrites wade into Big Brother row
Workplace news and analysis
Strike ballots show willingness to fight
Editorial: BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action…
British Airways in more battles with workforce
London Underground workers ballot for strike over pay
Socialist Party NHS campaign
Editorial: NEARLY 300 people packed out the Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) conference on 20 January…
New Labour leads the big-business assault
A socialist programme for the NHS
Socialist Party Marxist analysis
British economy: A NEW document from the Socialist Party executive committee, outlining developments in Britain, is being debated at the Socialist Party’s national congress in February…
Socialist Students
Join the national day of protest on 22 February
SCRAP ALL FEES: University Vice-chancellors say they want to be able to charge £10,000 a year for university fees…
Building for the 22 February Day of Action
International socialist news and analysis
Sri Lanka: anti-war organiser attacked
Interview with SIRITUNGA JAYSURIYA from Colombo, Sri Lanka, is convenor of the newly formed United People’s Movement and secretary of the United Socialist Party (CWI, Sri Lanka).
Workers brave regime’s bullets
