Articles from the Socialist, issue 596
7 October 2009
Needed a party for workers, not bosses
War and occupation
October 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of troops being sent to Afghanistan. It is clearer than ever that the invasion has resulted in a nightmare for the people of Afghanistan and the region and those…
Afghanistan – Bring the troops home now
National Demonstration
Afghanistan – Bring the troops home now
Assemble Saturday 24 October 12 noon Hyde Park, London, march to Trafalgar Square
Called by Stop the War Coalition, CND and BMI
Join us to put forward a socialist alternative to war.
Youth fight for jobs
Newsflash!: On 1 October a number of Future Jobs Fund placements began. These temporary schemes are designed to artificially push down the number of long term unemployed youth (see previous articles). Young people…
University accommodation scandal: Students must defend rights
University freshers fairs: Students seek out socialism
Socialist Party news and analysis
Wirral anti-cuts victory: ‘If you fight, you can win’
Young parents need support, not attacks
Campaign forces health Trust to save Crowlin House
Workplace news and analysis
An autumn of discontent in South Yorkshire
Lecturers in the UCU union have already held one day strikes this term at Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster colleges, for the implementation of the 2004 pay awards and against cuts and job losses, writes Alistair Tice.
Leeds council calls for talks with unions
Fighting against outsourcing, defending working conditions at British Telecom
NUT vice president: Elect Martin Powell-Davies
North Wales shop stewards network
Socialist Party feature
Cuts, outsourcing and privatisation mean vulnerable adults and children are ‘falling through the net’. Social care staff are struggling to cope with high caseloads, increasing red tape and worsening pay, terms and conditions at work.
Paul Couchman, a social care worker and branch secretary of Surrey County Unison writing in a personal capacity, analyses what is going on.
International socialist news and analysis
Ireland: Lisbon Treaty vote is not an endorsement for hated government
A SIGNIFICANT two-to-one majority in the Irish republic, on a higher turnout, passed the Lisbon Treaty on 20 October, overturning the decision of the Irish electorate in June 2008, writes Kevin McLoughlin, Dublin.
Portugal: Voters turn to the left
Foreign aid – chaining the world to capitalism
