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The Socialist issue 698

14 December 2011

Tories speak for the rich, not for us

2011 Back issues


The Socialist issue 698

Socialist Party feature

spotTories speak for the rich – not for us

Benjamin Disraeli spoke of ‘two nations’ in 19th century Britain. The Cameron coalition has done everything to recreate a similarly horrific situation in 21st century Britain, writes Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary.

N30: millions of public sector workers went on strike on 30 November 2011, photo Senan

Photo Senan


Socialist Party news and analysis

spotHands off our NHS!

26 March 2011 TUC demonstration against the government's austerity programme, photo Suzanne Beishon

26 March 2011 TUC demonstration against the government’s austerity programme, photo Suzanne Beishon


spotUnacceptable! Draconian sentences for Dundee ‘Facebook riot’ teenagers

Bankers are the real looters: placard on Hackney - Tottenham demo after the riots , photo by Paul Mattsson

Bankers are the real looters: placard on Hackney – Tottenham demo after the riots , photo by Paul Mattsson


spotStriking to defend pensions

Unilever’s Pot Noodle mine came to a grinding halt as the entire shop floor workforce at Unilever’s Croespenmaen factory near Crumlin in Gwent walked out on strike, photo Socialist Party Wales

Unilever’s Pot Noodle mine came to a grinding halt as the entire shop floor workforce at Unilever’s Croespenmaen factory near Crumlin in Gwent walked out on strike, photo Socialist Party Wales


spotNo progress at climate conference

Arctic Sea Ice loss animation demonstrates drastic climate change through global warming, photo NASA

Arctic Sea Ice loss animation demonstrates drastic climate change through global warming, photo NASA


spotThem & Us

spotWhy I joined the Socialist Party

Socialist Party editorial

spotStand up to the Con-Dem government

On 30 November around two million public sector workers took strike action in defence of their pensions and against cuts in public services…

Socialist Party reviews

spotInside Job: Capitalism is a failed system: support the socialist fightback

“The supremacy of finance capital over all other forms of capital means the predominance of the rentier and of the financial oligarchy,” wrote revolutionary leader Lenin in 1916 in Imperialism – the Highest Stage of Capitalism, writes Ken Douglas, Socialist Party national treasurer.

Inside Job: film on the global economic crisis of 2008

Inside Job: film on the global economic crisis of 2008


spotTV review: Britain’s great housing scandal exposed

Socialist Party workplace news

spotAll out now to stop the sites!

Construction workers’ strike on 14 December: Corus Redcar electricians, photo Elaine Brunskill

Construction workers’ strike on 14 December: Corus Redcar electricians, photo Elaine Brunskill


spotPensioners and workers – united fight needed

National Pensioners Convention on a 2007 TUC lobby of Parliament, photo Paul Mattsson

National Pensioners Convention on a 2007 TUC lobby of Parliament, photo Paul Mattsson


spotOccupy London tours Canary Wharf

spotAction after N30

spotLangdon school strike

spotPublic sector pensions – where now?

spotTax workers on strike

spotWorkplace news in brief

International socialist news and analysis

spot“Putin is a thief”, “Putin is a thief”

If, even a month ago, someone had suggested that nearly 100,000 people would flood a Moscow square chanting “Putin is a thief, writes Rob Jones, CWI, Moscow.

spotKazakhstan – 20 years of authoritarianism!

Readers’ Comments

spotCameron’s drugs problems

spotAttacks on Tupe rights hit hard

spotBuilding bosses and their blacklist

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