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June 2009 issue (336)


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Labour Party in Crisis

08 June 2009

By Billy McKean and Dave Stockton more…

The Socialist Party: capitulating to nationalism

08 June 2009

Chris Brennan, who left the Socialist Party over its response to the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike which demanded ‘British Jobs for British Workers’, looks at how the organisation has tried to cover up for the poision of nationalism in the working class movement more…

London post: let’s strike while the iron is hot

08 June 2009

A CWU rep reports on the massive yes vote by Postal workers in the capital and how this could be a massive step forward for working class resistance in Britain more…

The silent jobs massacre

08 June 2009

The scale of job losses and the prospect of worse to come are only matched by the union leaders’ near total inaction and Labour and the media’s silence. But, Jeremy Dewar argues, even now there is a way for workers to stop the cuts more…

Communist Party in India punished for capitalist policies

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) lost many seats in the recent elections. Mark Booth looks at what lies behind this and shows how India's workers and peasants need a new leadership more…

Global crisis brings Britain’s car industry to a shuddering halt

08 June 2009

General Motors is bankrupt. The largest industrial failure in US history. The 5,000 workers at Vauxhall, GM’s UK subsidiary, may have to wait months before discovering how many will lose their jobs. Dave Stockton looks at the car industry crisis more…

The turning point in the miners strike - The Battle of Orgreave

08 June 2009

In the third part of our series on the miners’ strike, we look at the search for solidarity action in the first phase up to battle of Orgreave and the harrowing attacks on miners by Thatcher’s new semi-militarised police. more…

London tube strike - build for all out action to win!

08 June 2009

London Mayor Boris Johnson promised to smash the RMT before his election. Now the first strike has been called of members across the London underground. Luke Cooper explains what is at stake more…

Down with US threats to North Korea

08 June 2009

John Boyman makes the case to defend North Korea from Western war-mongering. This is an edited version of an article that appeared on fifthinternational.org more…

Eelam drowned in blood - Tamil people need solidarity

08 June 2009

The 25 year struggle of the Tamil Tigers has ended in a bloodbath – but the need for international solidarity is still urgent, writes Simon Hardy more…

Pakistan: a country heading towards disaster

08 June 2009

By a member of Workers Power Pakistan. This is an edited version of an article which appeared on fifthinternational.org
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Obama’s speech in Cairo

08 June 2009

Did Obama’s speech in Cairo signal an end to America’s imperialist policy in the Middle East? Marcus Halaby reads between the lines more…

Labour suffers historic defeat as working class abandons party en masse

08 June 2009

• Tories main winners as Labour vote collapses
• Fascist BNP makes significant gains, winning two MEPs for the first time
• Anti-Europe, anti-immigration UKIP takes second spot
• Sharp decline in turnout shows voters disillusioned with mainstream politics
• Opportunity for new anticapitalist alternative if formed for next general election  more…

Build a new workers' party – now

08 June 2009

The Labour Party is in a deep crisis. The rats are deserting the sinking ship as, one after another, selfish ministers cut and run.
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Summer issue - See all summer issue articles

- Editorial: don't believe Tory lies on cuts
- BA strike – which way forward for victory
- Postal workers face new battle
- Labour leadership: five contenders, no choice
- Fighting the ConDem cuts
- Lambeth fights cuts
- Tory schools policy: parent power or private profit?
- "Quiet man" swings axe at benefits
- Universities: fees, cuts or both?
- Jerry Hicks for Unite leader
- After Bloody Sunday inquiry: now stop torturing republican prisoners
- Are the Con-Dems pro civil liberties?
- Israel: Cold blooded murder spurs worldwide revulsion
- Israel: the root of the problem is Zionism
- Flotilla attack: anger against Israel grows
- BP barons fuel oil slick disaster
- BP oil disaster – how it happened
- All over Europe, battle rages against austerity
- The European Social Forum and the Left
- What are Cameron’s real Afghan war aims?
- Bangkok burning: the lessons of Thailand
- World Cup is a poisoned chalice for workers and poor
- EDL take to streets
- Communist policy: Boycott apartheid Israel

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