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New pamphlet out on Sparks dispute Print E-mail
By Socialist Appeal   
Friday, 25 May 2012
construction_web-front.jpgSocialist Appeal announces the publication of a new pamphlet on the construction workers fight against 33% pay cuts and new inferior contracts of employment.  The bosses were beaten - find out how.
 
Quebec government trashes democratic rights in order to crush the student movement Print E-mail
By Joel Bergman and Camilo Cahis   
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Over the past two weeks, the student strike in Quebec has entered a new stage. What originally began as a strike against a 75% increase in tuition fees has rapidly progressed into a movement against the Liberal government itself. Premier Jean Charest’s government has clumsily fallen over itself, trying to suppress or divide the movement, with little success. Instead of killing the movement, every action by the government has only given the movement new life.
 
Boot Tories Out! Print E-mail
By Steve Jones   
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
In the May elections, workers delivered a sound hammering to the Coalition parties and made very clear what they thought of them and their policies.
 
Bangladesh in ferment Print E-mail
By Lal Khan   
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
With two-thirds of its work force in the rural sector, Bangladesh’s agriculture contributes just 19 percent to its GDP. Sixty-six percent of exports are from the garment industry that makes it the third largest clothes exporting country in the world. It is perhaps the cheapest and most profitable place for garment manufacturers. However, the conditions of the workers, mainly women, are atrocious.
 
2012 National Conference of Trade Union Councils. Print E-mail
By Darrall Cozens, UCU, Coventry TUC   
Monday, 21 May 2012
For the General Secretaries of three major trade unions – Matt Wrack of FBU, Len McCluskey of Unite and Bob Crow of RMT – to come to Coventry at the same time there must have been something important taking place. And there was. On the weekend of May 11th, 12th and 13th the 2012 Annual Trades Union Councils’ Conference took place in the Britannia Hotel and comrades from Coventry TUC worked closely with the national TUC in the organisation and running of the event.
 
After the elections: Which way for Labour? Print E-mail
By Michael Allan (Glasgow Marxists)   
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
In the recent local elections, the Coalition parties took an electoral hammering to Labour’s gain. The Conservatives and Lib Dems lost around 740 seats in total – and control of 13 councils – with Labour gaining 800 seats and majority control of 32 local authorities
 
Global Warming: a Marxist perspective Print E-mail
By Chris Burrows   
Monday, 14 May 2012
Just five years ago, not a day would go by without global warming making the headlines. The American politician Al Gore’s documentary film about climate change, An Inconvenient Truth, was seen by hundreds of thousands in cinemas across the world. The Conservative Party rebranded themselves as the champions of the environment, nailing their ecological colours to the mast and urging people to ‘vote Blue to go Green’. Even the arch-reactionary American president George W. Bush was forced to concede that, maybe, the environment was worth thinking about.
 
The crisis in Europe: a decisive turn in the situation Print E-mail
By Alan Woods   
Saturday, 12 May 2012
The elections in France and Greece represent a fundamental change in the situation. The crisis of European capitalism has entered a new and turbulent stage. A mood of anger is sweeping across Europe. Of course, we understand that election results do not reflect the psychology of the masses with complete accuracy. They are like a snapshot of the mood at a given moment. But it is necessary to analyse election results carefully, since they do show certain trends in society.
 
Greek elections (PART TWO): Communist Party leadership limited the impact of the party Print E-mail
By Marxistiki Foni Editorial Board   
Saturday, 12 May 2012
We continue our analysis of the Greek elections of last week with a look at the critical role of the leadership of the Greek CP.
 
Election 2012: Why did Livingstone lose? Print E-mail
By Walter Leon (London LP activist)   
Saturday, 12 May 2012
A day after the electoral authorities had announced massive gains for Labour up and down the country, activists in London were left disappointed as the Tories kept control of City Hall. In an incredibly close contest, incumbent Boris Johnson beat Labour veteran and former mayor Ken Livingstone by 1,054,811 votes to 992,273, after second-preferences were counted. This contrasted sharply with the other results: Labour gained 823 council seats nationally, with the Tories and their Liberal Democrat stooges losing 741 between them.
 
Barnsley: Public sector workers send a message! Print E-mail
By Richard Vivian   
Thursday, 10 May 2012
barnsley_picket_on_pensions_10.5.12_003.jpgPublic sector workers in Barnsley today came out in protest against austerity cuts and attacks on their pensions, some for the third time in the last 12 months 
 
Greek elections(PART ONE): If the Left were united they could have won Print E-mail
By Marxistiki Foni Editorial Board   
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
We publish here the first of a two part article written by the Editorial Board of Marxistiki Foni) The results of Sunday's parliamentary elections in Greece – a political earthquake –are a clear indication of the growing radicalisation of society on the basis of the historic deadlock of capitalism and the movement towards an openly revolutionary situation.
 
French elections: Sarkozy defeated but which way for Hollande? Print E-mail
By Greg Oxley, PCF Paris 10, Editor of La Riposte   
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
The defeat of Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential elections opens a new phase of the class struggle in France. The socialist candidate, François Hollande, won 51.62 % of the vote. However, this overall score tends to conceal the social basis of the election result. Practically all the major towns and cities voted massively for Hollande – or, to be closer to the truth, to get rid of Sarkozy.
 
Local Elections: Voters Reject Coalition Cuts While Labour Triumph Print E-mail
By Sam Ashton, Camberwell & Peckham CLP (Personal Capacity)   
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Last week's local elections saw a disastrous showing for the Coalition government as the Conservative and the Liberal Democrats respectively lost 403 and 329 council seats. At the same time the Labour Party saw a huge net gain of 824 councillors meaning they were able to gain control of 32 councils across the country.
 
Election 2012: Coalition Parties hammered Print E-mail
By Steve Jones   
Friday, 04 May 2012
This year's local election results have delivered a huge no-confidence vote to the Coalition parties. On Thursday night, the Tories were accused of 'ramping up' election predictions for Labour in the hope that they would not win that figure and the government could then claim that things were not that bad after all. In fact, the Tory prediction was wrong - Labour did far better!
 
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