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Friday, 20 December 2002 |
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In this last article in her series on the History of the Labour Party,
Barbara Humphries looks at how the turn to the left in the 1970s was cut across
and how the present Blairite clique came to dominate the party, and draws the
lessons for today's activists. The present turn to the right is nothing new in
the party's history. As in the past it will be followed by a turn to the left. |
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Friday, 20 December 2002 |
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In this article in our series on the history of the British Labour party, Barbara Humphries looks at
the early years of Labour in parliament and how the development of the class struggle forced the leaders of
the party to make the final break with Liberalism.
(Originally published in Socialist Appeal, issue 48, February 1997). |
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Monday, 16 December 2002 |
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On November 17 we published an article on the crisis in the British Conservative
Party, Tories in Crisis - The Plots Thicken.
The purpose of the article was to show how the Tories' crisis, and especially the crisis of their
leadership, is an expression of the crisis of the capitalist system, which
affects all classes in society. We explained how the 'Old Guard' of the
Tories would prefer the leader of the party to be elected by the MPs and not the
rank and file, because the present rank and file are so right wing and out of
touch with the real needs of the ruling class. The latest statements of some of
the old guard Tory leaders now confirm our analysis. |
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Monday, 16 December 2002 |
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As the world enters a new
turbulent period of wars and revolutions Rob Sewell looks at the situation in Europe in
the period of the 1930s and 1940s |
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Monday, 16 December 2002 |
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On November 17 we published an article on the crisis in the British Conservative
Party, Tories in Crisis - The Plots Thicken.
The purpose of the article was to show how the Tories' crisis, and especially the crisis of their
leadership, is an expression of the crisis of the capitalist system, which
affects all classes in society. We explained how the 'Old Guard' of the
Tories would prefer the leader of the party to be elected by the MPs and not the
rank and file, because the present rank and file are so right wing and out of
touch with the real needs of the ruling class. The latest statements of some of
the old guard Tory leaders now confirm our analysis.
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Tuesday, 10 December 2002 |
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Report on last Saturday's (December 7, 2002) TUC demonstration in London in
support of the firefighters, where 20,000 trade unionists turned up. ACAS
negotiations are not going to give firefighters what they want. These are mere
delaying tactics. The FBU must step up the struggle. |
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Monday, 09 December 2002 |
Issue No 3 of the Socialist Appeal ‘Firefighters’ Bulletin’ was produced
for the demonstration on Saturday, December 7, with the following articles:
Firefighters must win! The firefighters cannot be left to fight alone,
the whole trade union movement must be rallied behind them, to provide money and
support.
"After New Labour" At the Manchester conference of the Left of the Labour Party, Andy
Gilchrist, leader of the FBU, recognised that the fight to replace the
Blairite clique who had hi-jacked the party must start now.
Open letter to the firefighters A
letter to the firefighters from Steve
Brown (Pegswood Labour Party, and secretary Wansbeck and Castle Morpeth
TUC) giving full support to their struggle and inviting them to
take their struggle into the Labour Party.
Fire stations for sale? A comment on a proposal that appeared in the
Financial Times to sell off the fire stations and convert them into luxury
flats. |
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Wednesday, 27 November 2002 |
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On the one hand, Blair prepares to send troops into Iraq behind the coattails
of the Americans to overthrow Saddam. On the other hand, he and 'two Jags'
Prescott prepare to send in troops to break the picket lines of the
firefighters. If you adopt the policies of capitalism abroad, inevitably you
will adopt them in domestic policy. |
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Tuesday, 26 November 2002 |
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In a matter of days the entire political landscape of Britain has been
transformed by the magnificent struggle of the firefighters. The entire
labour movement must now rally to the side of the firefighters. Go to
the picket lines! Move resolutions and take up collections! The fight
must be taken into the Labour Party as well. The Labour leaders want a
fight with the unions. The unions must give them a fight inside the
Party too. |
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Friday, 22 November 2002 |
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As the Fire Brigades Union in Britain goes out on strike for the second
time, we are publishing the second Firefighters' Bulletin
distributed by the Socialist Appeal throughout the fire stations up and
down the
country. The struggle of the firefighters in Britain is becoming a
major
industrial battle with the Labour government commited to smash the
union. We
support the struggle of the firefighters for fair pay. |
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Monday, 18 November 2002 |
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The dearth of leadership in the Tory Party is not the cause of their crisis,
but it is not an accident either. The failings of these leaders faithfully
reflect the impasse of their system. Nye Bevan once said of the Tory leaders
(including Churchill) they have nothing to say about tomorrow, and harp on about
the past because they have no part to play in the future. They are a doomed
party representing a doomed class and a doomed system. The crisis in the Tory
Party is symptomatic of the impasse facing the profit system. The sickness of
that system spreads like a cancer affecting every aspect of society. |
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Monday, 18 November 2002 |
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The dearth of leadership in the Tory Party is not the cause of their crisis,
but it is not an accident either. The failings of these leaders faithfully
reflect the impasse of their system. Nye Bevan once said of the Tory leaders
(including Churchill) they have nothing to say about tomorrow, and harp on about
the past because they have no part to play in the future. They are a doomed
party representing a doomed class and a doomed system. The crisis in the Tory
Party is symptomatic of the impasse facing the profit system. The sickness of
that system spreads like a cancer affecting every aspect of society.
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Friday, 15 November 2002 |
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Fredrick Engels once defined the state as "armed bodies of men",
together with their appendages, in defence of private property. Last month's BBC
2 TV programme in Britain entitled True Spies by Peter Taylor examined
one of these appendages, Britain's secret services. The programme revealed how
in "democratic" Britain, MI5 and the Special Branch systematically
infiltrated political groups and organisations, and secretly spied on trade
union leaders such as Arthur Scargill and Derek 'Red Robbo' Robinson. While none
of the revelations are particularly startling, what was of interest was the use
of first-hand interviews by ex-M15 agents in explaining their sordid undercover
activities. |
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Friday, 01 November 2002 |
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It's amazing how people change. And it's even more terrible when you forget
your roots. This is surely the case with poor old John Prescott, once National
Union of Seamen firebrand, and now "responsible" statesman and
minister in charge of the Labour Government's stand against the just demands of
Britain's firefighters. |
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Friday, 01 November 2002 |
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It's amazing how people change. And it's even more terrible when you forget
your roots. This is surely the case with poor old John Prescott, once National
Union of Seamen firebrand, and now "responsible" statesman and
minister in charge of the Labour Government's stand against the just demands of
Britain's firefighters. |
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