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By Kenny McGuigan
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
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On April 16th, "senior Labour sources" briefed the Financial Times that they "fear a drubbing" in Scotland. What we are witnessing is a rejection of the New Labour project which rejected class politics as outdated.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
 The trade unions have the power to clear the Blairite clique from the Labour Party by putting their full weight behind John McDonnell instead of presiding over the coronation of Gordon Brown, who supports privatization, the anti-union laws, the sacking of 100,000 civil servants, wage cuts in the public sector and the war in Iraq.
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By Kenny McGuigan
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
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This Thursday May 3rd, Scotland goes to the polls. With capitalism red in tooth and claw and public services cut to the bone, people's needs are at odds with parliamentarians actions. Policies and programmes benefiting ordinary people and the poor, the sick, pensioners and students are difficult to find. What developments can we expect in this Thursday's elections? A grim reminder of the ultimate failure of Blairism and the policies it represents.
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By Elmer Whitefeather
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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 Our regular columnist Elmer Whitefeather is back and keeping us up-to-date with the broad, and the particular, political developments north of the border.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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Video Interview with John McDonnell MP, who talks about his campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party and how his policies differ from that of New Labour. John talks about Socialism of the 21st century, and the role of the Labour Party in workers' struggle. |
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By Tam Burke. Edinburgh South West Labour Party and John4Leader Campaign (personal capacity)
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Monday, 02 April 2007 |
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The mood for change in Scotland, the discontent Scottish people have for Westminster and Holyrood, is finding its expression in the rise in support for the Scottish Nationalist Party. However, the supplantation of bourgeois rule from London by a capitalist class closer to home will do nothing to change the fundamental conditions of ordinary working people.
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By a RMT activist
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Friday, 30 March 2007 |
 The RMT is campaigning hard to defend Section 12 of the fire precautions act that was recommended following the Kings Cross Fire of 1985. The government is determined to water down the legislation, which the efforts by RMT-sponsored MP's has thus far prevented.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Thursday, 29 March 2007 |
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 Issue 151 of Socialist Appeal is out now!
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By Michael Roberts
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
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The announced income tax cuts in reality are being taken back by increased tax rates for some of the poorest households while the richest income earners would benefit the most.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
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More words of wisdom from our regular columnist, Elmer Whitefeather.
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By Ben Peck
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
 Last night an unholy alliance of Blair's New Labour and the Tories won a commons vote for the renewal of the Trident nuclear missile defense system. The rebellion of Labour backbenchers over the issue represents a serious political tremor however.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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As a new addition to the Socialist Appeal website we would like to introduce the outspoken Elmer Whitefeather column, which takes a light-hearted look at working-class life.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 12 March 2007 |
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Here we publish a letter sent by a Socialist Appeal reader about the decision of Michael Meacher MP to run for the Labour Party leadership.
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By Matt Wells
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
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Services Not Private Profit Campaign was launched last year by a number of
trade unions and John McDonnell MP as a response to the inability or perhaps
lack of will from the TUC to provide a robust response to New Labour's slash
and burn approach to public services.
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Last week's elections confirmed the damage that Blairism has done to the Labour Party. Far from being the man who "wins elections" as the Blairites boasted in the past, Blair has become a liability. After ten years he has thrown away the 1997 victory. Now is the time to draw lessons from this whole experience and fight to change the leadership of the Labour Party.
