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By Gray Allan, Pam Woods, Terry McPartlan, Pablo Sanchez, and Kenny McGuigan
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Thursday, 15 June 2006 |
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On the eve of Unison Conference we are publishing here articles from
the latest edition of Socialist Appeal which deal with some of the
questions facing delegates and activists. Unison has a vital role to
play in the struggle to defend pensions, against the attacks launched
by the government on the welfare state (and the NHS in particular), and
for socialist policies in the labour movement. The conference will also
discuss solidarity with Venezuela, an issue being raised by members of
Hands Off Venezuela in the union.
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By Phil Mitchinson
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Wednesday, 14 June 2006 |
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The concluding section of British Perspectives 2006 looks at the state
of the British economy, which has been propped up by colossal debts for
some time, but is now grinding to a halt. The decline of manufacturing,
and the domination of banking and financial services is an expression
of the enfeeblement of British capitalism. This lies behind the attacks
on the welfare state, on jobs and conditions, and on democracy. All the
conditions are being prepared for a new outbreak of class struggle that
will have a profound impact on British society in the next period.
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By Steve Jones
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Friday, 09 June 2006 |
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As the 2006 World Cup kicks off in Germany Steve Jones looks at the
commercialisation of football and the impact of profiteering on the
sport and the fans.
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By Phil Mitchinson
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Thursday, 08 June 2006 |
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There
is no greater threat to democratic rights than a capitalist system in fear of
its future. British capitalism has long been in decline, and this decline is
accurately reflected in the crises of the Tory Party. The sickness of British
capitalism also means a growing class polarisation of British society, which at
some stage must be reflected in the Labour Party.
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By Phil Mitchinson
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Thursday, 25 May 2006 |
 Despite
the almost incessant rainfall we are officially in a drought. There
can be no doubt that climate change is contributing to changing
weather patterns to adversely affect our water supply. This is a
foretaste of what conditions will be like here in the not too distant
future if something is not done to halt and reverse the destruction
of our environment on a global scale.
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By Hands Off Venezuela - www.handsoffvenezuela.org
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Wednesday, 24 May 2006 |
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Following the hugely successful visit to London by
Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, where he addressed audiences of hundreds,
the Hands Off Venezuela campaign is to be launched in Scotland with a press conference
at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, 31st May.
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By Steve Jones in Bournemouth
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006 |
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Thirty delegates and visitors from the national conference of the
Communication Workers Union attended the very first Hands Off
Venezuela fringe meeting, held on Monday lunchtime in windswept
Bournemouth. The day before, the 250,000-strong union, which organises
both postal and telecommunications workers in Britain, had unanimously agreed to
support the Venezuelan Revolution and also affiliate nationally to HOV.
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By Maarten Vanheuverswyn
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Friday, 12 May 2006 |
 After being labelled a “butcher” by
the British press following last week's bad election results for the
Labour Party and the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle, Tony Blair
suffered another blow, this time not at home but abroad. In Basra the
British army lost five soldiers, including the first female casualty,
as their helicopter crashed and British soldiers came under attack.
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By Rick Fricker (Shop Steward, USDAW)
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Tuesday, 09 May 2006 |
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In Blackpool over the May Day Bank holiday, the British shop workers’
union USDAW, representing some 330,000 workers, passed a resolution
unanimously supporting the Venezuelan Revolution and affiliating to the
Hands Off Venezuela Campaign.
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