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By Natalia Sedova Trotsky
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Monday, 20 August 2007 |
 Today is the 67th anniversary of the death of Leon Trotsky. Together
with Lenin, Trotsky was one of the great Marxist theoreticians of the
20th century, who dedicated his life to the emancipation of the working
class. Not only did he work for the overthrow of capitalism, but also
for the overthrow of Stalinism, a monstrous totalitarian regime which
held the Russian working class in submission. As a consequence, Stalin
sought during the Purge Trials to murder the entire leadership of the
Bolshevik party, and ordered the assassination of Leon Trotsky. After
the failed attempt in May 1940, Stalins assassin eventually succeeded
in murdering Trotsky on the 20th of August in Mexico city. Today we
publish Natalya Sedov Trotskys original account of the assasination.
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By Socialist Appeal Unison comrades (personal capacity)
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Friday, 17 August 2007 |
 The establishment of the Labour Party to give a political voice to the trade union movement was a historic achievement. Even today, after more than a decade during which the Party has been firmly in the grip of Blairite, pro-capitalist interlopers, the link between the unions and the Party remains.
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By Ted Grant
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Friday, 17 August 2007 |
 The threatened invasion of India by Japanese imperialism in 1942
brought the question of India front and centre before the British
working class. Rather than arm the Indian people and risk India falling
into the hands of the Indians, the British imperialists would have
prefered it to fall, temporarily, into the hands of the Japanese.
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By Fred Weston
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
 Fred Weston, editor of the website In Defence of Marxism, talks about the current situation in Brazil to the London Aggregate of the Socialist Appeal at the begining of July. The occupied factories movement in Brazil is symptomatic of the extreme instability throughout the Latin American continent, as is the Lula governments attempts to divide the working class along race lines and its recent attacks on the CIPLA and Flasko occupied factories. Listen to part 1 and part 2 .
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By Fred Weston
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
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Fred Weston, editor of the website In Defence of Marxism, talks about the current situation in Brazil at the London Aggregate of the Socialist Appeal at the begining of July. The occupied factories movement in Brazil is symptomatic of the extreme instability throughout the Latin American continent, as is the Lula governments attempts to divide the working class along race lines and its recent attacks on the CIPLA and Flasko occupied factories. Listen to part 1 and part 2 .
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By Gerry Ruddy
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
A
Speech delivered in Barcelona Wednesday August 1st 2007 to a gathering of
Marxists from around the world by Gerry Ruddy, a member of the Irish Republican
Socialist Party.
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By Ed Doveton (Oldham NUT personal capacity)
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
 A recently published
book by Francis Beckett, The Great City Academy Fraud, is a clear exposé
of the City Academies programme of the New
Labour government. Launched by David Blunkett in March 2000, the Academies
programme is both an attack on state education and, in educational terms, a
disaster. The programme is also an example of the spin and deceit methods that
are the hallmark of New Labour.
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By Ed Doveton (Oldham NUT personal capacity)
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
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A recently published
book by Francis Beckett, The Great City Academy Fraud, is a clear exposé
of the City Academies programme of the New
Labour government. Launched by David Blunkett in March 2000, the Academies
programme is both an attack on state education and, in educational terms, a
disaster. The programme is also an example of the spin and deceit methods that
are the hallmark of New Labour.
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By Ed Doveton (Oldham NUT personal capacity)
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
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A recently published
book by Francis Beckett, The Great City Academy Fraud, is a clear exposé
of the City Academies programme of the New
Labour government. Launched by David Blunkett in March 2000, the Academies
programme is both an attack on state education and, in educational terms, a
disaster. The programme is also an example of the spin and deceit methods that
are the hallmark of New Labour.
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Tuesday, 14 August 2007 |
After the successful demonstration to the
presidential palace on August 8th, the campaign for the release of the student
activists from the CLEP-CEDEP and the
MENA arrested on August 6th while demanding
more university places continued with more demonstrations and actions.
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By Workers' action Committee (Iran)
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Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
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We
call on workers throughout the world to protest against the capitalist
government of Iran and for the unconditional release of Mansour Osanloo
and Mahmoud Salehi and all other imprisoned labour activists in Iran.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
 The achievements of science and technology during the past century are
unparalleled in history. They provide the potential for the solution to
all the problems faced by the planet, and equally for its total
destruction. Allegedly scientific theories are being used to "prove"
that criminality is caused, not by social conditions, but by a
"criminal gene". Black people are alleged to be disadvantaged, not
because of discrimination, but because of their genetic make-up. Of
course, such "science" is highly convenient to right-wing politicians
intent on ruthlessly cutting welfare.
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By Rob Sewell
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
 The times of the post-War boom were fat years for most
working class people. Living standards went up year after year and there was
virtually full employment. As a result the labour movement had built up
enormous strength.
The following episode is taken from Rob Sewell's book ‘In
the cause of labour ', on the 35th anniversary of the historic events of that year.
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By Rob Sewell
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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The times of the post-War boom were fat years for most
working class people. Living standards went up year after year and there was
virtually full employment. As a result the labour movement had built up
enormous strength.
The following episode is taken from Rob Sewell's book ‘In
the cause of labour ', on the 35th anniversary of the historic events of that year.
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By Steve Jones
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Thursday, 26 July 2007 |
Brown has replaced Blair as leader of the Labour Party and Prime
Minister, but has anything fundamental changed? Absolutely not! And yet behind
this seemingly uneventful change lies the manoeuvre to stop John McDonnell to
stand for the leadership. All the indications were that John would have made a
good showing. Something is stirring in the British labour movement.
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