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Issue 153 of Socialist Appeal is on sale now!
The lie peddled by the entire establishment, from the mass media to the universities and schools; from the Tories to Lib Dems, is New Labour's line that the left made Labour unelectable in the 1980s. Special venom is reserved for the Militant Tendency and the National Union of Mineworkers led by Arthur Scargill.
This year marks the 300th anniversary of The Act of Union between Scotland and England. This was accompanied by the merger of the parliaments into one Westminster Parliament. In January 1707, the Scottish parliament voted 110-67 to ratify The Treaty of Union, which became law four months later.
Gordon Brown wants the UK to be 'the most
attractive location to do business.' He has a problem. Every other finance
minister in the capitalist world wants the same for their own country. What is happening is a race to the bottom. The rich get richer, the poor pay more.
London
Underground has announced plans to close 40 main ticket offices, various
secondary offices and restrict opening times on many others.
In
the advanced capitalist countries people take water almost for granted, or at
least they did until recently. Now more and more of us have to pay huge bills
for our water. In the underdeveloped countries, however it is much worse, with
over one billion having no access to safe water. Water will become a source of
class conflict, as the experience of Bolivia has confirmed.
On Tuesday 15th
May Hands off Venezuela travelled to Brighton to attend the annual PCS
conference. The intervention was a success, helping to raise awareness of the process taking place in Venezuela, particuarly the plight of the workers of Sanitarios Maracay.
Bullying Tesco bosses have plumbed new depths sacking 65 drivers involved in
a lawful, official trade union dispute. The 150 drivers at the Tesco
distribution centre in West Lothian will be on strike from midnight tonight.
Taxi's arrived at drivers homes on Monday night with letters telling the men
they were sacked.
John Pilgers first outing as a documentary film-maker covers the revolution which is taking place in Latin America, despite US imperialisms attempts to wreck a process that is bringing hope to countless ordinary peoples everyday lives.
