History and Theory
Part one - How the English Bourgeoisie Conquered Power (and how they try to hide it) Print E-mail
By Rob Sewell   
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
execution.jpgThe British bourgeoisie and its apologists have always tried to bury their revolutionary past. They continually promote the false idea that “gradualism” has always been the true British tradition. Revolutions were always affairs of the continent, but have no relevance here. Next year, on the 450th anniversary of the death of the great revolutionary Oliver Cromwell, will be no exception.
 
HOV at CWU Annual Conference 2008 Print E-mail
By Melanie MacDonald   
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
hovlogo.jpgThe Communications Workers Union (CWU) invited Hands Off Venezuela along with other Latin American solidarity campaigns and guest speakers to speak at a Latin America fringe meeting held on the opening day of the Union's Annual Conference in Liverpool last Sunday. The CWU renewed their affiliation to Hands Off Venezuela, reaffirming the importance of the Venezuelan revolution to workers here in the UK.
 
European-wide fight against rail privatisation Print E-mail
By Rick Grogan   
Monday, 16 June 2008

A MAJOR conference of European railway trade unionists aimed at developing strategies to resist and reverse the tide of EU-driven rail privatisation and 'liberalisation' is to be hosted in London on Tuesday by Britain 's biggest rail union. RMT general secretary Bob Crow, European Transport Workers' Federation general secretary Eduardo Chagas, Kelvin Hopkins MP and John Hendy QC will be among the keynote speakers at the event, which will be attended by trade unionists from 15 European countries.

 
Scottish UNISON members ballot for action Print E-mail
By Gray Allan   
Monday, 16 June 2008

UNISON members in Scotland will soon be balloted for industrial action over their 2008 pay claim. Ballot papers will be sent out at the beginning of July with votes due back by 31st July. This is an extremely tight time scale and will present a challenge to activists. The decision to call a vote on industrial action was taken at a delegate conference in Glasgow on 29th May following a period of informal consultation.Some 20% of members took part in the consultation by attending meetings or by voting through e-mail or ballot. Those that took part were overwhelmingly for strike action.

 
Harmonisation - RMT maintenance workers take action Print E-mail
By Socialist Appeal   
Monday, 16 June 2008

BRITAIN’S BIGGEST rail union got rock-solid support from 12,000 Network Rail maintenance members from midday Saturday June 14th as a two-day strike over harmonisation of terms and conditions got under way. After voting by a margin of nearly three to one for action, RMT member did not book on for shifts that commenced between midday tomorrow (Saturday June 14) and 17:59 on Sunday. Members also did not undertake any overtime or ‘on-call’ work between 06:00 on Saturday June 14 and 06:00 on Monday June 16.

 
Irish government loses vote in EU referendum Print E-mail
By Fred Weston   
Friday, 13 June 2008
eire---euro-ref.jpgIn spite of all the main parties, big business, the media and even most of the trade union leaders campaigning for a "yes" vote in yesterday's referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, the "No" won the day. This was a slap in the face for the Irish government and the European Union bosses.
 
Labour's Meltdown quickens – A return to the 1970s for British Workers? Print E-mail
By Rob Sewell   
Friday, 13 June 2008
grangemouth11.jpgThe political landscape in Britain is changing before our very eyes. This morning’s prominent TV news is of the tanker drivers’ strike, showing scenes of pickets with Red Flags turning away lorries at Shell refineries. The next item is the deepening government crisis, followed by a warning from Gazprom that oil prices could reach $250 a barrel. It was like a typical news bulletin of the 1970s.
 
Audio File: The Founding of the Fourth International Print E-mail
By Rob Sewell   
Thursday, 12 June 2008
imt1.jpgThis year is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International. The International was established by Leon Trotsky and his supporters in September 1938. As part of the commemoration of this event Rob Sewell draws out some of the key lessons and methods on which the Trotskyist movement was built during the 1930s. He also explains that while the Fourth International no longer exists in an organisational form, it continues for Marxists today in our theory, programme, method and approach.
 
Audio File: The Founding of the Fourth International Print E-mail
By Rob Sewell   
Thursday, 12 June 2008
imt1.jpgThis year is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International. The International was established by Leon Trotsky and his supporters in September 1938. As part of the commemoration of this event Rob Sewell draws out some of the key lessons and methods on which the Trotskyist movement was built during the 1930s. He also explains that while the Fourth International no longer exists in an organisational form, it continues for Marxists today in our theory, programme, method and approach.
 
What a load of scrap Print E-mail
By Beatrice Windsor   
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
steptoe460.jpgHas someone been pinching your manhole covers? Basically any piece of metal that's not screwed down is being slurped up. The opening up of the giant Chinese, Russian and Indian markets has pushed scrap metal prices through the roof. Raw materials and new metal production cannot keep pace with the demand, so they are begging, borrowing and stealing anything that can be re-smelted to feed the ravenous beast. Scrap metal prices have increased by 95 per cent. Who is making all the money from this new boom? The UK scrap metal industry is now a staggering £1.1 billion. Proof that where's there's muck there's brass.
 
Czechoslovakia (1968): Stalinism rocked by crisis - Part One Print E-mail
By Alan Woods   
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
koudelka---russian-tank-in-.jpg To mark the 40th anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia, we are here reprinting an article by Alan Woods, first written on September 4, 1968, and published in the Winter edition of the Spark, in which he clearly relates the momentous events that shook the Stalinist regimes and explains their significance.
 
The end of 'the end of history' Print E-mail
By David Brandon   
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
hugo-chavez111.jpgIn any historical period, the dominant ideas are those of the ruling class. In 1989 the world was treated to the words of Francis Fukuyama, who published an essay with the title 'The end of history?' His argument was not that historical events had literally stopped happening but that the collapse of so-called 'communism' in the Soviet union meant that western liberal democracy had successfully established itself as the ultimate and ideal form of government. Marxism lay totally discredited he declared, gloatingly.
 
The end of 'the end of history' Print E-mail
By David Brandon   
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
hugo-chavez111.jpgIn any historical period, the dominant ideas are those of the ruling class. In 1989 the world was treated to the words of Francis Fukuyama, who published an essay with the title 'The end of history?' His argument was not that historical events had literally stopped happening but that the collapse of so-called 'communism' in the Soviet union meant that western liberal democracy had successfully established itself as the ultimate and ideal form of government. Marxism lay totally discredited he declared, gloatingly.
 
Honest Iago says... Print E-mail
By Socialist Appeal   
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
 
PFI con Print E-mail
By Socialist Appeal   
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
 
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