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Foot and mouth - a disease of the profit system

Tuesday, 13 March 2001
Over the past weeks the news has been dominated by the story of yet another crisis in farming. The rapid spreading of the food and mouth epidemic in Britain is a direct consequence of capitalist farming methods.

Foot and mouth - a disease of the profit system

By Mick Brooks
Tuesday, 13 March 2001
Over the past weeks the news has been dominated by the story of yet another crisis in farming. The rapid spreading of the food and mouth epidemic in Britain is a direct consequence of capitalist farming methods.

After the Hague "Summit": Global Warming - The deadly threat of capitalist anarchy

By Mick Brooks
Tuesday, 14 November 2000
The collapse of the talks at the Hague has brought the issue of global warming back into the headlines. Mick Brooks looks at the reasons for the collapse of the talks, the failures of the Kyoto agreement, the responsibility of capitalism in the destruction of the environment and the need for a socialist alternative.

The Petrol Strike Brings Britain to a Standstill - Militancy Pays

Wednesday, 13 September 2000
In a matter of days a magnificent and largely spontaneous movement of truck drivers, farmers and cabbies has brought large parts of the country to a virtual standstill. This movement represents the biggest national unofficial strike action seen in Britain for decades. The ruling class are quaking in their boots.

Horror of Britain's immigration controls

Friday, 14 July 2000

The horrific deaths of 58 Chinese migrants found in Dover, revealed to the world the monstrous effects of Britain's immigration regime. By making it virtually impossible for refugees and migrants to enter this country legally, many thousands every year seek to come here illegally. Jack Straw was quick to place the blame on Chinese smuggling gangs called the Snake Head. Thinking people can see through this.

London and local elections - Bad day for New Labour

Friday, 05 May 2000
A first look at the electoral disaster for the Labour Party in the council elections and Ken Livingstone's victory in the London Mayoral contest.

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