Socialist Appeal

Tuesday, 23 May 2006

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.

British forces attacked in Basra – another crack in the dam

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.

British Shop Workers Vote to Support Venezuela!

Tuesday, 09 May 2006
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.

British Perspectives 2006 - Part One

Tuesday, 09 May 2006
In Part One of British Perspectives Phil Mitchinson looks at the general trends in British politics, with an eye to the international situation, the war in Iraq, and the decline of Blairism.

Council Election Defeat: How Much Longer Can Blair Survive?

Tuesday, 09 May 2006

Labour suffered a heavy defeat in England's local council elections, but Blair is desperately clinging on to office for now. In an attempt to cover up Labour's losses and to shore up his support Blair quickly moved to sack several high ranking ministers and promote loyal supporters. What Blair has installed is a Final Days administration. It is a bunker cabinet. Blair is finished and so is Blairism. These elections illustrate a growing class polarisation taking place in British society.

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