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UNISON General Secretary Election Results Print E-mail
By Unison Socialist Appeal Supporters   
Thursday, 24 June 2010
The long awaited UNISON General Secretary Ballot Result has been announced, resulting in a victory for the incumbent, Dave Prentis, with Roger Bannister in second place and Paul Holmes, the candidate favoured by the Unison United Left and Unison Socialist Appeal Supporters, in third place.
 
Budget for bosses: Workers under attack Print E-mail
By Steve Jones   
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
george_osborne_lowres.jpg“Open for business.” These were the words spoken by chancellor George Osborne as he delivered the most vicious anti-working class budget for generations – a budget for big business indeed!
 
Youth Unemployment: Coalition’s solution to recession will force more young people onto the dole Print E-mail
By Paul Cummings, Glasgow Left Society   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
The economic downturn has placed a heavy burden on the shoulders of the working class who have paid the price for the mistakes of the bosses and bankers through cuts and redundancies. The youth in particular have been hit hard with many unable to find work or being forced into education.
 
University fees set to rise to £5,000 Print E-mail
By Ben Peck   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
student_loan.jpgThe new Higher Education minister David Willetts has come out with a clear indication about the Con-Dem coalition's attitude to young people, anticipating their announcement to raise tuition fees for university students
 
USA: Why Should We Pay for BP’s Mess? Print E-mail
By Michael Hureaux Perez in the USA   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico highlights the real state of US capitalism today. While making a lot of noise, Obama is not prepared to take on the oil companies in any serious meaningful way. What he is doing is passing the buck to the US working class.
 
BP/Deepwater Horizon - one more legacy of Thatcherism Print E-mail
By An ex-oil worker   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
horizon.jpgThe huge spillage of oil in the Gulf of Mexico was an accident waiting to happen, as this brief comment from an ex-oil worker points out. It shows quite clearly that our environment cannot be left in the hands of a greedy, money-grabbing coterie of capitalists who own and control the means of production.
 
Coventry Organises Against the Cuts Print E-mail
By Darrall Cozens, CTUC and Coventry NE Labour Party   
Monday, 21 June 2010
Throughout the four hours of the indoor rally at the Methodist Central Hall in Coventry on Saturday June 19th, some 140 trade unionists and members of Coventry communities came together and participated. The rally had been convened by the Unite union to highlight the ongoing dispute between youth workers organised in the CYWU section of Unite and Coventry City Council.
 
Cuts, redundancies - and the need to organise Print E-mail
By Paul Holmes NEC Member and Kirklees UNISON Branch Secretary (Personal Capacity)   
Monday, 21 June 2010
unison-support-care-workers.jpgWith the results of the Unison General Secretary election due on Tuesday 22nd June, we reproduce here an article by Left candidate Paul Holmes which was published on the front page of the United Left paper, issued during last week's Unison conference:
 
IRELAND:Cowen and Kenny survive confidence votes… Labour needs to offer a socialist alternative Print E-mail
By Séamus Loughlin   
Monday, 21 June 2010
Brian Cowen survived a confidence vote in the Dail on Wednesday by 5 votes and the day after it was announced that Enda Kenny had won a confidence vote sparked by dissatisfaction on the FG front bench by a similar (supposedly secret) margin. But why is it that the leaders of the two long established bourgeois parties in the state have reached such an impasse at the same time? The answer is clear the economy is in crisis and Labour has overtaken FG in the polls.  
 
[Video] China: Communist or Capitalist? Print E-mail
By Fred Weston   
Friday, 18 June 2010
Fred Weston, from the editorial board of Marxist.com, spoke to a packed house at May Day Books in Minneapolis, MN, USA on June 1st. Around 30 people came to hear Fred present a Marxist analysis of the state of the Chinese economy and the future of 1/5th of humanity. We present here a video of Fred's presentation and the question and answer session, which covered topics as varied as the difference between socialism and communism to an explanation of the Asiatic mode of production.
 
The Housing Question - Part One Print E-mail
By Dan Morley   
Friday, 18 June 2010
councilh.jpgThe question of housing in Britain today reveals much about the character of the crisis that permeates our entire society. Through the medium of housing we can see almost every problem our society faces - from inequality to out of control speculation, health problems to overcrowding, groaning infrastructures to gross regional imbalances and distortions. Dan Morley, in the first of a three part article, looks at the situation facing the housing market today.
 
DVD REVIEW: Battle of Algiers (1966) Print E-mail
By Mr Discs   
Thursday, 17 June 2010
battle_of_algiers.jpgIn the first of a regular column where we look at DVDs which may be of interest to socialists, we pick up on a DVD reissue of the classic film, Battle of Algiers.
 
A new stage in the crisis of capitalism - Part Five Print E-mail
By Alan Woods   
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Alan Woods concludes his analysis of the unfolding crisis of capitalism in Europe and how it is impacting on the organisations of the working class.
 
A new stage in the crisis of capitalism - Part Four Print E-mail
By Alan Woods   
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Alan Woods continues his analysis of the crisis facing European capitalism and their institutions.
 
World Cup Fever Starts To Cool Print E-mail
By Steve Jones   
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
soccercitybefore.jpgAfter months of build up, the World Cup is finally underway. As it approaches the end of the first week, in what is a month-long bloated competition, something has become rather clear. Hype is everything.
 
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The Middle East - What next?

On the 5 year anniversary of the war in Iraq, the position of US imperialism in the Middle East is becoming untenable. US imperialism and their supporters in Europe are facing a potentially devastating defeat. Fred Weston, editor of Marxist.com, talked to the ULU Marxist society on Wednesday and the current situation and the future for the Middle East.

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