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THE CLASSICS OF MARXISM

Four great works in one book

By Steve Jones
Thursday, 10 February 2011
MIDNIGHT: Thousands of people are still out in the streets of Cairo and other cities in Eygpt. People are moving - but no one knows where to. Confusion is everywhere.

Mubarak to go? UPDATED

By Socialist Appeal
Thursday, 10 February 2011
According to news sources, Mubarak may be on the point of being forced out of office. The army have issued a statement about how they intend to "support the legitimate demands of the people" which many are interpreting as code for "Mubarak - time to go!" Sources predict that this may be confimed later tonight (UK Time).UPDATE: he says he is not going yet - we have arrived at a critical point!

Inflation: Hitting The Poorest Hardest

By Adam Booth (Cambridge Marxists)
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Earlier this year, it was announced by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) that inflation had risen from November to December, with the Consumer Prices Index going up from 3.3% to 3.7% and the Retail Prices Index (PRI) – which includes housing costs such as mortgage interest payments and council tax – rising from 4.7% to 4.8%. Inflation was persistently high throughout 2010, with an average RPI of 4.6% - the highest since 1991.

Egyptian workers take the lead

By Alan Woods
Wednesday, 09 February 2011
There are situations in which mass demonstrations are sufficient to bring about the fall of a regime. But Egypt is not one of them. All the efforts of the masses to bring about the overthrow of Mubarak through demonstrations and street protests have so far failed to achieve their principal objective.

London demonstration in solidarity with the Egyptian revolution

By Eddie Kacar

Wednesday, 09 February 2011

On Saturday (5th February) around one thousand people – Egyptians, Londoners and others ‑ gathered outside the United States embassy and later marched through central London to the Egyptian embassy. The protest was called to show solidarity with the revolutionary struggle of the people of Egypt.

NEXT DEMO: RALLY AT TRAFALGAR SQ THIS SAT. 12.00 - 14.00

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