Issue 172 of Socialist Appeal is out now. This months journal features:

Editorial: Northern ireland - no way out except for socialism

Britain: Depression from the depression

Scotland: The referendum on independence

Welfare 'reform': Fighting the unemployed instead of unemployment

Royal Mail: Fight to keep the post public

Migrant workers: Super-exploited but fighting back

TUC Youth Document: Does work work for you?

Economics: G20 and the world's poor

The Protectionist Danger

Science: Darwin, religion and Marxism

Our history: The winter of discontent, 1979

Ireland: TU bosses talk; workers ready to fight

Unite elections: Vote for Jerry Hicks scares rightwing

Unite-Amicus elections: Jerry Hicks on the campaign trail

Trade unions: Britains TV industry in crisis

Railway workers fight bosses

Blacklist finally exposed

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