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Winston Churchill made a famous speech 60 years ago this month, heralding the beginning of the Cold War. Ian Birchall looks at its consequences

Tower Hamlets Over 300 people came to a Stop the War rally in Tower Hamlets, east London on Wednesday of last week. The audience, which reflected the diversity of the local community, heard speakers including George Galloway, Rose Gentle and Tony Benn.

The London anti-war demonstration on 18 March will be one of a series of events taking place across the world.

This is a film about a young gang leader named Tsotsi who lives on the dangerous and crime-ridden streets of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Activists are still occupying Dalston Theatre in east London against Hackney council’s threatened demolition.

Next week we will know if 1.5 million workers are ready to confront the government in what the unions are calling the biggest action since the General Strike of 1926.

It is with great sorrow that Socialist Worker says goodbye to Linda Smith.

Rank and file firefighters in the FBU union are campaigning to get the biggest possible no vote to a pensions deal put forward by government ministers and the union’s leadership.

BA war council British Airways (BA) bosses are refusing to back off over attacks on pensions and could soon face strikes by thousands of workers.

Resurrection BluesDirector Robert AltmanThe Old Vic theatre, LondonUntil 22 April www.oldvictheatre.com This was Arthur Miller’s last play, completed just a month before his death.

Socialist Worker last week reported that newspapers were carrying a quote from "a PCS spokesperson" on the current pensions negotiations for the civil service. The PCS says the comments made by the spokesperson were badly misrepresented by the newspapers.

I've decided to talk today on the title: "Is a patient-led NHS possible?" I went to a conference last October hosted by something called the New Health Network.