Issues

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Issue - 2092
Dated - 15 Mar 2008
Stop this endless war

They promised a new era "free from dictatorship". Instead the invasion of Iraq has delivered untold misery, violence and murder. Five years ago, as the US and British armies marched triumphantly into Iraq, George Bush and Tony Blair declared a victory "for democracy in the Middle East".

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40,000 march in London to mark fifth anniversary of Iraq war

Some 40,000 anti-war protesters took part in today's march in London to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
15 March 2008
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Glasgow anti-war march draws over 5,000

Over 5,000 people marched through Glasgow on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
15 March 2008
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Comment

Budget attacks the poor and benefits the rich

New Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling’s first budget has been generally described as dull. The reality for working people is more of the same. But while the repetition of all that has gone before – tax cuts for the rich and attacks on the poor – may be familiar, it is still deeply unpleasant.
13 March 2008
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Victories confirmed for Student Respect at Essex and Goldsmiths students’ unions

Student Respect national committee members Dominic Kavakeb and Jennifer Jones have been elected to two of the most important student union sabbatical positions in the country.
12 March 2008
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Acas fails to resolve dispute

PCS members in Acas, the government conciliation service, have voted for action over pay.
11 March 2008
Celebrating International Women’s Day
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Celebrating International Women’s Day

Among the many events staged to mark International Women’s Day last week was the Capital Woman conference in London. The highlight of the event was a speech by the black revolutionary Angela Davis.
11 March 2008
NHS round-up
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NHS round-up

Protest just what doctor ordered Respect’s Left List has helped launch a campaign to stop the takeover of three GP practices in north London by US multinational United Health.
11 March 2008
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Local government bosses forced into talks

Negotiations between unions and Birmingham council bosses over the imposition of a single status pay deal were continuing as Socialist Worker went to press.
11 March 2008
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What We Think

More broken promises over Remploy

This week has seen a disgraceful betrayal of disabled workers at Remploy. Some 28 factories are closing and thousands are losing their jobs.
11 March 2008
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What We Think

Jacqui Smith’s stealth tactics over identity cards

Home secretary Jacqui Smith has announced that ID cards are to become compulsory for "foreign nationals" – people in Britain from outside the European Union.
11 March 2008
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What We Think

A single state is the only just solution for Palestine and Israel

People across the world are rightly horrified at the appalling violence and cruelty that has been meted out by Israel’s armed forces against the Palestinian population of Gaza.
11 March 2008
Spinning neoliberalism
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Spinning neoliberalism

Neoliberalism and the embracing of the free market were not introduced in the US and Britain by accident or as a result only of the much vaunted hidden hand of the market. They had to be argued for, written about, and put into place by concrete actions.
11 March 2008