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Issue - 2318
Dated - 01 Sep 2012
'Seven medals but now the Tories want my benefits'

Paralympic gold medallist and world record holder Tara Flood faces a test that could see her lose her disability benefits, she told Socialist Worker.

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Neville Alexander (1936-2012)
Obituaries

Neville Alexander (1936-2012)

Neville Alexander, who has died of cancer aged 75, devoted his life to the struggle against apartheid and for socialism.
29 August 2012
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Comment

Trivialising rape won’t help challenge imperialism

Arguments about the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have divided the left and dominated the media over the last week. The debate has centred on the question of rape.
28 August 2012
'Atos forced me to crawl on the floor in tears'
News

‘Atos forced me to crawl on the floor in tears’

"I was forced to crawl across the floor in tears of pain and humiliation."
28 August 2012
'Seven medals but now the Tories want my benefits'
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‘Seven medals but now the Tories want my benefits’

Paralympic gold medallist and world record holder Tara Flood faces a test that could see her lose her disability benefits, she told Socialist Worker.
28 August 2012
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What We Think

Pensions fight not over

This week’s ballot results from local government workers in the Unite and Unison unions are a blow to the fight to stop Tory attacks on public sector pensions. Both groups accepted deals that will see them work longer for less.
28 August 2012
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What We Think

Capitalist competition holds back progress

We’re told that capitalist competition is what drives society forward. This myth is central to how capitalism justifies itself.
28 August 2012
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News

News round-up

No prosecutions over Dale Farm Basildon council in Essex has dropped prosecutions against 14 activists involved in defending Travellers at Dale Farm last year.
28 August 2012
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International

No action against US troops who urinated on dead Afghans

Three US marines who were videoed in Afghanistan urinating on the bodies of dead Afghans will not face criminal charges, the US military has announced.
28 August 2012
Fury over NHS cuts fuels protests against Tories
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Fury over NHS cuts fuels protests against Tories

Three big local demonstrations to defend local hospitals will take place across London on 15 September. Protests are organised for Ealing, Brent and Greenwich. A fourth demonstration will hit the streets of Hammersmith on 22 September.
28 August 2012
Unite and kick out the racist EDL
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Unite and kick out the racist EDL

Thousands of people were set to take the streets to stop the racist English Defence League (EDL) in Waltham Forest, east London, this Saturday.
28 August 2012
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International

International round-up

Corrie’s an death ‘accident’, says Israel An Israeli court has ruled that 23 year old activist Rachel Corrie’s death in 2003 was an "accident". An Israeli army bulldozer crushed her as she blocked its approach to a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip. Her family, who brought the civil case, plan to appeal.
28 August 2012
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International

Huge protest march in Quebec

Some 100,000 protesters marched through Quebec in Canada on Wednesday of last week to mark the six month anniversary of the student strike movement against tuition fee rises there.
28 August 2012