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Letters
16 February 2010Should socialists vote for the Labour Party? I teach in a primary school in London. At work people are aware of the despicable things Labour has done to our lives and education. During the London mayor elections in 2008 most teachers in my school voted Green or abstained. But things have changed. Teachers are talking about how scared they are of a Tory government – they started Sats, league tables and Ofsted. David Cameron has become the staffroom’s hate figure.
Business agenda at the heart of parliamentary corruption
09 February 2010Parliament is rotten to the core. Three Labour MPs – David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine – and one Tory peer are facing criminal charges over their expenses.
Who do you vote for?
09 February 2010The prospect of the Tories in government rightly fills many workers with horror. The party of Eton boys and bonus-grabbing bankers, the party that openly celebrates capitalism, could soon be in Number 10.
Tory flip-flop over cuts shows their weakness
02 February 2010Spot the difference. Last April, David Cameron strutted the stage at the Tory spring conference, talking tough. He declared an "age of austerity", and boasted that the Tories would face up to the "incredibly tough decisions" on government spending.
The real face of the Tories
12 January 2010David Cameron moved to attack immigrants this week as the Tories proved they’re still the nasty party.
Thatcher behind closed doors
05 January 2010The newly released archives from 1979 give an insight into Margaret Thatcher’s thinking. They also show that, in private, Tories are even more reactionary than they are in public.
Ticket office closures will make London’s tube less safe
15 December 2009London’s Tory mayor Boris Johnson is preparing a £5 billion cuts programme on London Underground, which will mean the closure of 144 station ticket offices and threats to 1,200 jobs.
Leon Kuhn: Peddling Tory dogma
15 December 2009Quotes from the week's news
08 December 2009"One agent did come up with something – the ‘45 minutes’, allegedly discussed in a high level Iraqi political meeting."Former British intelligence officer and now Tory MP Adam Holloway on Tony Blair’s "dodgy dossier" and the claim that Iraq could deploy Weapons of Mass Destruction quickly
Scottish independence: Is Britain set to break up?
08 December 2009Will David Cameron be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom? With the prospect of a Tory government looming in 2010, the argument for independence is once again front page news in Scotland.
Gordon Brown’s government to slash jobs and services
08 December 2009The war of words between Labour and the Tories over who can slash more of public services stepped up this week.
Labour’s welfare plans far from radical
01 December 2009Over the last few weeks both Labour and the Tories have announced plans to restructure education, health and social services after next year’s election.
Quotes from the week’s news
24 November 2009‘I’ve got absolutely nothing against women. Who cooks my dinner? How did my wonderful children appear? Women – you can’t do without them.’ Sir Jeremy Bagge, who opposed selection of Liz Truss as Tory candidate for South West Norfolk, responds to accusations he’s anti-women
Letters
13 October 2009Is Labour a friend to working class people? The Tories and New Labour are no more than bullies who are competing with each other to see who can be the most vile to ill and unemployed people.
The Tories' far right friends
06 October 2009The Tories showed their more sinister side through the European allies they invited to their conference.
The Tories: a nasty party that represents the bosses
06 October 2009The Tories are back. Labour’s love affair with power and business has laid the basis for what is presented as a changed Conservative Party.
Don't fall for Labour's rhetoric: act now to shape the future
29 September 2009The only argument left to justify a vote for Labour at the next election is to warn that a victory for the Tories will mean a return to the brutal policies of Margaret Thatcher.
Is the Labour Party finished?
29 September 2009Elected on a wave of revulsion with the Tories in 1997, New Labour today is in crisis. The party faces wipeout at the next election. Opinion polls predict it could lose 17 of its 44 MPs in London alone.
2nd May 1997 - Bush Theatre
22 September 2009Do you remember how it felt to wake up in 1997 with the bitter Tory years behind you?
The economy: lying to justify cuts
15 September 2009‘Voters back Tories to cut public spending", screamed the Sunday Times this week. A YouGov poll shows that people want public spending cuts rather than tax increases, Rupert Murdoch’s paper claimed.
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