Class Struggle
n°115
May 2022
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Britain - Partygate, Brexit, inflation and attacks on jobs: will there be a fightback?
Boris Johnson remains firmly implanted in 10 Downing Street, for the time being at least, despite repeated calls for his resignation. His walkabout with Ukraine's president Zelenskyy along the streets Kyiv on 10 April, ahead of any other world leader and now his "statesman-like" visits to Sweden and Finland, to … - 2
Britain - Elderly Social care in England: a gruesome tale
It took the catastrophic effects of the Covid pandemic on Britain's elderly population to bring the already near-collapsing state of adult social care to public attention. The arrival of the coronavirus turned what had been a slow but sure attrition in this neglected, largely unregulated, privatised-for-profit sector, into sudden and … - 3
Ukraine - The war in Ukraine prelude to major conflict?
Translated from the journal of our French sister organisation: "Lutte de Classe" #223, April 2022While European and American political leaders pour arms into Ukraine and glorify the population's resistance, they insist at the same time that "there is no question of deploying Nato troops or planes" on Ukrainian soil. … - 4
Russia - Russian society and Putin’s fratricidal war
Translated from the journal of our French sister organisation: "Lutte de Classe" #223, April 2022Everyone was shocked by the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's army on February 24. Who could even have imagined the possibility of a war between Russians and Ukrainians let alone the horrifying massacre of civilians …