Class Struggle
n°33
July 2000
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Britain - Dover tragedy - a sick and murderous system
The news that 58 Chinese immigrants had been found suffocated to death in the back of a truck carrying a consignment of tomatoes, in Dover, came as a shock for most people. It shed brutal light on the plight of these immigrants, who were desperate enough to risk their lives … - 2
Britain - Football - winning the profit match
Hooliganism provided the media with plenty of headlines at the time of the England versus Germany match (in the Belgian town of Charleroi) on the 17th June. But more discreet coverage was given to the £2bn deal tied up just a week before between the British TV channels and the … - 3
Spain - 25 years ago - a controlled transition from dictatorship to parliamentary democracy
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, in October 1975, Franco's death ended almost four decades of dictatorship in Spain. There followed a transitional period in which the Spanish left-wing parties - that is the Workers' Socialist Party (PSOE) and the Communist Party (PCE) - played a decisive role in … - 4
Spain - After the March 12th general election - the left-wing in crisis
The result of the recent Spanish general election, on March 12th, was a spectacular step backwards for the left wing parties. This slide back was even greater than in the European and local election in June 1999. The right wing "People's Party" led by José Maria Aznar, which has been …