Class Struggle
n°40
September 2001
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Britain - The working class and the housing crisis, from Thatcher to Blair
That the lives of large sections of the working class should be plagued by housing problems is nothing new. As far back as 1872, Frederick Engels noted in his pamphlet "The Housing question" that this situation was a feature built into capitalism, which would only end with capitalist exploitation itself. … - 2
Britain - ”Anti-globalisation” and the SWP's global renunciation
It is now commonplace for most revolutionary organisations to describe the series of protests against "globalisation" which have taken place over the past two years as the expression of a "new radicalism", particularly among the youth. Most prominent among these organisations is the Socialist Workers' Party in Britain, which goes … - 3
USA - Against the threat of job cuts, union leaders want.. closer partnership
The long series of large-scale job cuts which has been announced in Britain over the past few months has been blamed on a threatening recession in the USA. And indeed, in the United States itself, the redundancy programmes announced are even more extensive. Whether these announcements will be carried out … - 4
Jamaica - Down the nationalist blind alley - gang rule and poverty
During July of this year, reports appeared in the British press about an eruption of violence in Kingston, capital city of Jamaica. It was sparked by a police raid, allegedly to search for weapons held by drug gangs in Tivoli Gardens, which, unlike it its name suggests, is an impoverished …