Class Struggle
n°56
July 2004
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Britain - 10 June: a kicking for Blair and his government
It was generally predicted that Blair and the Labour Party would be humiliated in the 10 June elections and they were. This was not just because of Blair's joint war with Bush against Iraq, but also because of the increasing discredit of his government with regard to domestic policy, at … - 2
Britain - The Respect coalition - balance sheet and future
In the 10 June European election, the presence of "Respect - the unity coalition", whose driving force was the Socialist Workers' Party (SWP), was a first for Britain. Up to then, the far left had not stood more than a handful of candidates in any election, although it put forward … - 3
Britain - Religious hypocrisy, ”multiculturalism” and women's oppression
The 15 June High Court ruling on Shabina Begum's case has opened up a can of worms. The resulting reactions have been heavily loaded with hypocrisy and political demagogy. Not that there should have been much ground for controversy in this ruling, which merely upholds the decision of Denbigh … - 4
Iraq - ”Democratic process” or civil war?
As this issue of our journal goes to print, Bush is expected to proclaim the "end of the occupation" of Iraq within 10 days, on 30 June, together with the "handover of Iraqi sovereignty" to the new Iraqi government which replaced the puppet Interim Government Council on 1st June. … - 5
USA - ”ABB”: demonising Bush to justify supporting the Democrats
The following article was originally written at the end of April by the American Trotskyist group "The Spark" and published in its quarterly (Class Struggle #43). When the results of the 2 March 2004 "Super Tuesday" primaries confirmed the obvious - that John Kerry would win the Democratic Party's …