Class Struggle
n°70
November 2006
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War in Iraq - Western aggression keeps backfiring
We reproduce below several short articles, which were originally published as editorials of Workers' Fight workplace bulletins over the past few weeks. 17 Oct - Enough of this bloodbath! Troops out now! The latest assessment of the price paid by the Iraqi population for the invasion of their … - 2
Britain - Labour's veil of hypocrisy
It was Jack Straw, former Foreign Secretary to Blair, who took it on himself to start talking about the niqab, or face veil, this Autumn, sparking off yet more Muslim-focussed headlines. As member of parliament for the old working class mill-town of Blackburn in Lancashire, for some 30 years, … - 3
Britain - ”Age discrimination” legislation - age-old attacks on working conditions
On 1st October, legislation against age discrimination at work finally came into effect, after many delays, supposedly to implement a European directive. It was heralded by the government as introducing "important new rights and opportunities" for workers. Despite this rosy picture, however, this is very far from … - 4
Northern Ireland - The charade of the ”St Andrews to-be-agreed document”
Ever since the so-called "Good Friday agreement", in 1998, Northern Ireland has been Blair's favourite trump card, for use whenever he has to try to revamp Labour's image. It is no wonder, therefore, that given the disastrous consequences of his criminal policies in Iraq and Afghanistan, not to mention his … - 5
North Korea - The power games of the imperialist ”nuclear gang”
On October 9th, western newspaper headlines screamed of "nuclear provocation" by North Korea. This followed announcements made by the US Geological Services and South Korea's Intelligence, claiming that, according to seismic measurements, North Korea had just carried out an underground nuclear test. In fact, to date no-one is absolutely …