Class Struggle
n°83
April 2009
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Economic crisis - ”Regulating” this crisis-prone capitalist system is no answer
As we go to press, the G20 summit is about to be held in London. In the run-up to this summit, a huge media campaign promoted Brown's plan to, quite simply, lead the planet's 20 richest countries into adopting a "worldwide response to the crisis" capable of dealing with the … - 2
Britain - The bosses' job and wage-cutting spree and the union leaders' ”aid package”
Ever since the credit crunch arrived - roughly the autumn of 2007 - workers have been expected to bear its cost on behalf of the bosses, by accepting cuts in jobs, wages and conditions. In addition, many employers are using the opportunity to introduce measures which they have always … - 3
Britain - Royal Mail: the government's latest shark-lure
On the 25 February this year, the government presented its Postal Services Bill to the House of Lords, outlining its proposals for what it euphemistically calls the "modernisation" of Royal Mail. There are two main proposals in the bill - the "part-privatisation" of Royal Mail, i.e. the sale of … - 4
Northern Ireland - The ”peace process” only swept the issues under a respectable, but sectarian, carpet
The murders of a policeman and two British soldiers claimed by dissident Republicans of the "Real" and "Continuity" IRA (RIRA and CIRA), early in March, were bloody-minded and pointless. Targeting foot soldiers of the British state, especially army personnel about to be sent to Afghanistan - with the prospect of …