Class Struggle
n°97
October 2012
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Britain - After October 20th - the working class will have to make its own future
The 140,000 protesters who joined the TUC October 20th marches in London, Glasgow and Belfast, certainly went back home with the sense that, collectively, they would be holding a very powerful lever in their hands if they were to seriously fight back together, against the bosses' and their government's attacks. … - 2
Britain - NHS under the ConDem sledge hammer
The NHS in England is changing fast - much faster than anyone could have expected. The ConDem cuts and reforms look to be the last straw. Where will it all end? In fact the answer to this question depends, not on the government's plans, but on the ability of the … - 3
South Africa - After Marikana - a social time-bomb waiting to explode
The wave of unofficial strikes which started in early August in the South-African platinum mines, made the headlines after police shot dead 34 strikers and injured 78, on 16 August, at Lonmin's Marikana mine. Since then, and for well over two months now, this strike wave has ebbed and … - 4
Libya - The rule of the militias
On October 23rd it will have been exactly one year since Libya was officially declared "free" by the governments of the imperialist powers, after seven months of "humanitarian" carpet bombing which they carried under the official pretext of protecting the Libyan population from Gaddafi's guns. However, if it was … - 5
Afghanistan - The US bogged down in its longest war
In October, the war in Afghanistan entered its 12th year. On that day, a Guardian editorial entitled "Afghanistan, beating the retreat", predicted that the western withdrawal was likely to come earlier than expected. A few days later, the Daily Telegraph claimed that Chancellor George Osborne was pushing for more troops …