Class Struggle
n°54
January 2004
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Britain - Labour paves Howard's way
Michael Howard's uncontested takeover of the Conservative leadership on 6 November 2003, was generally considered to mark a new departure for the party, indicating that, for the first time since 1997, senior Tories think they are again in a position to challenge Labour. Since the massive vote against them … - 2
Britain - Working hours - the more they are ”cut”, the longer they get
When they came into force, on 1st October 1998, the Working Time Regulations were the first piece of legislation ever introduced in Britain which limited working hours for all, in almost every field of activity - to a maximum of 48 hours per week. It was also the first time … - 3
Iraq - Behind Bush's ”exit strategy”
Defence secretary Geoff Hoon started the new year by stating that he expected that British troops would still be in Iraq in 2005. He then proceeded to explain painstakingly that "instead of, in a sense, being legally an occupying power we will be there in support of a transitional … - 4
Congo (ex-Zaïre) - A country looted by warlords and imperialist companies
Officially the war is over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaïre. Theoretically, in 2002 all foreign troops left the country - both those from Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola, which supported the government's side, and those from Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, which were on the anti-government side. And the … - 5
Documents - Lutte Ouvrière: ”<i>The programmatic foundations of our policy</i>”
The following text is the translation of a document adopted by the 33th conference of our sister organisation in France, Lutte Ouvrière, which took place in Paris, on 6-7th December. As its title indicates it is meant to encapsulate the political tradition and approach on which our tendency is based. …