Class Struggle
n°64
November 2005
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Britain - New attacks against the working class - Blair's swan song?
Prime minister Tony Blair was not in very good shape this November. Everyone was asking how long he could carry on as PM - and this time, for strictly domestic reasons. The deteriorating situation in Iraq did not even come into it, or not directly. In fact the current … - 2
Iraq war - From the ”war on terror” to a bloody tinderbox
Over the past weeks, Blair has been tying himself in knots for the sake of his personal "war on terrorism". His legislation to criminalise "incitement of terrorism" finally got through by jus one vote - which was already a big setback, considering Labour's 66-seat majority. But even then, this … - 3
The oil crisis - The ”majors” hold the planet to ransom
Today, oil prices are 200% higher than they were in 2003 and 300% higher than in 1999. Every commentator seems to take it for granted that these high prices are here to stay. Against this background, the largest international oil companies, the so-called "majors", are reaping unprecedented increases in … - 4
Sierra Leone - Britain's other invasion - 5 years on
More than 5 years ago, on 7 May 2000, British troops landed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. This was the first major intervention by the British army in sub-Saharan Africa since the end of its bloody campaign in Kenya, in 1964. At the time, Blair's government claimed … - 5
USA - A split from the AFL-CIO which has nothing to do with workers' interests
Over the past period, Britain's union leaders have been trying to make up for the fall in membership and dues income by establishing increasingly large unions, through multi-way mergers. The same "strategic turn" has been advocated for years, for the same reasons, by union leaders in the US. However, at …