Class Struggle
n°69
September 2006
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Britain - Politicians' squabbles versus working class politics
The latest storm in Downing Street's tea cup marked the re-opening of the silly season. Just like last year at the same time, the rivalries within Labour's top spheres re-surfaced in the run-up to the party's annual conference. Except that, as time goes by, the contenders for Blair's mantle are … - 2
Britain - Labour's ”terrorist” scare mongering turns into a dangerous farce
On 10 August, just as Israeli troops were staging their massive land invasion of south Lebanon with Blair's benevolent support, the biggest terrorist scare ever seen in Britain was launched by his government. Round-the-clock news bulletins announced the discovery of an "apocalyptic terrorist plot" aimed at "detonating liquid bombs … - 3
Britain - An attack against immigrant workers is an attack against all workers
On the 22 August, the Home Office published its review of migration into Britain both from outside Europe and from the first 8 European "accession" states - Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia - the so-called "A8". Its "Accession Monitoring Report" was meant to provide an … - 4
Lebanon - State terrorism at work against the populations
As this issue goes to press, contingents of soldiers from the EU and other countries like Turkey, are landing in Lebanon to join UNIFIL, the UN "peace-keeping" task force, which will occupy a buffer zone in the south of the country, between the Litani river and the Israeli border. … - 5
Iran - Is US policy toward Iran taking a new turn?
Bush's and Blair's rants against the Iranian regime have featured high in their public rhetoric over the past years, whether it be to explain away the bloody chaos created by their own invasion of Iraq or to justify their support for Israel's aggression against Lebanon. And of course, there has …