Class Struggle
n°76
January 2008
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Britain - It's time to present them with the bill!
Note: The following article was not published in the paper version of our journal for lack of space. Nevertheless, due to its circumstantial interest we decided to reproduce it in our internet edition. The new year started with energy companies announcing price rises. Npower said it would raise prices … - 2
Britain - NHS: 60 years of ”not enough”, and they're still cutting
This year the National Health Service will turn 60 years old. PM Gordon Brown has not waited for the official celebrations due this summer. He is already boasting about the "world class" NHS, which is better and bigger than ever before, thanks to its staff, but mostly thanks to Labour … - 3
Britain - Labour's empty promises on housing
Soon after Brown took over from Blair, the government "discovered" that there was a housing crisis in Britain. At the September Labour party conference, for instance, Brown's speech included much hand-wringing over the "young couples who've told me - we work hard, we save, we play by the rules, … - 4
Pakistan - After Benazir Bhutto's murder
The truth about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder of the leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Benazir Bhutto, on 27 December 2007, may never be fully known. In fact, no-one can even be sure as to what really killed her. Did she die of a gunshot before a … - 5
South-Africa- Factional struggles in the ANC, class struggle on the ground
On 18 December 2007, delegates to the annual conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) inflicted a humiliating defeat on South-African president Thabo Mbeki, by voting him out of his position as leader of the party. Instead, his ex-deputy, Jacob Zuma, was elected leader of the ANC by two …