Class Struggle
n°77
March 2008
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Britain - Northern Rock ”nationalisation” - plugging the holes of a crisis-ridden system
The uproar caused in certain circles by the so-called "nationalisation" of Northern Rock, on 17 February, was nothing short of hilarious. Shadow chancellor George Osborne, declared with all due solemnity that this marked "the day Labour's reputation for economic competence died". As to his party leader, David … - 2
The war in Iraq - Five years on and no end in sight!
On March 20th, it will be exactly five years since the first US and British missiles hit Iraq, in 2003. Yet, if the British media are anything to go by, at the time this journal is going to press, it would seem as if Britain's involvement in the Iraq war … - 3
Kenya - A lethal legacy of political privilege
On February 29th, after two months of violence which left 1,500 people dead, thousands mutilated and hundreds of thousands homeless, Kenya's politicians finally struck a deal over the disputed December 2007 presidential election. A two-party system is to be set up with the office of prime minister having executive … - 4
Russia - Putin, arbiter of a precarious equilibrium
The following article has been translated from the monthly journal of our French comrades of Lutte Ouvrière (Lutte de Classe#110 - February 2008) . It was written before the presidential election took place. We are publishing it nevertheless, as it describes the context of this election and discusses …