Class Struggle
n°92
July 2011
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Britain - June 30th: a second step, but many more will be required!
The public sector strike on June 30th was undoubtedly a success, at least within the limits that the union leaderships had set. Out of the 750,000 or so public sector workers who were called out on that day, those who took an active part in the strike were probably not … - 2
NHS: Con-Dem continuity hits the buffers
The Coalition government is on its back foot over its NHS reforms - even if PM Cameron has been reluctant to admit it. The media are already accusing him of another U-turn. But whatever now happens to the "Health and Social Care Bill" - which was paused in its … - 3
Britain - The McNulty report: propping up capital's parasitism on the railways
As if the privatisation of the railways, implemented by a Tory government 15 years ago, had not have caused enough damage, the coalition government seems now intent on introducing more changes, which are bound to aggravate this damage even more. These changes, if implemented, are supposed to be based … - 4
The Paris Commune, 140 years ago - The first concrete form of workers' power
The following article is translated from the journal published by our French comrades of Lutte Ouvrière ("Lutte des Classes" #136, May-June 2011). "Of late, the Social Democratic philistine has once more been filled with wholesome terror at the words Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Well and good, gentlemen, do … - 5
Lenin - In memory of the Commune
The following article, written by Lenin in April 1911 for the 40th anniversary of the Paris Commune, was published in Rabochaya Gazeta (the "workers' paper"). Forty years have passed since the proclamation of the Paris Commune. In accordance with tradition, the French workers paid homage to the memory of …