Our history
Socialist Appeal is the Marxist voice of Labour and youth. The ideas of Marxism have a long and rich heritage within the British labour movement. We defend these traditions today.
November 2008
Southampton Ford Workers Walk Out
Hundreds of workers downed tools on Tuesday 21st October two hours
before their shift was due to end. This was the first round in a
battle to save the Southampton plant. A workforce of 1,100 make
Transits there. They are already on a four day week as the recession
starts to bite.
Fight NTU Union Derecognition
Nottingham Trent University has declared war on the University and
College Union (UCU). On 4 July 2008 the university wrote to UCU and
said it was aware that it should give nine months’ notice, but had
decided to terminate the agreement to recognise the union on 4 October
2008.
The U.S. Elections and the Working Class
Elections can reveal a lot about a country, and the fast-approaching
U.S. presidential election is proving to be no exception. Above all,
the current election shows just how much working Americans need their
own political representation. This fact is expressed and cynically
taken advantage of by Barack Obama’s campaign slogan: “Change We Can
Believe In.” Even the “old guard” represented by John McCain has had to
raise the idea of change in his campaign rhetoric.
US Elections: Just Who is Joe Biden?
Millions have hoped against hope that Barack Obama represents real
change. But these sincere hopes were dealt another blow with the
selection of Senator Joseph Biden from Delaware as Obama’s vice
presidential running mate. Biden has had a long career in politics, and
is often portrayed as a “liberal.” However, a brief look at his
policies only goes to show the sorry state that bourgeois liberalism
finds itself in!