Nov 10th demo: Even more pictures
Here are even more pictures from the demo called by the NUS and UCU on November 10th in london against cuts in education
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Nov 10th Demo: More Pictures
Here are some more pictures from the Nov 10th demo against cuts in education.
Over 50,00 demonstrate in London against education cuts
Yestersday’s NUS/UCU demo in London against attacks on further education
attracted over 50,000 mainly students, who came in their numbers from
all over the country. Many of these were young people demonstrating for
the first time ever. It will not be the last. As the attacks start to
bite, more and more youth will come into activity and draw the political
conclusions.
Fight Cuts in Education and Public Services! Nationalise the Banks!
If anyone still
had any illusions that “we are all in this together”, the Browne Report
and the
Comprehensive Spending Review quickly shattered them. By their actions
this
Coalition has shown it is a government of the rich, by the rich, for the
rich.
USA analysis: The Midterm elections
In the recent midterm elections, the
Republicans made a dramatic comeback after their electoral routing just
two years ago. They gained several governorships, seats in the Senate,
and took full control of the US House of Representatives. How was this
possible?
Fighting the cuts means fighting for socialism
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in
Manchester, around 70 people gathered in the Friends’ Meeting House to debate
how best to fight the onslaught of cuts this Tory government is about to
unleash.
1917: Lessons from the past
We conclude our series of articles on the Russian revolution of 1917
with an item first published online in 2007 to mark the 90th anniversary
itself. It is being reproduced here and in the current issue of
Socialist Appeal in a revised form.
The October Days (Part Two)
As part of our build up to the 93rd anniversary of the Russian
Revolution of Nov 1917, we reproduce the second of two extracts from
Lenin’s widow Krupskaya’s book ‘Reminiscences of Lenin." Dealing wth the
October events and the build up to the revolution itself, this account
provides a marvelous picture of the unfolding struggle.
The October Days (Part One)
As part of our build up to the 93rd anniversary of the Russian
Revolution of Nov 1917, we reproduce the first of two extracts from Lenin’s widow Krupskaya’s book
‘Reminiscences of Lenin." Dealing wth the October events and the build
up to the revolution itself, this account provides a marvelous picture
of the unfolding struggle.
1917: From July to October
As part of the build-up to the 93rd anniversary of the Russian
Revolution of November 1917, we reproduce here chapter 26 of Leon
Trotsky’s My Life, headed From July to October.
Where is the Venezuelan revolution going?
A contribution to the discussion on property and the tasks of the revolution.
The September elections in Venezuela have posed some
serious questions before the Bolivarian Revolution. The opposition has
organized a noisy campaign in the media to present themselves as
"winners", despite the fact that they lost. What is the purpose of this
campaign?
Fighting The Cuts
As the scale of the cuts start to sink in, we look at the background to this crisis and ask – why has this happened?