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21 November 2003

Over 200,000 people demonstrate in London – The toppling of George W. Bush

On Tuesday November 18th, President George Bush arrived at Buckingham Palace
for a three-day state visit, complete with red carpets, banquets and cannon
salutes. Outside the palace gates, a huge security operation was under way. Some
5,000 British police officers were on hand to protect the president, along with
the 700 or so secret-service agents Mr Bush brought with him. More than 200,000
people participated in the biggest weekday demo in the history of Britain to
protest at his visit and to cheer the symbolic toppling of his statue.

4 November 2003

Capitalism and Art, or they know the price, but not the value!

Mordachai Peargut Art and literature

A contribution by Mordachai Peargut.

3 November 2003

Why we are launching the Labour Representation Committee

Rob Sewell Archives

Socialist Appeal’s deputy editor, Rob Sewell, interviewed Mick
Rix, the former general secretary of ASLEF and instigator of the new Labour
Representation Committee, about his views and prospects of reclaiming the Labour
Party.

3 November 2003

The one weakness of the outstanding Scottish Marxist John Maclean

Ted Grant British workers' movement

John Maclean was undoubtedly a class fighter and Marxist, but he made one
important mistake, and that was to succumb to the idea that a socialist
revolution would be possible in Scotland, separate from the rest of Britain.
Ted Grant briefly comments on why this was.

3 November 2003

The Challenge to Blairism

Phil Mitchinson Britain

Strikes, demonstrations, political crises, Britain looks a lot different now
than it did when Blair and co came to power. For us the task of the hour is to give
active support to workers struggling to defend jobs and services and carry that
fight over into the Labour Party, into a fight for socialist policies.

1 November 2003

John Maclean – agitator, organiser, educator

Margaret McIntyre British workers' movement

This month marks the 80th anniversary of the death of John Maclean.
Maclean was an outstanding figure. He was Britain’s most famous Marxist
propagandist and revolutionary organiser. At great personal cost, he
hailed the Bolshevik Revolution and fought hard to promote the world
socialist revolution. The following article gives a glimpse of his
life, commitment and contribution to the workers’ movement.

30 October 2003

Swiss railways manager defends centralised planning – Blair could learn something from him

Luca Lombardi Archives

A recent interview in the British newspaper, The Times, with a Swiss
rail manager underlines the disastrous effects of privatisation on the
British rail system. He points out that “You have to have a central
command and control”. Blair should listen.

24 October 2003

Overturn the expulsion of Galloway now!

Rob Sewell Archives

George Galloway, the Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin, was yesterday
expelled from the Labour Party by the three-member National Constitutional
Committee, which is in reality a kangaroo court designed to simply rubber
stamp whatever Blair wants. George Galloway took a clear stand against the
war in Iraq. This is the reason why he was expelled. They had tried to
remove him on the basis of falsified documents “found in Iraq”. As they
were not able to remove him with these, they decided another road.

15 October 2003

The revolutionary dialectic of Republicanism – An Open Letter to Irish Republicans

Alan Woods Archives

The Irish Republican movement has been struggling for a united Ireland for
decades. Today it is no nearer this objective than when it was founded. Marxists
understand that a united Ireland can only be achieved on a socialist basis. So
long as capitalism dominates Ireland there will be division and strife.
Therefore it is time to take stock of the past of the Republican movement and to
draw a balance sheet. Only by such means can we build the revolutionary movement
urgently needed to prevent a further descent into sectarian chaos and achieve
instead the historic task of overthrowing capitalism and constructing the 32
county Socialist Republic.

26 September 2003

Britain – Labour Party Conference: NHS, Hutton Inquiry, Brent East… – Blairism on the rocks

Phil Mitchinson Archives

The 2003 Labour Party Conference meets at a critical moment. After six
years of Labour government nothing has been solved for the majority of working
people who look to Labour to tackle the problems they face. Phil
Mitchinson analyses the situation. This article was also published in the
latest issue of the British Socialist Appeal.

8 September 2003

2003 Congress: TUC must support workers in struggle

The Communist Archives

The British TUC (Trades Union Congress) Congress opens up today. NUJ
General Secretary and TUC General Council member Jeremy Dear spoke to
Socialist Appeal about the tasks and perspectives for the trade union movement

1 September 2003

Britain: Crucial Election Gears up in AMICUS!

Kris Lawrie Archives

The forthcoming elections in
AMICUS to elect the 48 lay member executive for the newly formed union of
730,000 members will be the beginning of a new era for workers in a whole range
of industries. For many on the left over the years, the prospect of electing a
leftwing executive committee to the former AEEU could only be a wild dream from
which they would have expected to wake up at any minute. Yet the prospect is now
very real.

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