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Support Grows For Bolton Strike!

Nearly sixty people came to the rally, outside a governors' meeting, against the Academy at Withins School, Bolton with strikers, parents, students and delegations from other schools and workplaces... reports Jason Travis

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PR 2008 Event - 27-29 June - University London Union, London; FinalTimetable

PR EVENT FINAL TIMETABLE

Permanent Revolution 2008 event

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France, May 1968 – ‘Everything was possible’

At the start of 1968 France had 550,000 students, well over a third of them located in Paris. Their numbers had nearly tripled since 1960. This spectacular growth was a reflection of the changing needs of French capitalism, which had undergone a feverish technological renewal in the 10 years following de Gaulle’s seizure of power in 1958….writes Emile Gallet…

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Update on Mohammad Hussain - facing deportation tomorrow

Mohammad is still due to be deported to Iraq tomorrow (Wednesday) at 17.05 from Heathrow airport. He was moved on Monday from Lindholme detention centre to Campsfield detention centre in Oxfordshire – nearer to Heathrow.

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Defend the Unison 4

The four unison members under attack have now had their disciplinary hearings postponed.
The new dates for the hearings are May 14th,15th and 16th.
All supporters are urged to attend a lobby on Wednesday 14th May from 8.30 am

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Chris Harman: ISJ 118: From the credit crunch to the spectre of global crisis: Review (part 2)

In the second part of our review of Chris Harman's recent article in ISJ 118, Bill Jefferies looks in more detail at Harman's argument that the credit crunch has arisen out of a "savings-investment gap"....

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Chris Harman: ISJ 118: From the credit crunch to the spectre of global crisis: Review (part 1)

Chris Harman of the SWP writing in the latest issue of International Socialism (ISJ 118) attempts to unearth the roots of the current credit crunch that started in August 2007 with the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US. In a time of such financial turmoil and a probable recession in the US, what does this tell us about the state of global capitalism today?...writes Graham Balmer...

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A workers’ army built from scratch

To make a revolution we will have to smash the existing armed forces and build our own, democratic workers state.
“It can’t be done”, is the response we are often met with. But it can - it was. In this article on the Red Army, built during the Russian Revolution, Colin Lloyd shows how it was done, and how, against the odds, the armed power of the working class defeated a powerful counter-revolution

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Livingstone out; Labour to follow?

Livingstone’s defeat, the collapse of Labour’s support countrywide and the revitalisation of the Tories under the aegis of a clique of Eton-educated public school toffs is nothing if not a salutary lesson....writes Tony Jones...

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May 1968 to May 2008: The Struggle Continues

International Workers Day provided the opportunity for French workers and youth to demonstrate that the fighting spirit of May 68 is still alive and kicking in France, despite President Sarkozy’s desire to shut the door on legacy of that magnificent moment in working class history, writes Christina Duval.

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PR8: Out Now!

The Democratic Party is going through one of its periodic bouts of enthusiasm and “renewal”. The young, photogenic Barack Obama has declared that his campaign is motivated by “the fierce urgency of now” – whatever that means....write PR Editors...