Year: 2014
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Scotland
10 questions on socialism and the independence referendum
Thursday 18th September is referendum day in Scotland. Discussions are taking place in workplaces, colleges, schools and communities all across…
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World News
Russian troops take up positions throughout Crimea
Ukraine Tensions deepen between Western powers and Moscow CWI Reporters At least 6,000 Russian troops have taken up positions throughout…
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News & Analysis
Independent public inquiry demanded into police infiltration and conspiracies
by Niall Mulholland Well over 100 legal workers from the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, anti-racist campaigners, environmentalists, and trade…
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History
The 1984/85 miners strike was a civil war without the guns
By Ronnie Stevenson The miner’s strike of 1984/5 has correctly been described as a civil war without guns. That description…
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Women
Fighting back against violence and cuts
Sinead Daly, Dundee One in three women around the world will be raped or beaten in her lifetime….that’s one BILLION women!…
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Europe
Ukraine: Yanukovich deposed as pro-western regime takes power
Niall Mulholland, CWI The latest developments in the Ukraine saw the dramatic overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovich and his flight…
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Workplace News
Supersize our pay – Fight for a living wage and trade union rights
By a Glasgow fast food worker and Usdaw rep Retail workers are on low wages and insecure part- time contracts,…
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Featured Articles
PCS puts opposition to cuts centre stage of independence debate
By Philip Stott The Public and Civil Service Union (PCS) has voted overwhelmingly to put opposition to all cuts at…
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News & Analysis
End the warfare on welfare
By Harvey Duke If the Welfare State can be described as a safety net, preventing sick, disabled, unemployed, and elderly…
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World News
Bloodshed in Kiev
What lies behind the Ukraine crisis? Rob Jones, from Socialism Today (March edition, No.176) Massive protests are rocking Ukraine once…
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