Year: 2014
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Scotland
Independence referendum: “Project Fear” goes into overdrive
The growing conflict over Scottish independence has dramatically escalated following the coordinated intervention by the main pro-union parties who have…
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Featured Articles
Glasgow care workers escalate action
By Glasgow Unison Reporter The Glasgow care workers strike action is growing stronger and more solid. After taking two 48-hour…
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World News
South Africa – The end of Cosatu?
Time for a new socialist trade union federation WASP (Workers and Socialist Party) Reporters, S Africa The Congress of South…
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Environment
Floods chaos: End cuts now!
Editorial from the Socialist issue 799 The misery continues. As we go to press there are still 118 flood warnings…
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News & Analysis
London tube stoppages show workers can win
Could signal a real step-change in the longer war against austerity Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist…
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Equality
Sochi Winter Olympics – Breaking all records
Sporting excellence, yes…but also corruption, waste, atrocious workers’ conditions and anti-LGBT laws Rob Jones, Moscow The 2014 Winter Olympic Games,…
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Committee for a Workers International
What future for Labour and the unions?
Open letter to the Unite Executive Council from the Socialist Party As we go to press the Unite Executive is…
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Culture/Reviews
Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
Margaret Collins, Socialist Alternative, New York. “Fuck the clients. … Move the money from your client’s pocket into your pocket.…
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Bedroom Tax
Bedroom Tax defeated in Scotland
By Philip Stott. Posted 5th February 2014. Today's vote in the Scottish parliament has confirmed that no tenant in Scotland…
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Featured Articles
95 years on: Red Clydeside and The Battle of George Square
An extract from the pamphlet Red Flag Over the Clyde written by Jim Cameron and produced by Scottish Militant Labour…
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