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Month: August 2003

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Iraq

Iraq: Occupation forces face hostility

August 22, 2003 This article first appeared in The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales

The British military in Basra, Iraq’s second biggest city, is under attack. This is not from ’rogue elements’ of the former Ba’athist regime but local residents incensed at the lack of mains electricity and, ironically […]

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Theory & Marxism

Socialist History: 100th anniversary of division between Lenin’s Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks

August 21, 2003 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

100 years ago, on July 30 1903, the second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party began in Brussels. This congress saw the historic division between the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.

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Britain

Britain: Bosses’ pay skyrockets

August 21, 2003 Jim McFarlane, International Socialists, Scotland

Top bosses’ pay keeps going up and up. A recent survey by the Guardian newspaper found that the senior directors of the UK’s biggest 100 companies increased their income by a staggering 23% last year […]

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Africa

africa: Bush’s new African “adventureâ€

August 20, 2003 Danny McAllion, International Socialists, Scotland

George Bush has recently shown a keen interest in African affairs, from moves to combat the spread of HIV to the strengthening of diplomatic and military ties with a number of governments.

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New Zealand: Privatisation in sorry mess

August 19, 2003 Tim Bowron, Socialist Alternative, New Zealand

Labour’s free market policies to blame for rail and electricity woes.

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Scotland

Scotland: Scottish National Party in crisis

August 17, 2003 Philip Stott, Scotland

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is still reeling from their drubbing in the May 1st elections to the Scottish parliament.

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Austria

Austria: Struggle at Austrian Airlines

August 16, 2003 Franz, Vienna

August 14th saw the pilots and flying crew of Austrian Airlines (AUA) go on strike for two hours.

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Brazil: PT lefts fail its first big test under Lula government

August 15, 2003 André Ferrari,Socialismo Revolucionário (SR), CIO/CWI-Brazil

Lula government’s pension "reform" bill passed first reading in House of Representatives with most PT lefts voting in favour.

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Belgium: Afghan refugees on hunger strike in Brussels

August 14, 2003 Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste

At the beginning of July 1,100 asylum seekers from Afghanistan were ordered to leave the country. The government wants to send them back, because, they claim, “the war is finished”. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign […]

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CWI: European school

August 12, 2003 Alison Hill, from The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales

MORE THAN 300 people from all over Europe, the USA, Middle East and Asia met at the CWI European Summer School.

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