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As share values tumbled in the most dramatic falls since 9/11, the talk was not so much of whether there will be a recession, but of how deep and long it will be.

On 16 December, former Scottish Socialist Party MSP Tommy Sheridan was charged by Lothian and Borders police after the most expensive perjury investigation ever in Scotland.

Independent working class policies only solution to oppression and ethnic strife

“We’ve given enough!” – Public sector industrial action likely

Violent confrontation could erupt

Workers need a political alternative to pro-capitalist parties and ethnic conflict

Hindu Rights Action Force campaign underlines need for socialist solution

Union leaders try to break strike