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–Once more on NATO’s lies“For globalisation to work, America can’t be afraid to act like the almighty super power that it is. The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald’s cannot flourish without McDonald-Douglas, the designer of the F-15, and the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for … [Read more…]

The World Trade Organisation – an imperialist carve-up threatening to disintegrate – Part IThe World Trade Organisation was set up at the conclusion of the Uruguay Round, on 15 December 1993, by a world trade treaty aimed at opening international markets, signed by the 115 countries, who had been struggling since 1986 to reach consensus … [Read more…]

As part of a series of meetings organised by the London Region of the Socialist Labour Party in the run-up to the London local elections on 4 May, Cde Arthur Scargill, the General Secretary of that Party, addressed one such meeting at the Shalom Centre in Newham, East London on 25 April.During his speech, Cde … [Read more…]

TheMorning Starof 24 April 2000 carries the headline ‘Skychefs win long struggle’, and the text of the article goes on to say, inter alia: “Skychef workers won their 17-month old battle yesterday for the right to return to work … The settlement agreed yesterday includes the right for the workers to return to their former … [Read more…]

Who are these men?What are they to me,These dead men From a land across the sea?They dared against the British RajTo raise their hand.If my own countrymen decreed their deathWhy should I take a stand?ButThe British ruling classThat these men defiedPlundered with sword and gun and sly intrigue.Their modern spawnSmile with imperialist prideAnd, guns behind … [Read more…]

In the early hours of Saturday 22 April, federal agents, rescued a terrified Elian Gonzalez from his counter-revolutionary Miami relatives, and a few hours later he was returned to his father. Despite the horrors of his rescue, reunion with his family brought an expression of radiant happiness to Elian’s face ­ a face which says … [Read more…]

Bhagat Singh Rally in SouthallOn April 8th, an excellent anti-imperialist Rally took place at the Saklatvala Hall, Southall, to commemorate the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh. 68 years since Bhagat Singh and his comrades died a martyrs death at the hands of British imperialism, the contribution of Bhagat Singh to the working-class movement lives on in … [Read more…]

In the last issue ofLalkar(March-April 2000), we exposed the hypocrisy of the bourgeois parties of European, that of Britain in particular, in the aftermath of the racist Freedom Party of Jörg Haider joining the Austrian coalition government. Further proof is now on offer in substantiation of our stance, which makes it clear that there is … [Read more…]

– Marxism and the Emancipation of WomenOn 26 February, at Saklatvala Hall in Southall, a new book was launched entitledMarxism and the Emancipation of Women.Ella Rule, the editor of this new book, explained that the decision to bring it out was based on the need to counteract the negative effect on the cause of women’s … [Read more…]

Take a stand against Britain’s racist immigration laws.A picket of the Home Office, Queen Anne’s Gate, London was organised by Indian Workers Association (GB) on 15th February. Ealing Southall CSLP supported this action and distributed the following information as part of its mobilisation for the picket.Britain’s immigration laws and the way that they are used … [Read more…]