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Marxism and the Emancipation of WomenBook Launch: Saturday, 26 February 4 p.m.Saklatvala Hall, Dominion Road, SouthallMain Speaker: Ella Rule[Editor of the new book, Chair of SLP Women’s Section]Cultural Programme: Workers Music Association SingersJoin us in launching this new and important publicationHosted by Ealing Southall Constituency Socialist Labour Party,[Chair: Harpal Brar, Secretary: Iris Cremer, Treasurer: Jagdev … [Read more…]

 Indian Workers Association (GB), Lalkar and CSLP Ealing Southall send their sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Comrade Basawa Singh Johal, who passed away following treatment for cancer. His untimely death has left his family and friends stunned. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, a wonderful friend and a good comrade. … [Read more…]

Declaration of the CC of the Russian Communist Workers’ Party (Victor Tyulkin) A series of terrorist outrages has started with the explosion in the commercial centre on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow. It was continued with the explosions in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow, and Volgodonsk. They herald an escalation of what has been developing in … [Read more…]

 As Australian troops flying the banner of the United Nations landed in East Timor in September, with the permission of Indonesia, to put an end to the massacres being perpetrated by Indonesian troops and pro-Indonesian local militias on the innocent Timorese population, the question on everyone’s lips is: will the East Timorese people see freedom … [Read more…]

 The State Visit of Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, to Britain in October 1999 gave rise to enormous publicity for the imperialist-inspired ‘human rights’ protesters calling for Tibet’s independence from China on the grounds of China’s supposed oppression of the people of that region of China. As if to ensure that this motley handful of protesters … [Read more…]

 TheIndependentof 27 September reports that“Sweatshop labourers in some of Britain’s small garment factories are routinely paid less than the minimum wage but are too frightened to complain.”The National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades is bringing Tribunal cases on behalf of several Asian workers who are being paid wages as low as £1.50 an … [Read more…]

 ‘Wildcat strikes’ have finally persuaded Ford’s overwhelmingly white management to do something about the racist practices, directed against black workers, that permeate its operation at Dagenham, Essex. According to theFinancial Timesof 23 October 1999,Fords were pioneers of equal opportunities:“Ford has in some ways been ahead of its time. The issue of equality of opportunity was … [Read more…]

 On Tuesday 5 October, the 6.03 a.m. Cheltenham Flyer (Intercity express train) collided with the 8.06 a.m. Thames commuter service to Bedwyn at 8.11 a.m. leaving behind a raging inferno in which nearly 40 people were incinerated and dozens more injured. Vic Coleman, Chief Inspector of Railways, who delivered on Friday 8 October his interim … [Read more…]

 Going against reality and flying in the fact of all historical evidence, and in flagrant violation of Marxism-Leninism, the New Communist Party (NCP), which describes itself as a Marxist-Leninist Party, has for a long time been engaged in the shameful task of bringing succour to, and presenting in the brightest colours, the representative of counter-revolutionary … [Read more…]

(PTB). Although the paper was presented on 3 May this year, the present version makes reference to certain events and data which belong to the weeks following 3 May. The reader may find it irksome and have difficulty reconciling to the fact that, while speaking on 3 May to an international gathering, I give myself … [Read more…]