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Following the Second World War in which the major part in defeating fascism was played by the Soviet Union, its prestige rose, at that time, very high among workers in Europe. More people than ever were admiring the Soviet system, especially its publicly owned and free health service. The British ruling class, aware that the … [Read more…]

In the days since the article below was written, and as we were going to press [29 August], the preparations for a direct imperialist military onslaught against Syria appeared to gather an unstoppable momentum and it is extremely likely that the country will be facing such a barbarous attack within the next few days. Parliament … [Read more…]

This summer has seen two major productions in the mainstream London theatre of plays with all black casts, both revivals, Amen Corner by James Baldwin (1924-1987) at the National and A Season at the Congo by Aimé Fernand David Césaire (1913-2008) at the Young Vic. Both were sell outs and all performances saw a good … [Read more…]

The UK government is pandering to racism by introducing a racist UK visa bond of £3000 for each visitor from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ghana and Nigeria. The likely date of imposing racist visa bonds is 1st November 2013 according to the Home office announcement made a few months ago. It claims that it … [Read more…]

On 31 July 2013, Zimbabwe held its presidential and parliamentary elections. Two days later (3 August) the results were announced by Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission declaring that, while the presidential election had been won by the veteran leader, Robert Mugabe, the contest for the National Assembly had decisively gone to his party – ZANU(PF). In the … [Read more…]

Trigger The immediate trigger for the stormy events in Turkey over recent weeks was the heavy-handed police suppression of a peaceful demonstration over plans to concrete over the park adjoining the politically symbolic Taksim Square. This in turn followed a series of protests against a policy of bulldozing sites of historic importance to make way … [Read more…]

The month of June has been marked in Brazil by a series of massive demonstrations in Brazil’s main cities. At the heart of the protests appears to be discontent with the shoddy level of public services, especially transport, healthcare and education. The people of Brazil pay the highest rates of tax of all developing countries, … [Read more…]

Before returning to Cuba, René González spent 12 years in prison for having infiltrated anti Castro groups in Miami. On 12 September 1998 the FBI uncovered a Cuban spy ring operating in Miami for the purpose of keeping an eye on anti-Castro groups. Several members of the ring agreed deals with the prosecution and received … [Read more…]

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Ghadar movement. By way of a tribute, Lalkar is dedicating this long article to the memory of its founders and participants – the forerunners of India’s struggle for liberation from British colonialism. What follows is an attempt to give a brief history of the Ghadar movement – … [Read more…]

The government has introduced a series of measures clearly designed to destroy council and housing association housing and force working class people to pay vastly inflated rents for their accommodation. Families going into these types of housing (‘social housing’) are to be robbed of their security of tenure. Some who would have been given social … [Read more…]