Weekly Worker 788 Thursday October 8 2009
Victory to the postal workers!
An overwhelming vote for action is expected. Jim Moody gives the background
Postal workers are preparing to step up their fight against Royal Mail’s proposed redundancies and speed-up following the expected overwhelming vote for industrial action ... more
Letters
Military angle; Bottom up; Class act; Smash ’em; Sex and power; Rix fix; Disaster
Lisbon treaty gets through
Ireland’s vote highlights the need for a clear, positive working class agenda, writes Anne Mc Shane
New vision for Europe wanted
James Turley argues that the bourgeoisie is incapable of uniting Europe on any secure basis
Work longer for less
The Tory conference gave us a flavour of what a Cameron government will bring, writes Eddie Ford
Rough ride for Serwotka?
Dave Vincent thinks Serwotka’s campaign is utterly economistic
Democracy or oligarchy?
Paul Cockshott critiques Mike Macnair’s Revolutionary strategy and argues for a rethink on the question of a democratic republic
Searing indictment of US capitalism spoilt by nostalgia for Roosevelt’s New Deal
Jim Creegan reviews Michael Moore’s (director) Capitalism: a love story 2009 (no UK release date yet)
Ending of CPB truce
Dave Lynch expects full ‘vote Labour’ mode
Think again
Robbie Rix wants to see some plastic
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