Blog archive - October 2011

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Is the Occupation of Iraq finally over ?

Mike Phipps
31st October 2011 at 21:36
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By Mike Phipps The Occupation of Iraq is finally winding down, nearly nine years after America, Britain and others invaded. The last US troops are due out by the end of the year, under an agreement signed in the last days of George W. Bush’s presidency. [continue/comment...]

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Our national housing crisis - the case for council house building

Sarah Evans Andover
31st October 2011 at 12:26
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Council housing can play a central role, not only in ending the massive housing crisis that we face, but in helping to end the economic crisis that was caused in no small part by the shameless exploitation of housing need by bankers, spivs and speculators in the sub-prime mortgage scandal. [continue/comment...]
Tags: council housing, homelessness

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Don’t criminalise squatters - build council homes (my experiences)

Sarah Evans Andover
28th October 2011 at 20:49
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As I read my LRC update this morning I didn’t imagine for one minute that the front bench of the Labour Party would be supporting the Tories plan to criminalise squatters next week.(reported in the Guardian) [continue/comment...]
Tags: council houses, defend welfare, homeless crisis, housing benefit, squatters

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Gaddafi was murdered

Marie Lynam
21st October 2011 at 11:39
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On the way NTC dealt with Gaddafi: The manner of the reported capture and dispatch of Gaddafi, once again with NATO’s intervention, is a criminal action whichever way you look at it. It shows the cowardice of all involved, who, as in the case of Saddam, prefer summary execution to a public trial, inspection of the case, proper accusations with witnesses, and the judgement of world public opinion.
Milosevic was put to death when all these things backfired. Now, imperialism has learnt. It wont repeat the mistake.
Goes to show what they want to do to you when you nationalise the banks. Rest assured that it wont be any easier than it was for Gaddafi when he nationalised the oil.
Although, if we are wise, we learn as well, we foresee, and we foil their plans.  [continue/comment...]
Tags: organise the left in the lrc ...

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Britain’s care home shame - urge your MP to sign EDM 2251

Sarah Evans Andover
18th October 2011 at 05:51
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Published in the Morning Star, October 18, 2011 http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/110839 [continue/comment...]
Tags: care home crisis, four seasons, hampshire county council, john mcdonnell mp, southern cross, yvonne hossack

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We are the 99%

Andrew Fisher
10th October 2011 at 19:14
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The slogan of the Occupy Wall Street movement is probably the most poignant statement made by any campaign in my lifetime. It’s also a profoundly Marxist slogan. It has a clear understanding of class – scything through the muddle-headed thinking that divides working class from middle class by dubious divisions of cultural practice or by dividing ‘manual’ from ‘skilled’ labour. [continue/comment...]
Tags: capitalism, class, marx, naomi klein, occupy the london stock exchange, occupy wall street, richard murphy