Plebs and PIIGS banquet
5-7pm Monday 12 November
Guildhall, off Gresham Street, London EC2
Protest outside the Lord Mayor’s Banquet against the austerity measures being pursued across Europe
Articles by Socialist Action
EU strikes on 14 November
By Nicky Dempsey
Unions in a number of European countries have called a mass one-day strike for November 14. It is the first time since the crisis began that co-ordinated industrial action has been organised in a number of different countries. It represents an important step forward in the growing collaboration between the workers’ organisations in a number of countries and poses the question of a European-wide action programme to deal with the crisis.
Obama wins – world to get more of the same
By Jane West
The re-election of Obama as US President rather than a right-wing creationist Republican in hock to the Tea Party movement has naturally pleased progressive opinion in the West.
But the truth is, whichever candidate had won there would be little change, and the indifference to the result reported on the streets of Islamabad, and the coolness of response in China, are a far more accurate response.
Tories attack women’s right to choose
By Lisa-Jane Green
A reactionary campaign against abortion rights has recently been whipped up by senior Tories. Backbencher Nadine Dorries MP secured a debate on reducing the abortion time limit from 24 to 22 weeks, Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt re-stated his support for a reduction in the abortion time limit to 12 weeks (in an interview with The Times [paywall]) and Minister for Women and Equalities Maria Miller stated her support for a cut to the 20 week mark.
Imperialist backed offensive in Syria begins to threaten regional stability
By Paul Roberts
While the struggle inside Syria appears at present to be in stalemate, the growing threat to regional stability posed by the ramifications of the conflict is beginning to unsettle the imperialists and their regional allies.
We are still Waltham Forest – Stop the EDL Saturday 27 October
WE ARE STILL WALTHAM FOREST STOP THE EDL
GATHER FROM 11am SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER
WALTHAMSTOW TOWN CENTRE