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The fight against the Tories and ‘pressure from without’
From the Anti-Corn Law League to today, lobbying Parliament from the outside, backed up by the angry street activity, can be effective when the working class lacks political representation, writes KEITH FLETT
JOHN REES looks at why the June 20 international anti-war conference is such a vital initiative
Associate Professor BUI QUANG TUAN explains how modernisation and growth are helping to unlock new foreign investment in the Vietnamese economy
New workplace rights are welcome, but the survival of the trade union movement will be determined not in Westminster but in workplaces across the country, argues JOHN CARSON
Nearly two decades after leaving office, the former PM is still trumpeting the same futile militarism and failed free market dogmas. The question naturally arises: why does anyone still listen to him, says ANDREW MURRAY
Very modest growth in membership serves to underline the need for a change of recruiting strategies, posits NIGEL FLANAGAN
THE scale of the attack the Tories plan on working people and trade unions is significant. Billions of pounds of cuts in public spending are threatened.
The impact will be felt across public services — not least in the NHS — and in terms of jobs and pay too.
At the same time, the Tories plan to make it even more difficult for trade unions to take strike action to defend living standards.
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