We are constantly being told that there is one year to go to the Rugby World Cup. What is not being stated that often is that it is also one year to go to the next general election, with the National Party still riding high in the polls! This will be the last Labour conference […]
Read MoreThe Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign has launched Revolutionary Flood Relief and Protest Committees across Pakistan, especially in the intensely affected areas, to conduct an efficient and effective rescue and relief effort. Fifty seven camps of this campaign have been set up in various regions and is appealing for help.
Read MoreThe former Labor Prime Minister of Australia was right about one thing when he said on 23rd June 2010, that Labor should not and by implication could not, win a “Race to the Right” with Tony Abbott. Rudd said: “I’ve been very plain about what I said before and you’ve heard me say things about […]
Read MoreOn Sunday 18th July 2010 approximately 300 trade unionists protested outside the National Party Conference held in Auckland over the weekend in protest against the attacks on union and workers rights since National took power after the November 2008 elections.
Read MoreOrder your copy of Socialist Appeal now. Issue #3 is available over the autumn months.
Read MoreThe Finance Minister, Bill English, at a post budget speech to a Christchurch business meeting announced that the government is considering the part-privatisation of Kiwibank. Bill English was no doubt euphoric from delivering a budget for his rich mates that he thought he could be more honest about the government’s intentions to sell our state […]
Read MoreFinance Minister, Bill English, delivered the National governments second budget. There were no real surprises as most of the content of the budget had been well signaled in the run up to the budget. This budget was very much a class based budget- a budget for the rich – paid for by you!
Read MoreAfter months of build up, the World Cup is finally underway. As it approaches the end of the first week, in what is a month-long bloated competition, something has become rather clear. Hype is everything. We reproduce an article from Socialist Appeal (Britain).
Read MoreBangkok is in flames as the counter-revolutionary violence in Thailand reaches a bloody climax. The long-awaited assault by the Thai army has already taken place, and will not cease until every trace of the protest has been wiped out. No-one can be sure of the number of casualties, but the final figure will certainly be […]
Read More(We reproduce an article from Britain relevant to the situation in NZ. To read full article go to http://www.marxist.com/monopoly-capitalism.htm) Capitalist economists constantly argue that privately run industry driven by pursuit of profit is the best way for an economy to function. But, even a cursory look at the world around us tells a very different […]
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