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Labour's giant step forward on health

John Lister — 2017-06-03T06:55:41Z

In the run up to the British General election on June 8, the Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, has published the most radical manifesto of any major party in many decades. In doing so they have succeeded in generating a real political debate; arguing that austerity is a political choice not a necessity. Issues as defence of the NHS and education, trade union rights and worker's living standards have come to the fore, eclipsing the 'presedential' type campaign that the Tories hoped to run.

- IV509 - June 2017 / Britain, Public services

Broad parties and the fight for left unity in Britain

Alan Thornett, John Lister — 2013-11-25T17:12:29Z

This is a chapter from the book New Parties of the Left: experiences from Europe published by Resistance Books and the IIRE in July 2011.

- Building new parties of the left / Britain, New parties of the left, Debate section

An update on the British government's piecemeal privatisation of healthcare

John Lister — 2011-07-04T12:41:50Z

This article is based on one of the reports at the European healthworkers conference, held in the International Institute for Research and Education in May 2011. The report and [closing statement have also been published in International Viewpoint.

- IV438 - July 2011 / Britain, Public services

British militant left - Beyond Fake Unity

Alan Thornett, John Lister — 2007-11-04T23:52:19Z

As events in Respect have spiralled downwards into crisis, various calls for
unity have been raised which have a certain superficial attraction. Wouldn't
it be better if the two sides of the National Council (basically the SWP and
fellow travellers on one side, and everyone else, including recent expellees
from the SWP, on the other) could just sort out their differences and work
together?

- IV394 - November 2007 / Britain, New parties of the left

The revival of a political tradition

John Lister — 2006-09-07T19:46:22Z

Socialist Resistance in Britain has recently published a new book of writings by Cuban writer Celia Hart. John Lister says that the book represents the revival of a more critical tradition in Cuban communism.

- IV381 - September 2006 / Cuba, Reviews