Commentary
In this first issue we outline The Socialist Correspondent's aims and what readers can expect from the journal. link
What and where is the working class in Britain?
HELEN CHRISTOPHER
Investigates whether or not the working class in Britain is capable of becoming a revolutionary class and overthrowing capitalism. link
The state of Britain's coal Industry and its workforce
BARRY JOHNSON
Looks at the decline of the coal industry in Britain and the impact this has had on the miners and their trades union organisations link
Mandela's continuing walk to freedom
VERNE HARRIS
Explains the background to and the future of the Nelson Mandela Archive. link
Breaking the silence over the "Miami Five"
GINA NICHOLSON
Tells the story of Cuba's campaign to free the "Miami Five" who were arrested by the US Government and imprisoned on spurious charges. link
INDIA: Divide and Rule Britannia
2007 marks the 60th anniversity of Indian Independence and the 150th anniversary of the Indian Mutiny. Both events were of great significance and continue to have resonance today. We reproduce articles and writings by Marx and leading Marxists writing at the time these events took place. link
KARL MARX:
The Revolt in the Indian Army From the New York Tribune, July 15th 1857
NEIL STEWART:
Imperialism and the Indian Army From the Labour Monthly, May 1947
R PALME DUTT:
- End of British Rule in India
- Pakistan in Crisis
Both extracts are taken from his book - The Crisis of Britain and the British Empire - 1957
The links above are to condensed versions of the articles.
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