Issue 21 of The Commune is now available. It features reports on local anti-cuts committees, discussion of the next steps for the movement in Egypt, Sheila Cohen on the implosion of the National Shop Stewards’ Network, and much more. See below for links to individual articles as they are posted, or click the picture for the PDF.
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anti-cuts news
we don’t need the TUC – editorial in advance of the March 26th demo
holyrood and councils brandish cuts knife – Allan Armstrong on the cuts in Scotland
resistance starts at home – Izzy Parrott writes on the fight for housing provision in Hackney
international
ireland after the election – Dara Hugh looks at the new political landscape
on egypt, and revolutions – Joe Thorne asks what’s really changed in Egypt
theory, history, writing
trade unions: are they fit for purpose? – report on the third Global Commune day school
bristol cuts: in and for the state? – Oleg Resin asks if we can do more than just defend existing services
sexism: from one prison to another – a personal account by Latife Faydali of the sexism underlying both sexual repression and violence
a hope unfulfilled: communists in WWII – David Broder looks at the disappointed revolutionary aspirations of the left in France and Italy, 1943-45
our network
china’s migrant workers rise – a 7th April meeting on last year’s strike wave in China