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Cuba: What
will happen after Castro?
Will Cuba inevitably go the way of Russia and
Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, with
the return of a virulent capitalism? This question is prompted by the
recent illness of Fidel Castro, reportedly suffering from intestinal
problems, and his temporary handing over power to his brother Raúl
Castro in August. PETER TAAFFE analyses the situation.
THE 17 September regional elections in the states of
Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern dramatically illustrated the
increasing unpopularity of all the governing parties. They showed the
possibilities of building a fighting, left opposition clearly
campaigning against the cuts. But they were also another warning of how
neo-fascists can exploit the absence of any left alternative. ROBERT
BECHERT reports.
UK energy
review sham
THIS SUMMER the trade and industry minister,
Alistair Darling, presented a review of UK energy needs. He argued that
climate change and the need to provide secure cleaner energy were the
big challenges we faced. One of the review’s key proposals though was to
promote the long-term use of coal and gas to generate Britain’s energy
needs, in the report’s words, "maximising exploitation of North Sea (oil
and gas) reserves… and securing the long-term future of coal
generation". PETE DICKENSON reports.
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TUC 2006
Blair's last TUC conference
Silent on class
The immigration 'debate'
Sweden's elections
Why the social democrats lost
Scotland's shifting politics
Philip Stott reports on the political situation developing ahead of
next May's elections
The Suez fiasco
Lynn Walsh looks at the events of fifty years ago, and striking
parallels with Blair's Iraq lies
The Black Panther Party
Forty years since their foundation, there are still lessons to be
learnt from the Panthers, argues Hannah Sell
Speakers include:
  Mark
Serwotka, general secretary of the civil servants' union PCS
The PCS has led important struggles against
government attacks on workers pay and conditions
 Lucy
Redler, WASG regional executive committee and SAV (Socialist Alternative
- CWI, Germany).
Leading anti-cuts campaigner in Berlin
 Tommy
Sheridan MSP, leader of the newly formed Solidarity - the Scottish
Socialist Movement.
Tommy recently defeated Murdoch's News Of The
World in a famous court case.
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