Discussion of the reasons behind industrial decline in Liverpool, workers' strikes and political actions, including the closure of Leyland's Standard Triumph plant at Speke, solidarity and union struggles. Additional articles include the state of the unions, critique of Labour Party, and analysis of Kampuchea (Cambodia) politics by Dr. Malcolm Caldwell.
Malaya
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Article marking the 50th anniversary of the Malayan Emergency, discussing the British colonial war against the Communist Party of Malaya, the party's role during the Japanese occupation, and reflections on the historical struggle and its lessons against imperialism.
Keith BennettAnalysis of the Communist Party of Malaya's revolutionary struggle against British colonial rule, featuring Comrade Chin Peng's first television interview and recounting the historical context, party strategies, British countermeasures, and the eventual peace agreement in 1989. The narrative highlights the political, economic, and social challenges during the Malayan Emergency, including British divide-and-rule tactics, repression, guerrilla warfare, and the role of multi-ethnic solidarity in the fight for independence.
This issue covers a variety of topics related to civil liberties under the P.O.T. Act in Britain, political analysis of the Labour Party and upcoming election, demonstrations against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, industrial disputes including railway unions and Ford workers, and international issues concerning the Soviet Union's global activities ten years after the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Articles also address the British car industry, strikes at Garners Steak Houses, and critiques of Ford's historical ties with Nazism.
CHECK THE EXACT DATE FROM DIARY IN LA37. AI: Speech delivered by Keith Bennett, founder member of the Stalin Society, during a May Day 1995 meeting commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Red Army's defeat of Nazi fascism. The address highlights the role of the Soviet Union and Stalin in defeating fascism, the historical context of socialism's rise, and the importance of defending and celebrating this legacy against revisionist and bourgeois distortions. The event included various speakers representing communist movements in Britain and aimed to spread awareness among working-class communities.
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