AI: A 1998 speech discussing China's political and economic development since the 1949 revolution with a focus on Hong Kong's handover, Sino-British relations under the Labour government, China's socialist market economy, international relations, and the contrast with other socialist and capitalist countries. It emphasizes China's primary stage of socialism, economic growth, and its impact on global socialist movements and formerly colonized nations.

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.