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Two years since the #Grenfell inferno: The case for socialism - World Socialist Web Site

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Two years since the Grenfell inferno: The case for socialism
By Socialist Equality Party (UK)
14 June 2019

The Grenfell Tower fire of June 14, 2017 is an event seared into the consciousness of working people across London and around the world. 72 men, women and children perished in their homes.

As part of its “regeneration” plans, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council and its tenant management organisation (KCTMO) encased Grenfell in cheap, flammable cladding causing a small kitchen fire to engulf the building in minutes.

“In years to come,” wrote the Socialist Equality Party, “it will be necessary to refer to the political life of Britain in terms of ‘before’ and ‘after’ Grenfell. This is because the tragedy has so cruelly exposed the underlying reality of social relations between the classes—and it did so in London, one of the richest cities in the world, and in London’s richest constituency.”

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry and the case for socialism - World Socialist Web Site

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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry and the case for socialism
By the Socialist Equality Party (UK)
15 September 2017

The official opening of the government-convened Grenfell Tower Inquiry is an affront to the victims and survivors of the terrible inferno that swept the 24-storey tower block in west London on June 14, killing at least 80 people.

In his 45-minute statement, Chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick spoke of remembering those who had suffered with “humility and compassion,” “dismay,” and “sadness.”

The cynicism of his remarks was made clear by his refusal to take questions from those in attendance. Just 200 places were available for those wanting to attend, and then on a “first come, first serve” basis. Moore-Bick stood immediately after he had finished speaking, turned his back on the audience and left the room, to cries of “rubbish.”

#londres #grenfell_tower #incendie

Media’s obsession with appearance putting young women off going into politics, study finds

Nearly half of young girls believe there has been a rise in media sexism in last six months, which leader of Women’s Equality Party warns is ‘undermining’ young women engaging in politics

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Scotland’s No vote and the crisis of the British nation state - World Socialist Web Site

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Scotland’s No vote and the crisis of the British nation state
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (UK)
20 September 2014

Independence for Scotland was defeated in Thursday’s referendum by 55.3 percent to 44.7 percent on an 84.6 percent turnout.

There was an initial sense of relief in ruling circles, given that at one point, according to opinion polls, the Yes campaign looked set to secure a majority—threatening the imminent dissolution of the 307-year union between Scotland, England and Wales. Such a prospect had been likened to a new “Lehman’s moment”—a reference to the bank failure that triggered the 2008 financial crash. There were fears too that a Yes victory would have weakened Britain’s ruling elite on all fronts, prompting warnings by politicians, economists, corporate executives and military figures.

#écosse

Australian ruling elite prepares further military interventions into South Pacific - World Socialist Web Site

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Australian ruling elite prepares further military interventions into South Pacific
By Patrick O’Connor—SEP candidate for the Senate in Victoria
30 May 2013

The Socialist Equality Party condemns the Labor government’s plans to step up the militarisation of the South Pacific, as revealed in its Defence White Paper this month, and warns workers and young people in Australia and the region that a new round of predatory interventions is being prepared.

The White Paper, the policy document that outlines Canberra’s current strategic and military agenda, underscores the extent to which Australian imperialism is committed to Washington’s so-called “pivot” to East Asia and the Pacific. The Obama administration is provocatively encircling and preparing for war against China in a bid to maintain Washington’s strategic domination over the entire region.

#pacifique #militarisation #australie #nouvelle-zélande