Meetings


Annual Conference

Friday 10 April 10.30 to 5.30

Saturday 11 April, 10.30 to 5.30

Socialist Party Head Office, 52 Clapham High St, London SW4

All Welcome.
Summer School

Public debate
Thursday 23 April, 7.30

SHOULD CAPITALISM HAVE A FUTURE?

Yes: John Meadowcroft
 (Lecturer in Public Policy)
No: Richard Headicar
 (Socialist Party)

Brockway Room, Conway Hall,
 Red Lion Square, London WC1


Manchester

Monday 27 April, 8.30 pm

Discussion on Class

Unicorn, Church Street,
 City Centre


London

Capitalism in Crisis: A May Day School for Socialism

Saturday 2 May 10.30am till 6.00pm

The Socialist Party, 52 Clapham High Street SW4 7UN Tube: Clapham North

Is the profit system working ?

1. Capitalism & Economics
- Brian Gardner    (Glasgow Socialist Party)
2. Capitalism, Resources and the Environment
- Gwynn Thomas ( South London Socialist Party)
3. Capitalism & Society
- Simon Wigley (Central London Socialist Party).

Food and Refreshments will be available:


East Anglia

Public debate

between the Anarchist Federation and the Socialist Party:

“What are the similarities and differences between the Socialist Party and Anarchist positions?”

University of East Anglia
Saturday 30th May, 2 - 5pm

more details to follow.


Glasgow

May Day School

Saturday 9 May 1.00pm till 5.00pm

Capitalism in Crisis:

1.00 -  2.15pm 2009: The Year of Economic Crisis.

2.15 -  3.30pm The Environment in Meltdown?

3.30 -  3.45pm Tea break

3.45 -  5pm Can Socialism Solve the problems?
( Speakers to be announced.)

Community Central Hall 304 Maryhill Road Glasgow


Lothians Discussion Group
(under the auspices of the Socialist Party Edinburgh Branch)

Venue: ACE, 17 West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh

Every 4th Wednesday of the Month
Time: 7.30pm-9.00pm

Contact:
Fraser Anderson: Fraser@prolerat.org
Jimmy Moir: jimmy@prolerat.org






Contents
  • Banks, who needs them?
    If there was production directly for use we wouldn’t need banks.

  • What is to be done?
    As capitalism loses some of its legitimacy, what should those who want to get rid of capitalism be doing?

  • Northern Ireland: a return to violence?
    Violence will not make people into socialists.

  • Capitalism’s reserve army of labour
    Full employment is not the normal state of capitalism.

  • Food: commodity or need?
    Enough calories are already produced in the world today to avoid anyone having to starve. It’s just that millions can’t afford to buy the food containing them.

  • Socialism: an open source society
    A socialist describes his personal experience of open source software - and its socialist implications.


    • Editorial
    What is socialism?

    Letters

    Contact Details

    Meetings
    		Pathfinders

    Material World
    The South China Sea

    Pieces Together
    Cooking the Books 1
    Saved by the slump?

    Cooking the Books 2
    Capitalism is working
    Book Reviews
     The Credit Crunch;
     A Good Childhood;
     Selling Your Father’s Bones;

    Exhibition
      Rank.
    Cartoons
    The Irate Itinerant
    Free Lunch
    		50 Years Ago
    More trouble in Africa

    Greasy Pole
    The rise and rise of Harperson

    Voice from the Back






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