Socialist Standard    June 2005
Contents
Cover Image
Page 1  Cover Image link

Contents
Page 2 Contents link
Editorial + Contacts
Page 3 Editorial + Contacts link
Pathfinders
Page 4  Pathfinders link
Red Snapper
Page 5 Red Snapper link
MainFeature
Page 6 Main feature article The Political Football link
continued +
Cooking books 1
Page 7 Article p6 continued +Cooking the Books1 link
Democracy
Page 8 Article link U.K. elrctions Democracy
continued+
Page 9  Article link continued p9+ Democracy
USA/Iran
Analysis
Page 10 USA/Iran Analysis link
 continued p10 +Cooking books 2
Page 11 continued p10 +Cooking books 2 link
School Meals
Page 12 Article link School Meals

continued from above P 13  Article link School Meals
Art in Capitalism and Socialism
Page 14 Article link Art in Capitalism and Socialism
Solidarity for 25 Years
Page 15 Article link Solidarity for 25 Years
Books review
Page 16 Books Review link
Film,Obituary, 50Years Ago
Page 17 Film,Obituary, 50Years Ago P17 link
Meetings,Principles
Page 18 Declaration of Principles& meetings link
Greasy Pole
Page19
Voice From the Back & FreeLunch
Page 20 Bacpage link


The Socialist Party
Front page  Socialist Party Frontpage link

COVER STORY
The Political Football         Page Main feature article The Political Football link Main feature article The Political Football link
For Manchester United, the game of two halves has just become a
game with only one winner.

FEATURES
Democracy              Page Article link U.K. elrctions Democracy Article link U.K. elrctions Democracy
Government on less than a quarter of the electorate, and despite an
unpopular war? Is there something up with our democratic system?

Will Iran ‘Be Next’?       Page 10  USA/Iran Analysis link USA/Iran Analysis link
To the Bush regime there may only be a consonant’s worth of
difference between Iraq and Iran, but is ‘invasion’ now in its vocabulary?

Let them Eat School Dinners    Page 12  Article link School Meals Article link School Meals
Please sir, can we have less? School now threatens children’s health,
as well as their minds

Art in Capitalism and Socialism    Page 14  Article link Art in Capitalism and Socialism Article link Art in Capitalism and Socialism
We may not know much about it, or even like it, but what will our
attitiude be to art in a socialist society?

Solidarity for Twenty Five Years   Page 15  Article link Solidarity for 25 Years Article link Solidarity for 25 Years
Adam Buick examines Solidarity, a radical political magazine of the
1960s and 1970s.

REGULARS

EDITORIAL Page 3  Editorial + Contacts link Editorial + Contacts link
REVIEWS Page 16  Books Review link Books Review link
CONTACT DETAILS Page 3  Editorial + Contacts link Editorial + Contacts link
50 YEARS AGO Page 17  Film,Obituary, 50Years Ago P17 link Film,Obituary, 50Years Ago P17 link
PATHFINDERS Page 4 Pathfinders link Pathfinders link
MEETINGS Page 18  Declaration of Principles& meetings link Declaration of Principles& meetings link
RED SNAPPER Page 5 Red Snapper link Red Snapper link
GREASY POLE Page19  
COOKING THE BOOKS 1 Page 7 Article p6 continued +Cooking the Books1 link Article p6 continued +Cooking the Books1 link

VOICE FROM THE BACK Page 20  Backpage link Bacpage link
COOKING THE BOOKS 2 Page 11continued p10 +Cooking books 2 link continued p10 +Cooking books 2 link
FREE LUNCH  (Image) Page 20  Free Lunch Image link Free Lunch Image link

“Iran has to be warned by US gangster
imperialists - don't mess with our interests;
don't run a racket on our turf without our
permission; don't deal with another mob.


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