FEATURES        REGULARS 9 All at Sea The indications are that the economy is heading for a recession, which no government can prevent. 12 The Irish No A socialist in Ireland looks at the vote there to reject the EU’s proposed Treaty of Lisbon. 14 The Scottish Question The Labour Party has always claimed to represent the interest of the worse off majority but now finds itself deeply unpopular to the point of facing a crisis. 16 Will Belgium Survive? No permanent government has emerged from the elections held in June last year. Does this matter to the working class there? 18 The Homer of the Cesspit A hundred years ago this year Emile Zola’s remains were transferred to the Pantheon in Paris. SUBSCRIPTION ORDERS should be sent to The Socialist Party, 52 Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UN. RATES One year subscription (normal rate) £15 One year subscription (low/unwaged) £10 Europe rate £20 (Air mail) Rest of world £25 (Air mail) Voluntary supporters subscription £20 or more. Cheques payable to ‘The Socialist Party of Great Britain’. THE SOCIALIST OF GREAT BRITAIN The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be on Saturday 6 September at the address below. Correspondence should be sent to the General Secretary. All articles, letters and notices should be sent to the editorial committee at: The Socialist Party, 52 Clapham High street, London SW4 7UN. tel: 020 7622 3811 e-mail: spgb@worldsocialism.org 3 Editorial The cold war re-heats 4 Pathfinders Healing and wedges 5 Merchandise 6 Material World Georgia 8 Pieces Together 8 Contact Details 15 Cooking the Books 1 The coming purge 19 Cooking the Books 2 It’s the system, stupid 20 Reviews The Impossibilists. A Brief Profile of the Socialist Party of Canada; Who runs Britain? How the Super-Rich are changing our lives. 22 Obituary Valentine Mc Entee 22 50 Years Ago The conflict in the Middle-East 23 Greasy Pole Westminster Punch and Judy 24 Voice from the Back Learning About Capitalism; The Mad House Of Capitalism; How Capitalism Operates, and more. Open Links bar

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