We must avoid adopting an ill-conceived charter that places too much faith in the market and a US-led Nato, argues Susan George.

Instead of relying on the border police, the EU should assess the effects of its own policies on the poor, migrant-sending countries. Unless the policies that perpetuate the conditions for poverty and injustice are changed, the reasons for migration will remain. Susan George reports.

Power can shape ‘truth’, but not forever, says Tariq Ali. That is the lesson he draws from New Labour’s crushing defeat in the recent elections.

Naomi Klein once again provides us with an engaging and easy to read account of the rise and rise of neoliberalism. However, her limited historical and analytical scope left Becca Fisher disappointed.

Steve McGiffen considers the erosion of democracy, as more and more questions are predetermined by unelected officials in Brussels.

Brown was one of the principal architects of New Labour, and his true colours have been visible throughout that Government’s 10 year reign. The Independent Working Class Association reports.

Britain’s social recession is having effects which are every bit as painful and unsettling as those suffered during an economic downturn. Jonathan Rutherford reports.

Britain is going to suffer acutely in the forthcoming downturn, says Jonathan Rutherford, since our social infrastructure has been heavily eroded by economic liberalism

Drawing on the detailed research of their book ‘New Labour/Hard Labour? Restructuring and Resistance Inside the Welfare Industry’, |Alex Law & Gerry Mooney draw “attention to some of the many ways in which welfare workers are being adversely affected by the restructuring of the welfare state and, more importantly, how they are resisting New Labour in new and significant ways.

The budget suggests that Brown and Darling have failed to recognise the cost of ignoring working-class alienation, argues Seamus Milne.

From postal workers to policemen, public sector workers have been linking their demands for decent working conditions with the quality of the services they provide and begun to create new alliances. They still need more imaginative thinking, says Gregor Gall, but does this approach provide a way forward for trade unions generally, in the private sector as well as the public?

The government has embraced neoliberalism. But its voters still expect it to fight inequality, not side with it, writes Michael Meacher.

Stuart Hall talks to Bill Schwarz about the questions and issues posed by difference in contemporary society. This discussion locates these issues in the context of neoliberalism, discourses on multiculturalism and the concerns of cultural studies. Exclusively available online at ukwatch.net.

The “nationalisation” of Northern Rock is a mere stop-gap measure, falling far short of real socialisation – but it does have the potential to start giving people funny ideas, writes Richard Seymour.

The IWCA on the increasing inequalities in Britain’s education system.

Media Lens on the inherent instability of capitalism and the false promise of neoliberalism, tackling in particular the mythical capitalist “success stories” of China and India.

Media Lens on the inherent instability of capitalism and the false promise of neoliberalism.

The ICWA on the grinding poverty that is a daily reality for thousands of families in Britain, which boasts one of the highest rates of child poverty in the industrialised world.

In his latest book Global Rivalries, from the Cold War to Iraq, Kees van der Pijl offers an intriguing analysis of international relations. He views as central the relationship between Anglo-American capitalism and the two powers themselves. Willem Bos, of the Dutch Socialist Party monthly De Tribune, interviewed him about the war in Iraq.