June 2013 - In this issue...

Charlie Kimber argues the People's Assembly is welcome, but that we need to address the role of trade union leaders and the Labour Party if we are to successfully challenge austerity.

UKIP: a breeding ground for racism
Ukip's breakthrough in last months council elections confirmed the rise of the racist, populist party. Tash Shifrin looks at their emergence and how we should respond.
Which strategy for the left?
Mark L Thomas responds to supporter of the Left Unity project, Ed Rooksby, from last month's Socialist Review.
A warning from Denmark
A centre-left government was elected in Denmark in 2011 amid hopes of real change. Jorn Andersen looks at what happened next.
What does it mean to be a Leninist?
Ian Birchall responds to Alex Callinicos's Is Leninism Finished which was featured in February's Socialist Review. He also looks at a history of factions within the IS and SWP.
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Columns and opinion this month...
Are "Pop-Up" unions the way forward?
Sandy Nicoll
History in the making?
Andrew Stone
Iceland's Tories are back
Sarah Ensor
Letters
Why read... The Civil War in France
Siobhan Brown
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News
After Woolwich
Weyman Bennett
Ethnic cleansing in the Negev
Riya Al'Sanah
Can we beat the Bedroom Tax?
Mark Krantz
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This month's book reviews

Borderline Justice by Frances Webber
A History of Future Cities by Daniel Brook
Eddie the Kid by Leo Zeilig
Invisible by Hsiao Hung-Pai
Democratic Transition in the Middle East edited by Larbi Sadiki, Heiko Wimmen and Layla Al-Zubaidi
Beyond the Fragments by Sheila Rowbotham, Lynne Segal and Hilary Wainwright
The Case of Eddie Gilfoyle by The Eddie Gilfoyle Support Group
Classic read: Alone in Berlin by Hans Falluda
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Art and Culture

Exhibition
Saloua Raouda Choucair
Tate Modern, London, until 20 October
The Power of Print: Leonard Beaumont Rediscovered
Graves Gallery, Sheffield, until 14 September
Culture column
Their propaganda and ours
DVD
Veep
Released 3 June
Theatre
The Hothouse
Trafalgar Studios, 3 August

Film
I am Nasrine
Tina Gharavi
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#bestoftheweb
A brief round-up of some of the best things Socialist Review read on the web last month
"Storytellers are a threat" said the late Chinua Achebe. This Guardian podcast reflects on his life through some of his greatest tales.
http://bit.ly/XttckK
This graphic and moving piece on Gongchao looks at the experiences of the Hong Kong dockers who have been on strike continuously since the beginning of April.
http://bit.ly/Z4ojos
Following the death of Hugo Chavez, the election of his successor Nicolas Maduro was much closer than many anticipated. In this insightful piece for Venezuela Analysis Tamara Pearson asks why many voters switched sides and didn't just abstain.
http://bit.ly/17DOr5i
Michael Roberts' feature in this magazine last month - What's wrong with the Keynesian answer to austerity - provoked a ripple of debate. He responded to some of the critics on his blog http://bit.ly/Y8QV4W
From the archive...
Socialism and women's liberation
Sally Campbell argues that only socialism can bring women's liberation. |