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Results for search text walrus: 41 articles found.

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National Debate
Theatre Review by Michael Kustow, November 2005
David Edgar's drama Playing with Fire was attacked by critics. In this counterblast, theatre producer Michael Kustow argues Edgar is the Dickens of our stage.

The Importance of Solidarity
Letter by Peter Hughes, October 2005
The Walrus's article on the Gate Gourmet dispute at Heathrow (September SR) highlights the brutally destructive nature of 'market forces' in action.

Heathrow Dispute: Bring the Bosses Down to Earth
Feature Article by The Walrus, September 2005
Strikes and solidarity are needed to bring the Gate Gourmet bosses' union busting operation to a standstill, argues The Walrus.

Why Rover Crashed
Feature Article by The Walrus, May 2005
New Labour put the market before jobs, argues The Walrus.

Pension Revolt: Time for the TUC to Get its Finger Out
News Article by The Walrus, March 2005
Nothing better illustrates the utter cynicism at the heart of New Labour than the timing of its decision to launch an all-out assault on public sector pensions.

Watch Out, Oughton's About
Column by The Walrus, November 2004
The Treasury's money saving schemes hide the real public finance leaks.

The Joker Returns
Column by The Walrus, October 2004
Deep inside Silvio Berlusconi's batcave, did the demon Bliar really imagine that all he needed to do was to round up a few other cartoon baddies like Milburn and Mandelson to startle the nation and, with another whirl and spin, the rest of us would forget all about the war in Iraq?

New Berth for Prezza
Column by The Walrus, September 2004
Silently and majestically, the good ship John Prescott slipped effortlessly into a new safe haven over the summer recess.

Shrinking our Pensions to Maximise Their Profits
Letter by John P Johnston, July 2004
The World Bank is one force behind the attacks on pensions

Shrinking our Pensions to Maximise Their Profits
Letter by Sara Tomlinson, July 2004
Public sector pensions are also under attack

PPP = Poxy Private Pension
Column by The Walrus, June 2004
How the World Bank and your boss are conspiring to wreck your retirement.

Time to be More Awkward
Column by The Walrus, May 2004
Tony and Gordon's public pay policy problem

Power of the Pickets
Letter by Phil Turner and Andy Phipps, May 2004
Picketing started the 1984 miners' strike and, as the Walrus's analysis shows (April SR), could have won it.

Tale of Two Cities
Letter by Keith Flett, May 2004
The Walrus (April SR) draws attention to one key difference between the 1972 and 1984-85 miners' strike - namely that in 1972 Birmingham workers came to the aid of the miners and closed the key Saltley Gates depot.

Why Numbers Matter
Column by The Walrus, April 2004
Secondary picketing could have won the 1984-85 miners' strike.

Eat Your Worms
Column by The Walrus, March 2004
Public sector reform has problems in store for Blair.

Mind the (Gender) Gap
Column by The Walrus, February 2004
Shocking new figures have put equal pay back on the agenda.

Offshore Strategies
Letter by Tom Machell, February 2004
The Walrus's column (December SR) on union strategies for combating offshoring was interesting on a number of levels.

Mind the (Imaginary) Gap
Column by The Walrus, January 2004
Gordon Brown revives a Tory idea about regional pay

Communicating Strategies
Letter by Keith Flett, January 2004
As an activist in Connect, the telecoms union, I was one of those responsible for drawing up and pushing through the union's conference policy on the offshoring of jobs that the Walrus refers to (December SR).

Just Call My Number
Column by The Walrus, December 2003
Tales of call centre jobs disappearing to India are not the whole story.

Unions: The Only Way to Win
Feature Article by The Walrus, November 2003
The enthusiasm for the awkward squad will be wasted unless the rank and file take centre stage with determined strike action.

Lights Go Out in Blair Bunker
Column by The Walrus, October 2003
Campbell’s departure is unlikely to halt the repackaging of privatisation.

Awkward Moment
Column by The Walrus, September 2003
The defeat of Mick Rix has important lessons - but not those the Blairites would have us believe.

Thirsty for Profit
Column by The Walrus, July 2003
How water turns to gold for the city corporations.

Getting the Balance Right
Letter by Ged Peck, July 2003
The article about how prospective trade union leaders need to distance themselves from New Labour was informative, although not altogether surprising in today's political climate (The Walrus, June SR).

Closer to the Tipping Point
Column by The Walrus, June 2003
The only way to win a union election is to berate New Labour.

Camp X-Ray on the NHS
Column by The Walrus, May 2003
Look which US company is at the front of the queue for Iraq contracts.

Not Another Bloody Makeover!
Column by The Walrus, January 2003
What does modernisation of public services actually mean? More managers or more money?

Amey, What Can the Matter Be?
Column by The Walrus, December 2002
Attacks on the firefighters and PFI go hand in glove in the name of modernisation.

Up the Barbara
Column by The Walrus, November 2002
Add up housing costs and average wages and £30k looks modest.

Public Money, Private Grief
Column by The Walrus, October 2002
Will the last privatisation fiasco please turn off the lights?

Ken and Barry Go Off
Column by The Walrus, September 2002
Who will miss the trade unions' lousiest right wing double act?

Blair's Paranoid Androids
Column by The Walrus, July 2002
New Labour stooges appear to be incapable of winning a trade union election.

Jackson's Hole
Column by The Walrus, June 2002
New Labour's favourite union leader is facing problems in the forthcoming election.

Capital Gains
Letter by Alasdair Smith, June 2002
The Walrus was right to point out that the bosses are worried about the issue of London weighting (May SR).

Tired of Weighting
Column by The Walrus, May 2002
The rising cost of living and shortages of labour means London's workers now have more industrial power.

Savaged to the Bone
Letter by Hugh Lowe, May 2002
Regarding the Walrus article on pensions 'Move Over Darling' (April SR), I think the article is too detached from the struggle and has no clear class content. There are also some important omissions.

Blair's Private Wrecking Crew
Column by The Walrus, March 2002
What could be more stupid than the government's plans for the tube?

Going Nowhere Fast
Column by The Walrus, February 2002
The rail unions have built up some powerful muscle they can flex.

Heralds of Free Enterprise
Column by The Walrus, January 2002
The collapse of Enron has shone the torch into a cellar full of crimes.