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Socialist Resistance no8 | page 27

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ment. right-wing agenda

• for decent pay Socialist Resistance has been launched by the International Socialist Group, the Socialist Solidarity Network and other individual activists in the Socialist Alliance, the Global Justice and anti-imperialist move Our central aims are:

• Support for the Socialist Alliance and the Scottish Socialist Party. We believe the Alliance must evolve into a broad socialist party that can give a voice to those effectively disenfranchised by New Labour's

Building resistance to the international neo-liberal offensive of Bush, Blair and their allies. Capitalism creates war, environmental destruction, mass povert) and unemployment. Mobilising against the US wa drive is central to the resistance.

The rebuilding of the fighting strength of the labour movement and democracy in the trade unions Socialist Resistance supporters are helping to organise solidarity with firefighters and council workers striking