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In the spirit of open debate we publish material, listed below. We have no opinion regarding the arguments advanced.

Summaries are given below on this page.

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Documents are :

The Social Workers Strike
and its Aftermath

by John D.Beasley

A former shop steward who sued his trade union tells the inside story of the social workers' strike and its consequences and highlights lessons for all genuine trade unionists

Published as a 36 page book by The Industrial Research and Information Service Ltd., Cavendish House, 53 Cavendish Road, London SW12 0DQ.

Available for £ 1.50 from the author, 6 Everthorpe Road, London SE15 4DA, postage included.

With a foreword by Sir John Boyd. Illustrated by some relevant published cartoons of the period.

20 August 2003

Tax Avoidance and Mitigation

by John Mackay

John Mackay is an accountant and tax advisor. He spoke to us on 5 April 2006. This paper is the basis of his talk.

The paper summarises the history of income tax avoidance and questions whether the best approach is being followed.

19 August 2006

Postcard from a conflict zone

by Sarah Hughes

Sarah Hughes is Director of UK International Rescue Committee. She came to speak to us on 3 May 2006.

This paper is the essence of her address. It reports on a visit to northern Uganda.

19 August 2006

A brief history of the libertarian socialist tradition

by Duncan Bowie

Duncan Bowie is a historian of socialism. He is a member of the editorial board of the Chartist. He delivered this material to us in late 2005.

This gives a libertarian socialist history through the previous two centuries.

19 August 2006

Speaking in Broken Soul, Labour's Policy for the Arts

by Simon Tait

The past twenty years of arts policy is summarised. Now why is Labour's arts policy so undefined ?

15 October 2006

The Freud Report

by Rory O'Kelly

A review of this report highlighting its intellectual incoherence. This is based on a talk the author gave to us on 4 April 2007.

The Freud Report is here .

7 September 2007

Chartist - A Draft Manifesto

The Chartist Editorial Board

A modern manifesto. Duncan Bowie spoke about this on 7 February 2007

14 October 2007

Child Poverty

Kate Green

Kate Green spoke to us on 5 September 2007. She showed that the government was reducing child poverty but is seriously behind its ambition to eradicate child poverty by 2020.

14 October 2007

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