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International Socialism 141 PO Box 42184, London SW8 2WD 020 7819 1177 isj@swp. org.uk Order the latest issue for your branch From the start, the Conservative-Liberal coalition has targeted the welfare state. Its drive goes much further than merely cutting spending: privatisation is being pressed ahead on many fronts. Defeating this assault is at the heart of the struggle against austerity. Iain Ferguson traces the historical development of the welfare state and assesses both the detail and the overall logic of the coalition’s measures. In a path-breaking article Laura Miles offers a Marxist analysis of transgender oppression and the movements it has stimulated. This is a contribution to the discussion of the relationship between class and oppression that has been one of the main themes of recent issues of International Socialism. This discussion will continue. Another theme of continuing debate concerns the contemporary significance of left reformism. Paul Blackledge responds to Ed Rooksby’s critique of the SWP’s approach to this question in our last issue. The impact of social media on contemporary movements has also been widely discussed. Martin Upchurch explores this from the perspective of the workplace. Camilla Royle traces a path through the tangle of arguments surrounding dialectics of nature. Christian Høgsbjerg presents the life and work of an early contributor to this journal, the historian Raymond Challinor. For Roland Boer, Luther Blissett’s anticapitalist novel Q  dramatises the relationship between socialism and religion. And, with a referendum on Scottish independence in prospect, Tim Evans offers a balance sheet of devolution in Wales. In this issue we review Neil Faulkner’s latest book on the history of the world as well as books on Ruth First and Joe Slovo, Chinese trade unions, contemporary ideologies of psychiatry, intersectionality and black women Communists and the red shirt movement in Thailand. Pick of the Quarter assesses Perry Anderson’s history of American foreign policy.  Inter national  Soc ial ism   141  W inter  2014 publ ished quarter ly U K  £5 E ur ope  7 U S $10 C  anada $10 C an the T or ies abol ish the w el f ar e state ? by Iain F er guson Individual copies of the journal are £5 plus postage. Branches and districts that place bulk orders can get copies at the special price of £4 each (£3.50 on orders of 25+ or for student groups). Return this form to ISJ, PO Box 42184, London SW8 2WD, or phone 020 7819 1177. Branch / Distric t: ___________________ Name: ___________________ Date:___ /___/___ Number of copies: _______ (at £4 each) Total: £_______  I enclose a cheque payable to “ISJ”  I would like to pay by Visa / Delta / Maestro / Switch / Solo / Mastercard (circle as applicable) Card number: _________________________ ________ Expiry date: ___/___ Start date (if applicable): ___/___ Issue number (if applicable): ______ Security code (last three digits on signature strip on the back): ________ Cardholder’s name: ________ 

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International Socialism 141PO Box 42184, London SW8 2WD020 7819 1177 [email protected]

Order the latest issuefor your branchFrom the start, the Conservative-Liberal coalition has targeted thewelfare state. Its drive goes much further than merely cutting spending:privatisation is being pressed ahead on many fronts. Defeating thisassault is at the heart of the struggle against austerity. Iain Fergusontraces the historical development of the welfare state and assesses boththe detail and the overall logic of the coalition’s measures.

In a path-breaking article Laura Miles offers a Marxist analysis oftransgender oppression and the movements it has stimulated. This isa contribution to the discussion of the relationship between class andoppression that has been one of the main themes of recent issuesof International Socialism. This discussion will continue.

Another theme of continuing debate concerns the contemporary significance of left reformism. PaulBlackledge responds to Ed Rooksby’s critique of the SWP’s approach to this question in our last issue. Theimpact of social media on contemporary movements has also been widely discussed. Martin Upchurchexplores this from the perspective of the workplace.

Camilla Royle traces a path through the tangle of arguments surrounding dialectics of nature. Christian

Høgsbjerg presents the life and work of an early contributor to this journal, the historian RaymondChallinor. For Roland Boer, Luther Blissett’s anticapitalist novel Q  dramatises the relationship betweensocialism and religion. And, with a referendum on Scottish independence in prospect, Tim Evans offers abalance sheet of devolution in Wales.

In this issue we review Neil Faulkner’s latest book on the history of the world as well as books on RuthFirst and Joe Slovo, Chinese trade unions, contemporary ideologies of psychiatry, intersectionality and blackwomen Communists and the red shirt movement in Thailand. Pick of the Quarter assesses Perry Anderson’shistory of American foreign policy.

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W inter  2014 publ ished quarter ly U K  £5 E ur ope € 7 U S $10 C  anada $10

C an the T or ies abol ish the w el f ar e state?by  Ia

in F er guson

Individual copies of the journal are £5 plus postage. Branches and districts that place bulk orders canget copies at the special price of £4 each (£3.50 on orders of 25+ or for student groups). Return this

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