"Margaret Thatcher, warmonger, breaker of unions, destroyer of public services, friend of the rich and enemy of the poor seems to have been the international success story of the 1980s. Yet as the 1990s begin defeat seems to be staring Thatcher in the face. The economy, the showpiece and basis of Tory strategy, is sliding into recession. There is public outcry over the condition of the health and education services. And the massive movement against the poll tax has already provoked one of the largest riots that central London has ever seen. So, asks Lindsey German, are these the last days of Thatcher?"
International Socialism: A Quarterly Journal of Socialist Theory, Autumn 1990 ($1.50)
includes the following articles:
The Last Days of Thatcher?, by Lindsey German
The New Imperialism, by John Rees
Nationalism and the Class Struggle in Scotland, by Neil Davidson
and
Order Out of Chaos, by Paul McGarr
What I find interesting, considering the events of this last month, is the discussion on Scottish Nationalism. Be sure to read the conclusions of the writer, when he compares class struggle with nationalism, and Ireland with Scotland. Look for this journal in the British history section.
