Britain
Britain: Respect and the June elections
Respect – the Unity Coalition was formed by George Galloway MP and the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP) at the beginning of the year. It stood for the first time on June 10.
Day: 23 June 2004
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Dessian strike against victimisation
Workers at the Dessian Products factory in Apollo Road have been on strike since May 19. The strike began over the sacking of Paddy McCloskey, one of the two T&GWU shop stewards in the plant.
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Fianna Fail punished in elections
The result of the Local and European Elections held on June 11th has changed the political situation in southern Ireland.