Month: February 2007

Majority of children malnourished and majority of population illiterate

Is it some historical joke that the Parti Socialiste (PS) candidate for the presidency of the French Republic is called Royal?

Left lacks coherent alternative policies

Only workers’ unity and a struggle for socialism offers a way out

"We don’t want a militarised city; we want to decide our own future".

Successful second CAP Conference

Protest carried on national TV

New right wing government formed – What way forward for Left opposition?

Histadrut union federation takes membership dues but ignore struggle

Another US retreat?

Working people demand: “Let us live!”

Medecin Sans Frontier threaten striking health workers with dismissal

But will the Democrats allow change from within?

Socialist MP backs Aer Lingus workers 95% vote for industrial action

The fact that the Assembly [local ‘power sharing government body] election is going ahead on 7 March does not mean that an Assembly will be set up first on 26 March.

But what can we expect from Democrats?

But who is getting richer?

Volatile political situation

Imperialism meddles as conflict widens

The situation in Sri Lanka has become even more difficult for the left forces, especially the activists fighting against the war and against the repression of the rights of the Tamil-speaking minority.

Solidarity and protest letters urgently needed

Courageous fighter for socialism

An unmistakeable message from Will Hutton’s important book is that China is heading for revolution, although the author merely predicts serious ‘convulsions’.

The 300-year anniversary of the Scottish parliament voting itself out of existence by agreeing a union with England in January 1707 passed with very little formal celebration – save the minting of a commemorative £2 […]

Protest letters and solidarity messages still needed

Delegates at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Dublin on 28 January voted by an overwhelming majority to back a leadership motion to support the police and judicial system in Northern Ireland.

London lobbies on Wednesday 31 January: Stop the killings! Put Mervyn Silva on trial! Hands off Siritunga Jaysuriya!

The campaign against repression and war in Sri Lanka has gathered even more momentum.

Socialist MP condemns Prime Minister over health crisis

Such is the anger at today’s unparalleled inequalities; it was even felt in a very different conference taking place a week later, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. There, the representatives of capitalism […]