Ireland Republic

Referendum in Ireland: Irish Congress of Trade Unions decides not to take a stance on European fiscal treaty

Socialist MEP calls for unions to advocate ‘No’ vote on ‘austerity’ treaty Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net provides a unique analysis and perspective of world events. […]

Britain

State repression: European court condones police ‘kettling’

Eleven years after the ‘kettling’ (containment) of an anti-capitalist protest in central London, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment on the police tactic. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support […]