Month: May 2018

The dramatic and clear-cut ‘Yes’ in the referendum is a political earthquake and turning point for Ireland. It is a huge victory, particularly for women in Ireland, who have thrown off the oppression of the […]

50 years since the greatest general strike in history Much has changed in the half century since the revolutionary events of May 1968 in France. At that time there was still a ‘cold war’ between […]

After almost three months of tortuous negotiations and horse-trading, an Italian government finally seems to have been agreed and now just needs parliamentary approval. The reaction of the markets – a fall in the stock […]

As the deadlock at the top of the Tory Party continues, Tory MPs are reported to be telling their constituency parties to prepare for another snap general election.

While in Jerusalem a messianic inauguration ceremony was held at American embassy, in the Gaza Strip the day of the embassy’s transfer was the deadliest day since the war in 2014. The Netanyahu government, hand-in-hand […]

In the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election of 12 May, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 8 seats short of the half way mark but won the “prize”. Its party leader, B.S.Yeddyurappa, who has previously […]

Down with repression! Continue with the struggle for a workers’ and young people’s Republic!

The battle over Kinder Morgan’s pipeline to Vancouver is getting nasty. Texas-based Kinder Morgan want to expand a pipeline by an extra 1,000km, from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific coast. But Kinder Morgan suspended […]