The first round of parliamentary elections in France saw Marine Le Pen’s far right RN taking the largest vote, at 33.2%, ahead of the New Popular Front on 28% and President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble alliance […]
Nigerians are living in hellish times. Since last year raging inflation and a collapsing economy have savaged living standards. Africa’s most populous country is facing an existential crisis as the regime pushes ahead with a […]
The UK general elections take place on 4th July. As well as an expected Tory party meltdown and a Labour majority, the Green party is on course to possibly win more seats. Many voters regard […]
The release of Julian Assange is a win for a world-wide campaign. Journalists’ unions have been the backbone of that campaign. It is also a blow against the creeping censorship across the ‘Western democracies’ This […]
The following motion condemning the Gaza slaughter and calling for a class based, trade union approach to the conflict in the Middle East was passed at the recent conference of the Northern Ireland Public Services […]
Two weeks have passed since the local and European elections in the South of Ireland. These signalled further fragmentation within the political system. And from that fragmentation is posed ever accelerating political crisis. The financial […]
On 23rd May 2024 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution that designated 11th July as the “International Day of Reflection and commemoration of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica”. The resolution was drafted by Germany. […]
In the run up to the July general election, it could be time for the Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish government to go back to school. In a cowardly and highly controversial move which will […]
The June 6th-9th elections to the European parliament saw expected gains made by the populist and far right, on a 51% turnout of voters. The hard right is on course to hold almost a quarter […]
With the UK general election less than a month away Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, remains on course for Downing Street. “Things can maybe get a bit better”, was how the Economist magazine summed up […]
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