Britain
Britain: NSSN calls for one-day general strike against austerity
Rank-and-file union activists assemble for sixth annual National Shop Stewards Network conference
Europe
Serbia
SERBIA | Low voter turnout for presidential elections
Stagnating economy and joblessness lead to growing working-class dissent In the second round of Serbia’s presidential elections on Sunday 20 May, Tomislav Nikolic won a majority against the incumbent, Boris Tadic. In an election dominated […]
Norway
Norway: Biggest strike since the 1980s
“Red-Green” government forced to retreat
Britain
Britain: Monarchy – not just a ‘harmless relic’
The government will be hoping that the Jubilee flotilla of 1,000 ships on the river Thames will serve as a useful distraction while it pushes through more swingeing cuts.
France
France: After the presidential election
Which way for the Left Front?
Scotland
Scotland: Cameron’s former spin doctor, Andy Coulson, charged with lying
Tommy Sheridan conviction must be overturned
Britain
Britain: The phone-hacking scandal – profits, power and corruption
We must remove the undemocratic control of the 1% who deny to the 99% a voice in the media.
Scotland
Scotland: Independence referendum campaign launched
The Yes Scotland pro-independence campaign was launched mainly by the Scottish National Party, backed by big business, on Friday 25th May in Edinburgh.
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Fighting strategy needed for public sector union NIPSA
Annual conference of Northern Ireland’s largest trade union at the end of May: A fighting strategy is needed on all fronts
Greece
Euro crisis: Greece heads for the exit
Eurozone convulsed by turbulent economic forces and political upheavals