Britain
Kazakhstan/Britain:President of Zhanartu trade union federation speaks in London
Campaign Kazakhstan blog post
Europe
Spain
Spain: New epicentre of crisis in Europe
EU/IMF bank bailout only scrapes tip of iceberg
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
Serbia
Serbia: Low voter turnout for presidential elections
Stagnating economy and joblessness lead to growing working-class dissent
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.