Norway
Norway: Biggest strike since the 1980s
“Red-Green” government forced to retreat
Europe
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Fiscal Treaty passed
A Pyrrhic victory for the establishment that will blow up in their faces
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?
Russia
Russia: Moscow CWI supporter targeted by fascists
Far right ejected from protest against police repression
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
Ireland Republic
Irish referedum: Yes Campaign has tried to use every scaremongering threat possible
A ‘Yes’ result in the 31 May referendum on Europe’s austerity treaty would be used as an alibi for future cuts and tax increases