Germany
Germany: Socialism Days 2005
Four hundred meet to discuss resistance against social cuts and capitalism
Europe
Britain
Britain: General election – main parties offer no solutions
Blair is preparing to declare the general election.
Netherlands
netherlands: Minister of Social Affairs, De Geus, argues not to exclude prostitution as suitable employment
Former nurse offered job as prostitute by Labour Service
Scotland
Scotland: SNP plan tax cuts for big business
If the Scottish National Party expected a "Salmond bounce" following the election of Alex Salmond to lead the SNP they have so-far been disappointed.
Britain
Britain: Blair’s pensions climbdown
Threat of co-ordinated strike action by public-sector unions over pensions forces major climbdown.
Scotland
Scotland: Socialist challenge to big business parties
This General Election, perhaps more than ever before, will be fought over by politicians who are a million miles removed from the real lives and problems facing the majority of working people.
Germany
Germany: Political and social crisis deepens
Challenges and opportunities for WASG (electoral alternative- work and social justice), the new left party
Britain
Britain: ‘Third World debt’
Who gains from Brown’s plans?
France
France: Chirac facing defeat?
Mobilisations against the Raffarin government merge with opposition to the European constitution.
Britain
Britain: Judgement marks a setback for civil liberties
“A sad and disappointing day for the right to protest.”