Scotland
Scotland: Scottish Socialist Party conference
THE FIRST debate on Saturday was on the SSP’s draft manifesto for the European elections in June.
Europe
Germany
Germany: Moves towards a new “left party†?
New opposition to SPD government offer big opportunities.
Italy
Italy: Country closed down by general strike
Millions take industrial action against Berlusconi’s pension “reforms”
Kosova / Kosovo
Kosovo: Ethnic violence re-erupts
Ethnic tensions boiled over again in Kosovo mid-March, leading to the worst levels of violence since the UN/Nato imposed control of the country in 1999.
Austria
Austria: Victory against extreme anti-abortionists!
On March the 15th a Viennese court made a final ruling in a court case that extreme anti-abortionists have run against Claudia Sorger, the spokesperson for women’s affairs of the Socialist Left Party (SLP), the […]
France
France: cwi candidates make gains in district elections
Last Sunday, France went to the ballot box for regional and district elections.
Europe
Europe: European Union’s neo-liberal ‘Lisbon agenda’
In crisis but still a threat to workers
France
France: Opportunity to build a new workers’ party
France goes to the polls next Sunday, 21 March, for elections in the regions and districts (‘departements’ that are divided into ‘cantonments’).
Spain
Madrid bombings: “The wars are yours — the deaths are oursâ€
“The wars are yours – the deaths are ours,” read one placard on a demonstration in Madrid in the early hours, last Sunday morning. It summed up the mood of millions throughout Spain just days […]
Scotland
Scotland: Nursery nurses indefinite strike
Last Friday saw up to 4,000 defiant nursery nurses, parents and supporters demonstrating on the streets of Glasgow for a decent pay deal. The protest marked the fifth day of indefinite strike action by Scotland’s […]