Scotland
Scotland: Glasgow Social Care Workers win dispute
Headline of the Glasgow Evening Times reads "Pay hike joy for striking council staff."
Europe
Netherlands
Netherlands: Dutch Socialist Party troubles
’Committee for a Democratic SP’ founded
Italy
Italy: Upturn in economy not enough to guarantee stability
"The Prodi government has never been so weak"
Germany
Germany: The Left in Germany – new party, old mistakes
The merger between the two left-wing parties, Left Party.PDS and WASG (Electoral Alternative for Work and Social Justice), in Germany has taken place.
Britain
Britain: National Shop Stewards’ Network Conference
A starting point for strengthening struggle
Britain
Britain: Bombing attempts in London and Glasgow
Unite against war, poverty and terrorism
Belarus
Belarus: Neo-liberalism with populist slogans
Authoritarian regime plans catastrophic abolition of social benefits
Poland
Poland: Nurses rock government
Hundreds of angry nurses camp outside Polish PM’s office for over a week
France
US: Seattle students hold walkout against Iraq War
Up to the end of the ‘official campaign’ (after which the publication of polls and articles in the media is forbidden), all commentators predicted a big victory for the UMP (president Nicolas Sarkozy’s party) and […]
Europe
Europe: European Union summit ignores public opposition to planned constitution
Workers will have to resist neo-liberal agenda