Sweden
Sweden: May day 2007 – Anti-government mood on May Day march
CWI Sweden launches new national petition
Europe
Belgium
Belgium: Mayday 2007 – Committee for Alternative Politics (CAP) starts its election campaign!
Social democratic leaders forced to pose as more left wing as a result
Russia
Russia: May day 2007 – Putin’s allies dominate official May Day rallies
But socialist opposition makes impact
Portugal
Portugal: Liberty-day leads to police repression against anti-fascists
Portuguese government protects the extreme right
Scotland
Scotland: Packed rally for Solidarity in run up to election
Response shows clear socialist ideas can win support
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Socialist Party takes on political establishment
General election called for 24 May
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Socialist MP condemns “Alice in Wonderland” government policies
Nurses and mortgage holders hit by rising inflation as election looms.
Scotland
Scotland: Scottish Parliament election – support for Labour falling
Elections for the Scottish Parliament and local councils are to be held on 3 May. Most opinion polls are forecasting a big fall in support for New Labour.
Italy
Italy: Democratic Party launched
Conference marks final demise of once powerful Communist Party
Russia
Russia: Yeltsin’s legacy – ‘wild’ capitalism across the former USSR
It is sickening for the impoverished working people of the ex-Soviet Union to see the praise being heaped on Boris Yeltsin, one time president of Russia, after his death from heart failure on Monday, 23 […]