Scotland
Scotland: Interview with John McAllion
John McAllion was for many years an outspoken Labour MP at both Westminster and Holyrood parliaments.
Europe
Britain
Britain: Bosses’ pay skyrockets
Top bosses’ pay keeps going up and up. A recent survey by the Guardian newspaper found that the senior directors of the UK’s biggest 100 companies increased their income by a staggering 23% last year […]
Scotland
Scotland: Scottish National Party in crisis
The Scottish National Party (SNP) is still reeling from their drubbing in the May 1st elections to the Scottish parliament.
Austria
Austria: Struggle at Austrian Airlines
August 14th saw the pilots and flying crew of Austrian Airlines (AUA) go on strike for two hours.
Belgium
Belgium: Afghan refugees on hunger strike in Brussels
At the beginning of July 1,100 asylum seekers from Afghanistan were ordered to leave the country. The government wants to send them back, because, they claim, “the war is finished”. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign […]
Britain
Britain: Iraq, Kelly death, Hutton inquiry…
Blair’s web of deceit continues to unravel
France
French unions’ protests: How the movement was built from below
The first thing that made the teachers angry was the ’decentralisation’ of education. This is a government project that aims to transfer education financing, management and recruitment from the state to the regions. But there […]
Britain
Britain: Kelly death deepens Blair’s crisis
COMING ON top of the controversy surrounding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the death of scientist Dr David Kelly has brought about the most serious crisis that New Labour has faced since coming to power […]
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Stop Racist attacks
One of the most vicious recent attacks was on the home of a Muslim family in Craigavon. A gang of up to ten men armed with baseball bats threatened to burn the family out; they […]
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Can sectarian politics be challenged?
WITH THE Assembly in long term suspension, the main political parties are once again enjoying the luxury of permanent opposition. They have suddenly found their voice again and are able to lay the blame on […]