Pakistan
Pakistan: Children without food in flood-hit areas face death
More than one hundred thousand children left homeless by Pakistan’s floods are in danger of dying because they simply do not have enough to eat, according to UNICEF.
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Spain
Spain 29/9: 10 million workers paralyze industry in general strike
The first step!
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Workers, trade unionist and community protest public sector cuts
30,000 public sector and 10,000 private sector jobs under threat
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Cracks appear in prison regime
Organised protest action shakes Kazakhstan authorities
Britain
The beauty industry: Out of control?
Today the beauty industry, which refers to toiletries, cosmetics, dieting products and plastic surgery, is worth billions of pounds. The negative effects that its methods and advertising have, particularly on women, in the quest for […]
Scotland
Scottish elections: Conference to discuss left challenge for May 2011
The RMT union, whose general secretary Bob Crow will be speaking, is organising a “Crisis in Working Class Political Representation” conference on Saturday 2nd October in Glasgow.
Britain
Britain: No ‘lurch to the left’ for Labour
Labour elects Ed Miliband as new leader
Kashmir
Kashmir in flames again: Complete shutdown for more than a month
Kashmir is aflame again amid a renewed outpouring of popular, non-violent, revolt against India’s military occupation.
Britain
Britain: Defending union democracy
Earlier this year, four Unison activists, all Socialist Party members, were banned from office for up to three years. Their crime? Producing a leaflet for the union’s 2007 conference calling for greater democracy within the […]
Spain
Spain: Class struggle takes centre-stage
Struggles mount in build-up to 29 September general strike