Ireland North
Northern Ireland: British and Irish governments blame IRA for bank robbery
Talks paralysed as elections loom
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Ireland North
Northern Ireland:: Joe Higgins calls for workers’ alternative
Socialist Party Amendment to the Fine Gael Private Members’ Motion on Northern Ireland
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Political chaos, Islamic fundamentalism and poverty
Capitalist parties clash but no workers’ alternative
Denmark
Denmark: Nothing to fight about?
Six MPs for Red-Green Alliance in otherwise flat elections
Scotland
Scotland: Clear socialist alternative needed
The Scottish Socialist Party conference meets this weekend in the aftermath of Tommy Sheridan’s resignation as SSP convener.
Thailand
Thailand: Tsunami carries Thaksin back to power.
Prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (pronounced "Chin-a-what") and his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party are on course for a crushing parliamentary majority following the elections in Thailand on Sunday 6 February.
Britain
Britain: Good result for Socialist Party member in Unison general secretary election
Socialist Party member in British public sector union, UNISON, comes second in General Secretary election campaign.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tsunami people on the streets
"Demonstrations are escalating. From yesterday morning until today, homeless people in the East of the Island occupied the main road from Ampara all the way up to Batticaloa.
France
France: 160,000 school students in strikes and protests
Just two days after the half-term holidays ended for all school students the streets of France filled with school students striking and demonstrating against the education ‘reform’.
Pakistan
pakistan: deepening crisis in Baluchistan province
eyewitness report from the Pakisani province of Baluchistan