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Britain

Britain: Hutton inquiry, a can of worms for Blair

August 23, 2003 CWI

Whilst the revelations flow thick and fast in the Hutton Inquiry, the central exercise for Blair and his cronies is how to deflect and avoid blame. A shoddy string of Pontius Pilates roll out before […]

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Britain

Britain: Postie’s to strike over pay?

August 23, 2003 Gary Clark, Minority Grade Secretary, Scotland No 2 Branch CWU (Personal Capacity)

Postal workers will shortly be balloted on taking industrial over an 18 month pay deal of 4.5%. If they vote for action this will be the first national action for 7 years and the first […]

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Iraq

Iraq: Occupation forces face hostility

August 22, 2003 This article first appeared in The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales

The British military in Basra, Iraq’s second biggest city, is under attack. This is not from ’rogue elements’ of the former Ba’athist regime but local residents incensed at the lack of mains electricity and, ironically […]

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Scotland

Scotland: Interview with John McAllion

August 22, 2003 CWI

John McAllion was for many years an outspoken Labour MP at both Westminster and Holyrood parliaments. 

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Britain

Britain: Bosses’ pay skyrockets

August 21, 2003 Jim McFarlane, International Socialists, Scotland

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 […]

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Africa

africa: Bush’s new African “adventureâ€

August 20, 2003 Danny McAllion, International Socialists, Scotland

George Bush has recently shown a keen interest in African affairs, from moves to combat the spread of HIV to the strengthening of diplomatic and military ties with a number of governments.

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New Zealand

New Zealand: Privatisation in sorry mess

August 19, 2003 Tim Bowron, Socialist Alternative, New Zealand

Labour’s free market policies to blame for rail and electricity woes.

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Scotland

Scotland: Scottish National Party in crisis

August 17, 2003 Philip Stott, Scotland

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is still reeling from their drubbing in the May 1st elections to the Scottish parliament.

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Austria

Austria: Struggle at Austrian Airlines

August 16, 2003 Franz, Vienna

August 14th saw the pilots and flying crew of Austrian Airlines (AUA) go on strike for two hours.

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Israel/Palestine: Coming unstuck – George Bush’s peace plan

August 11, 2003 From The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales

AS PREDICTED, the journey along George Bush’s ’road map’ to end the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is now decidedly ’off-road’.

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