Austria
Austria: Railway strike challenges government
The current strike of the Austrian Railways is challenging the right wing coalition government.
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Belgium
Belgium: CWI conference marks big step forward
Last weekend, LSP/MAS (the Belgian affiliate of the cwi), held a national conference to discuss ’Political alternatives for the. With 134 participants from 17 branches this conference was the biggest ever in the history of […]
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Assembley elections – Public Services – Not safe in their hands!
The one thing the main political parties here are all agreed on is that Northern Ireland should be sold to private profiteers.
Ireland North
Northern Ireland Assembly elections: Launching a socialist challenge
The Socialist Party has decided to challenge the right wing and sectarian parties by putting up two candidates for the Assembly. Voters in East and South Belfast will have the chance to elect someone who […]
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Defend public services vote Socialist
For most people the only choice in this election is between the same old mix of sectarian and right wing politicians. But in two constituencies, voters will have a choice. The Socialist Party is standing […]
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Rank hypocrisy of judicial/ political establishment revealed
Fianna Fáil T.D., G.V. Wright badly injures a pedestrian and walks away with a €900 fine.
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Urgent appeal for messages of support
On Tuesday last, a further 6 anti-bin tax protesters were jailed for their opposition to the bin tax and to the non-collection of tens of thousands of householders’ rubbish in the South Dublin area. Among […]
New Zealand
New Zealand: Activists picket Labour Party conference
On Saturday, 8 November delegates attending the annual NZ Labour Party conference at the Christchurch Convention Centre were able to witness two strongly contrasting styles of democracy.
Britain
Britain: Galloway takes road of ‘popular unity’
ON WEDNESDAY 29 October around 1,400 people came to a meeting in London entitled ’British politics at the crossroads’. The audience were primarily political and anti-war activists and they had come to hear George Galloway […]
Britain
Britain: Postal workers win important victory
THE COURAGEOUS unofficial action by tens of thousands of postal workers in the last two weeks has shown that bullying bosses can be stood up to and forced to retreat.