New Zealand
New Zealand: Privatisation in sorry mess
Labour’s free market policies to blame for rail and electricity woes.
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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.
Brazil
Brazil: PT lefts fail its first big test under Lula government
Lula government’s pension "reform" bill passed first reading in House of Representatives with most PT lefts voting in favour.
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 […]
Our activity
CWI: European school
MORE THAN 300 people from all over Europe, the USA, Middle East and Asia met at the CWI European Summer School.
Israel / Palestine
Israel/Palestine: Coming unstuck – George Bush’s peace plan
AS PREDICTED, the journey along George Bush’s ’road map’ to end the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is now decidedly ’off-road’.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Disastrous economic situation
The economic situation around here is disasterous. Official figures for inflation are 340% but economic analysts say that the actual figure is over 400%. The government tampers with figures in order to hide the seriousness […]
América
Chile: Unidad Popular: ¿Porqué tuvimos dictadura y no socialismo?
Este 11 de septiembre se cumplen 30 años desde que el golpe militar ahogó en sangre los sueños de millones de chilenos que querían construir un país más justo y solidario.
Britain
Britain: Iraq, Kelly death, Hutton inquiry…
Blair’s web of deceit continues to unravel