NOV 14: Protest in London
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Britain’s nest of scandal
Hardly a day now seems to go by without some scandal or
resignation rocking the British Establishment. The BBC is presently engulfed in
a major scandal involving the Savile paedophile cover-up and the blunder over
the erroneous exposure of an alleged Chief Tory child abuser, apparently based
upon uncorroborated evidence now revealed to have been a case of mistaken
identity.
The
head of the BBC, Mr Entwistle, and others have resigned. But this is only the
tip of the iceberg. A whole series of scandals have emerged exposing the
rottenness of the British Establishment, its lies and its cover-ups.
US Elections:The More Things Stay the Same, the More They Change
$6 billion and over a year of
campaigning later, and it would appear that the status quo remains.
Obama is still the president; the Democrats control the Senate; and the
Republicans control the House of Representatives. On the surface,
"nothing has changed."
Tory attacks on pensioners’ rights
The Tories’ latest attack on welfare benefits threatens to place even
more of the burden of the bankers’ crisis onto the shoulders of the
unemployed, the disabled, children and pensioners.
West Yorkshire Firefighters March against Cuts in Leeds ….plus Mayhem at Leeds Superdrug!
Hundreds of firefighters, their families and supporters
including Socialist Appeal sellers marched through the centre of Leeds last Saturday to
protest against proposed cuts to their services.
Red Card Time
Sunderland supporter Bob Stothard looks at the current state of the
”people’s game" as clubs go bust, players revolt over racism and ticket
prices go up and up and up.
Rotherham No More! – For the EDL and National Front that is!
This was the second time in three weeks that the good people of
Rotherham had to be subjected to the racist ranting of the fascist right who
thought that they could be on fertile ground for their messages of hate by gathering in the steel and coal town
of Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
Two weeks ago it was the EDL who did not succeed in dividing the close
knit community and this week it was the turn of the National Front.
Japan/China Island dispute exposes increasing imperialist contradictions at centre of world trade
In the past two months a handful of tiny Islands off the coast of China have been making headlines across the world. But why are these seemingly irrelevant islands so significant?
Enda Kenny: European what of the year?
News that Enda Kenny has been chosen as “European of the year” by a
group of German Magazine Publishers makes sense only in the context that
recently the European Union itself recently won the Nobel peace prize.
We would have to ask the question “European what of the year?”
Coalition in crisis: Drive them out!
Splits and divisions are haunting the Coalition. Such a situation could
not have come at a worse time for Cameron and Osborne, as they sharpen
their knives for further cuts.
Reject Scottish Nationalism and Unionism: Fight for socialism
It’s finally been confirmed. After months of dithering and posturing
from David Cameron last month saw the British and Scottish governments
agree that there would be a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014.
Southampton Councillors Expelled
Southampton Labour Councillors Keith Morrell and Don Thomas, who opposed
cuts in local services, have been expelled from the Labour Party.