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Alfie Meadows, student victimisation and the state

It can only be an accident of history
that last month’s Royal wedding took place on the anniversary of the
marriage of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. That the Metropolitan police
carried out a number of raids, charging several students with criminal
offences in the same week, is no coincidence. Cover for the police was
provided by the media circus surrounding the wedding. On the other hand
it is clear that the state had been biding its time, waiting for the
distraction of the exam period. The most prominent and outrageous act on
the part of the police was the charging of Alfie Meadows with violent
disorder.

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Scottish parliamentary elections: Why Labour failed to pose an alternative to the SNP

On Thursday history was made as the
Scottish National Party, who only a decade ago seemed destined to play
second fiddle to the Labour Party in Scottish politics, became the first
party in the Scottish Parliament’s twelve year history to form a single
party majority. More importantly, for the first time there is a
pro-independence majority in the Parliament, and consequently a
referendum on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom will be
held within the next five year term.

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British local elections: important lessons for the left

Elections are simply a snapshot of the
mood at any particular moment in time, but they can reveal a lot about
the real underlying processes taking place in society. That was the case
with the May local elections, which marked the first anniversary in
power of the Coalition government and from which we can draw important
lessons.

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Support the teachers in their struggle! For a National School Student Union!

The National Union of Teachers (NUT),
the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National
Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) are balloting their members for
strike action. It is likely that as a result of this we will see
sometime in June or July strikes of teachers up and down the country.
For school students this raises the question of what the response should
be.

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AV scam – no thanks!

Not too late to take part in the second non-event of the year, following
on from the Royal Wedding of last week. Yes it is referendum day where
we get to choose how we elect our MPs.

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Buck house cleaners demand a living wage

While the Great and Good were busy spending our
money on the Royal Wedding, low-paid cleaners at Buckingham Palace were
fighting to increase their meagre wages to something like a decent level. Sign
the petition in their support.

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Canada’s 2011 Election: Historic NDP breakthrough; Liberals and Bloc Quebecois decimated

The
political landscape of Canada has changed, potentially in an irrevocable
way. The Liberal Party, formerly Canada’s “natural governing party”,
has been reduced to a rump of 34 seats, having received only 19% of the
vote. The separatist Bloc Quebecois, which has dominated Quebec since
the party’s foundation 20 years ago, has been swept aside by the NDP’s
“orange wave” and has been left with only four seats. The New Democratic
Party, Canada’s labour party, has leapt into second place with a
record-breaking 102 seats, and 31% of the vote.

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