The first of May, International Workers Day This is a piece from French State Radio France Info 1/5/23, explaining the meaning and history of the First of May. Contrast with England and the BBC! A very strong mobilisation is expected on Monday 1st May throughout France for the traditional marches on this public holiday. Territorial intelligence … Continue reading MAY DAY GREETINGS !
Month: May 2023
Starmer’s Strategy—Editorial
On 4th May local elections take place in England. These local elections should give some feel for how Labour under the leadership of Keir Starmer is perceived in the country. Of particular interest is the fact that several of these elections are taking place in areas in which many Labour voters abstained in 2019. They abstained because … Continue reading Starmer’s Strategy—Editorial
The transformation of German Greens into Atlanticist war mongers
by Philip O’Connor The geopolitical aspect of the Greens was born in the 1967 student revolt in Germany (yes, it started there a year before the Paris riot). The "Alternatives", as they were called, came out of those street fights, house occupations and endless debates, including Cohn Bendit and Fischer. They were hippy left, libertarian, … Continue reading The transformation of German Greens into Atlanticist war mongers
Complaint to BBC about an item on Newsnight (6 March 2023)
By David Morrison In the item on the origins of Covid-19, Kirsty Wark said: "We still have no clear idea about the origins of Covid-19 despite the fact that it killed many millions around the world. On Thursday's program, we examined the two main theories: that it jumped from animals to humans via the wet market … Continue reading Complaint to BBC about an item on Newsnight (6 March 2023)
No leak from Wuhan Institute of Virology, says BBC
On 1 March 2023, the BBC reported [1] that the head of FBI, Christopher Wray, had said in a Fox News interview: "The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the coronavirus pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident". The lab in question is the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese … Continue reading No leak from Wuhan Institute of Virology, says BBC
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams A Terrible Year for Weather 2023 a Wonderful Year for China? Shame in the USA Oscar Wilde and the Dalai Lama Snippets A Rocket That Went Nowhere? Was Your Empire Really Necessary? Artificial Intelligence – Pathological Liars Healthy Drinking? A Terrible Year for Weather We’re not heading for Human Extinction. We … Continue reading Notes on the News
A shift to the left in Russia – Boris Litvinov (Part 2)
http://wpered.su/2023/03/21/v-rossii-budet-levyj-povorot-boris-litvinov/ Boris Litvinov, first secretary of the Donetsk regional branch of the KPRF, gave an interview to the "Antifascist" news agency. (https://antifashist.com/). This is the second part of the interview. - What is happening in the Zaporozhie and Kherson regions in terms of party building? Is there a party group in these regions, and if not, … Continue reading A shift to the left in Russia – Boris Litvinov (Part 2)
Adam Smith the Mythmaker
By Gwydion M. Williams Smith as Enemy of the New USA Wedderburn, Smith’s Overlooked Friend Pins and Watches Post-Leninism Smith’s False Hopes A Nation Not Ruled by Shopkeepers Back in the year 2000, I wrote a book called Adam Smith: Wealth Without Nations. Athol Books published it, and we launched it at the Labour Party conference and … Continue reading Adam Smith the Mythmaker
Solidarity to striking Junior Doctors
Reprinted with thanks from the Workers Party of Britain website by WP Trade Union Group This week so-called “Junior” Doctors are again taking industrial action across England for 96 hours to demand better pay and working conditions, following on from a 3 day strike just a month ago.Junior doctors are qualified medical doctors who are … Continue reading Solidarity to striking Junior Doctors
Exposed: dire Humza Yousaf and crooked SNP
This article is reprinted with thanks from the Workers Party of Britain website By Nikola B (Workers GB Writers Group) For Humza Yousaf, failure brings its own reward. He entered Bute House as the youngest, first Muslim, first minister of Scotland as well as the first ever Muslim leader in the western world. However he left … Continue reading Exposed: dire Humza Yousaf and crooked SNP
The Minimum Service Bill : ‘a ludicrous bill’
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2023-04-26/debates/61E83113-0B2D-40D2-9CD1-ED34E7C7CC17/Strikes(MinimumServiceLevels)Bill 26 April 2023, Debate in the Lords on amendment 3. This amendment would prevent an employee being sacked for refusing to cross a picket line. This is in the event of an employee being issued with a work notice, forcing them to work during a strike. A Conservative argument in favour of the amendment: Lord Balfe … Continue reading The Minimum Service Bill : ‘a ludicrous bill’
Diane Abbott’s Letter to the Observer
By Catherine Dunlop Abbott in her letter was responding to an article in the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/15/racism-in-britain-is-not-a-black-and-white-issue-it-is-far-more-complicated), by Tomiwa Owolade, a contributing writer at the New Statesman. This article commented on a report just published about racism in Britain, Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS). That report says that more whites than blacks say they have experienced racism. … Continue reading Diane Abbott’s Letter to the Observer
ASLEF REJECTS RISIBLE PAY OFFER AND SETS MORE STRIKE DATES
ASLEF REJECTS RISIBLE PAY OFFER AND SETS MORE STRIKE DATES https://aslef.org.uk/publications/aslef-rejects-risible-pay-offer-and-sets-more-strike-dates ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, has rejected a ‘risible’ pay offer from the 16 train companies with whom we are in dispute – our drivers not having had an increase in salary at these companies since 2019. ‘Our executive committee met this morning [Thursday] … Continue reading ASLEF REJECTS RISIBLE PAY OFFER AND SETS MORE STRIKE DATES
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