Industrial Democracy A new book has just been published: "Our trade unions, what comes next after the summer of 2022?" By Nigel Flanagan, Manifesto Press. The book is vigorously written and addresses the question of the immense weakness of the trade union movement today without flinching. It rightly addresses the question of how it came about as … Continue reading Trade Union Diary
GAZA STILLS
They line up for the camera, the remainder of families, still in life as in death, they don’t complain, make no requests, they will get nothing and have nothing but checkpoints, high walls, razor wire, Israeli fighter jets who strike at their children, their mothers, their fathers, their grandparents, their phones are listened to, their … Continue reading GAZA STILLS
Note on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams · Britain Blighted by Upper London · Upper London Fears the Chinese Example · The Mistrustful USA · Snippets · Russia and China · Why Russia Rallies Round Putin · Worse Weather Britain Blighted by Upper London Well-meaning liberals like William Keegan are baffled that British politicians stay locked into policies that have caused vast suffering. Right-wing ideas … Continue reading Note on the News
Minimum Service: “a Ludicrous Bill” (2)
Minimum Service Bill debate in the House of Commons 22nd May 2023 [The Government moved against the amendments voted by the Lords. See reproduced below a selection of extracts of contributions by Labour, LD and SNP members; note how some are sceptical of Angela Rayner’s promise that Labour will repeal this Bill when in power.] The Parliamentary … Continue reading Minimum Service: “a Ludicrous Bill” (2)
A sensible left-wing election programme: the CP in the East of England
From the Morning Star 1st May 2023 https://morningstaronline.co.uk/system/files/pdf-editions/M_Star_010523.pdf IN the east of England on May 4 voters in Felixstowe East and Felixstowe West, Felixstowe Coastal, Kempston in Bedford, Sopwell in St Albans and Abbeygate and district in Bury St Edmunds will have the chance to vote communist. The campaigners have given priority to opposing the … Continue reading A sensible left-wing election programme: the CP in the East of England
Private Jets
Marie Dupin-a Fresh Look at the News France Info 4th May 2023 The News Personified—a fresh look at the news A short daily humorous piece on French state radio ‘France Info’ Every morning, the journalist Marie Dupin takes on the role of a personality, an event, a place or a fact at the heart of … Continue reading Private Jets
Nkrumah, Lumumba, Gaddafi: the US and Democracy in Africa
Article by Socialist Party Zambia What democracy can the United States government really promote for an African country? On March 29-30, 2023, the United States will co-host the second Summit for Democracy with the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and Republic of Zambia. Article by Socialist Party Zambia On March 29-30, … Continue reading Nkrumah, Lumumba, Gaddafi: the US and Democracy in Africa
MAY DAY GREETINGS !
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 !
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’
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