LA comment: The BSW continue to show that a substantial section of the German population do not hate Russia, are not warmongers and wish to preserve what remains of their welfare state. They wish to restore good relations with Russia so that Germany can once again access the source of its prosperity – cheap Russian … Continue reading The latest bulletins from the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht in Germany.
British governments, together with their media servants, have been telling us for many years that Russia is an enemy. When the Special Military Operation began in Ukraine in early 2022 it was confidently asserted that the Russians were militarily incompetent and would fail against the Ukrainians. In reality Russia launched a pre-emptive strike against a … Continue reading Britain, Europe and Military Power—Editorial 2
Eamon Dyas Although placing limits on freedom of expression has always been a feature of western democracies — particularly in angst-ridden Germany — I’ve noticed since Covid an upsurge in the way in which public figures in the west are increasingly describing freedom of expression as a privilege. In Britain the establishment’s use of antisemitism … Continue reading Is freedom of expression a privilege or an essential ingredient of democracy?
Eamon Dyas With Starmer reluctant to use home grown state funds to stimulate the economy he’s relying on blood money from the Ukrainian conflict as an alternative source. At what point does that policy - ostensibly designed to encourage Kiev to keep going - mean that the government’s domestic policy for growth has come to … Continue reading Growth through War?
Keir Starmer’s decision to assist Ukraine in shooting UK supplied weapons into Russia is puzzling for many reasons. Firstly, it is not going to affect the outcome of the war in Ukraine. Secondly, it is not going to change the conditions which Russia would require in any peace deal. Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, it … Continue reading Starmer’s Pointless Missiles—Editorial 2
By Gwydion M. Williams Suffering from Freedom, Rather Than Enjoying It. India – Twisting a Twisted System Anti-Social Housing Snippets China’s Continuing Rise Still Fighting to the Last Ukrainian An End to Feed-the-Rich? The Alternative Right How to be a Good Follower Austerity Was Pointless Fixing Addiction Suffering from Freedom, Rather Than Enjoying It. All … Continue reading Notes on the News
Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter May 2024 ‘Labour Affairs’ is pleased to publish the European manifesto and an extract from the party manifesto for the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), the new left party in Germany led by Sahra Wagenknecht. In both documents the key points are clearly stated and it is evident that BSW deputies would be … Continue reading News from Germany. The new party steps cautiously forward.
The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat by Jacques Baud Published by Max Milo, 2024 John ClaydenThis book is both a useful synopsis of Russia's Ukrainian SMO (Special Military Operation) as well as a more general description of the shortcomings of western military thinking compared to present day Russian Military … Continue reading The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat
Labour Affairs is pleased to publish extracts from the April newsletter of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) to give our readers an insight into the developing positions of this new left wing party in Germany. It is a breakaway from the ‘woke’ and war supporting left party Die Linke and is already outpacing them in … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht— April Newsletters
In her newsletters Sahra introduces TV or press items where she is interviewed and speeches she makes in Parliament. Also brief statements of policy. 21March While calls for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine are getting louder and louder in the USA, while Washington is obviously no longer prepared to burn American taxpayers' money in … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
By Gwydion M. Williams ‘Feed the Rich’ Dominates Politics The Niceness of the Next Nine Ukrainian Lives Matter China Rejects Feed-the-Rich Japanese Cherish Their ‘Honorary White’ Status Snippets Navalny: a Martyr for Libertarian Follies Israel’s Wrong Turn Falling Down for a Privatised Moon ‘Feed the Rich’ Dominates Politics We’re being told that those old people … Continue reading Notes on the News
The new party, Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance - Reason and Justice, is putting up candidates for the 9 June EU elections. Note that Wagenknecht puts the death of Navalny at the door of the Russian authorities, without proof, but she highlights the fate of the West’s prisoner of conscience, Julian Assange, at the same time. Preventing a … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletters February
Zyuganov: "Fulfilling the President's wishes and Nikolai Kharitonov's programme". Kharitonov is the Communist Party presidential candidate in the presidential election on the 17th March. Labour Affairs Commentary: In this speech Zyuganov (Secretary General, Communist Party of the Russian Federation) indicates his party’s broad support for the objectives of the government’s programme. In particular, he endorses the … Continue reading The Russian Presidential Election
Published by Lola Books, 2023 By John Clayden Worker's MoneyI remember well over thirty years ago standing outside one of the biggest halls in Newcastle upon Tyne with a group of unemployed workers lead by a great unsung hero of the working class - Andy Robertson an oil rig worker who had organised his fellow … Continue reading Introduction to “Fiat Socialism” by Carlos Garcia Hernandez.
By Gwydion M. Williams Wars of the Chickenhawks All Serious Chinese are Heirs of Mao When Russia Went Wrong Hindus Hard-Liners Do It Their Way Snippets The Aden War and the Houthi Rebels Europe Unifying Update on Benedict Arnold Wars of the Chickenhawks Both world wars were begun by leaders who felt a war was … Continue reading Notes on the News
The federal government has no plan for our country. One bad political decision follows another. This is demonstrated once again by the policy of cuts in the agricultural sector. The justified protests of the farmers show how far politics has moved away from the reality of life and people's problems, and how high the potential … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht January 2024 Newsletters
February 2024 https://www.pnp.ru/politics/intervyu-prezidenta-rf-vladimira-putina-zhurnalistu-takeru-karlsonu-polnyy-tekst.html Т. CARLSON (as translated): Mr. President, thank you very much. On February 24, 2022, you addressed your country and your nation when the conflict in Ukraine began. You said that you had acted because you had come to the conclusion that, with NATO's help, the United States could launch a surprise attack, … Continue reading Tucker Carlson interview with Vladimir Putin—Part 1
This is the final part of the interview. Т. Carlson: So he traded more with Russia than with the European Union and Ukraine?V. Putin: Of course. It's not even about the volume of trade, even if it was higher. It's a question of cooperative ties, on which the entire Ukrainian economy was based. Cooperative ties … Continue reading Tucker Carlson interview with Vladimir Putin–Part 2
