David Cameron and Nick Clegg are saying that "gold-plated" public sector pensions are "unaffordable" and "unfair". The right wing media is pumping out propaganda day after day claiming that the cost of the pensions is soaring.
Some think that British history is one of peaceful, gradual reform. This feeds the myth that we have benevolent rulers who act in our interests—or who can be pressured into acting in our interests.
It is a disgrace that left wing MP John McDonnell was kept off the ballot paper for the election of Labour Party leader.
‘What this has demonstrated is the disconnection of the parliamentary Labour Party—not just with the Labour and trade union movement—but with the wider working class community.
Thousands of people will march through the East End of London this weekend against racism and fascism. The racist English Defence League have been trying to terrorise the Muslim community across Britain, but united marches against them have shown that they are in the minority.
Margaret Thatcher failed to stem Britain’s global decline, despite her vicious assault on the working class. That had a number of consequences.
Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla is having enormous political ramifications in the Middle East. The assault has exposed some of the social tensions in Egypt and Turkey, two key US allies.
A domino effect is taking place. People are linking the causes of freedom for Palestine and freedom for Egyptian workers.
In the recent past Turkey has been one of Israel’s closest allies in the Middle East. It is a major destination for Israeli tourists, and there have been a spate of bilateral agreements.
Greece is in revolt over attempts to make the working class pay for the economic crisis with huge cuts to public spending.
A ridiculous portrayal of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) appeared in the Financial Times newspaper last week.
It’s hard to grasp the awesome scale of the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. It is definitely the US’s biggest ever environmental disaster – and by some estimates may be the worst in world history.
