The fact that the US has allowed Gordon Brown to host a summit on 28 January about the supposed threat that Yemen poses to the world is obviously of immense satisfaction to the New Labour government.
"The British were in South Yemen, then part of South Arabia, for 139 years – in Aden and parts of the protectorate. The war for independence from Britain was won in 1967.
The economic crisis that has swept Eastern Europe and Russia was the ghost at the feast at last year’s celebrations of the anniversary of the 1989 revolutions.
The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) annual conference last weekend saw major debates on how the party should respond to the global economic crisis and the political instability that it is generating.
A session on combating the fascist British National Party (BNP) and the Defence Leagues looked at what has changed since the election of two fascist MEPs last June.
Scottish independence
A motion on Scottish independence, proposed by the central committee, was overwhelmingly passed. This said that in the current situation the SWP would back a vote for separation in a referendum.
