AYAD ALLAWI, the unelected interim prime minister of Iraq, has come out in support of the latest air strike on Fallujah, which killed ten Iraqis.
THE TWO parliamentary by-elections highlight the continuing centrality of Respect’s challenge to New Labour.
NEW LABOUR has called snap by-elections in Leicester South and Birmingham Hodge Hill for 15 July. The government is desperate to minimise the damage to its vote.
RESPECT SUPPORTERS gathered full of determination and enthusiasm last Sunday to select their candidate for the Hodge Hill by-election.
These allegations appeared during the war on Iraq, when the right wing press and some supposed "left" commentators tried to witch-hunt George Galloway.
"THE ENORMOUS oil wealth of Iraq is there for the Iraqi people, which is why we have said it should go in a trust fund for the Iraqi people—not for America, not for Britain, not for any outside power—but for the Iraqi people."
SOCIALIST WORKER sellers in Brent, north west London, took to the streets last week to follow up a successful campaign for Respect. Simon reports, \"On Thursday we did a stall at two sites of an FE college. People were keen on the Socialist Worker election coverage.
Why is the European Union (EU) constitution such an explosive issue?
THE LABOUR Party, the party of government for the past seven years, received its lowest share of the vote since the First World War in the 10 June elections. The Tory party, the oldest and most successful conservative party in any parliamentary democracy, suffered an effective split in its voting base as the UK Independence Party (UKIP) took many of its natural supporters.
THE HIGH Court last week dismissed a challenge from Shabina Begum, a 15 year old Muslim from Luton, against Denbigh School's refusal to allow her to wear the jilbab, an Islamic dress that leaves only the hands and face exposed.
What made Che Guevara political? How did his ideas change? How did he become a worldwide figure in his short lifetime, and why does he still inspire so many people today? A great new book out this week from Mike Gonzalez, Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution, gives answers to these and many other questions about the life and politics of Che.
