Journalists from the Sun newspaper left their desks for two hours in solidarity with their colleagues on the News of the World after its closure was announced.
Rupert Murdoch is still desperate to grab full control of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). His News Corporation currently owns 39.1 percent of it.
Advertisers fired the torpedoes that sunk Murdoch’s flagship, the News of the World.
Sharaf’s speech and the policy of trembling hands Last night’s speech by prime minister Essam Sharaf confirmed what many already did not doubt: that this government is not, and will not be a government of the revolution. Despite the claims by the Prime Minister that he listened to the demands of the revolutionaries in the Tahrir Squares of the all the cities of Egypt, his speech came several months too late, and does not even meet our minimum demands.
The edifice of stability at the top of British society is shaken. The scandal of journalists hacking into phones is rocking the establishment. Rupert Murdoch's huge media empire is in crisis and has closed one of its flagship titles—the News of the World.
London Protest to demand public inquiry into conduct of Murdoch press
Kamal Abu Aita announced that the newly-formed Egyptian Independent Union Federation (EIUF) is backing the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS.
Hundreds of health workers and campaigners marched on parliament yesterday (Tuesday) to show their continued opposition to the Tories’ health and social care bill.
The global revolt against our rulers infused the Marxism 2011 festival in central London last weekend. It lifted the atmosphere, debates and the size—with over 4,500 people attending.
Marxism 2011 was not a talking shop, but a springboard to further action. Participants debated how we step up the fight against the Tories.
The strike by public sector workers on Thursday of last week was a magnificent success.
