The British TUC is calling on workers to show solidarity with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) during next week’s general strike.
Since the invention of the printing press, every great social upheaval in modern history has been preceded and accompanied by an explosion of political pamphleteering.
Tony Blair and John Hutton, the work and pensions secretary, announced plans on Monday to push through changes in the welfare system.
Barclays Bank president Bob Diamond could grab £42 million for 2006.
New government plans will mean that workers doing the same job, at offices just miles apart, could be paid salaries that are hundreds of pounds different.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has declared war on the pay of every public sector worker. That’s why 20,000 members of the PCS civil service workers’ union were set to strike on Friday of this week.
Italian MEP Vittorio Agnoletto has just returned from a fact finding mission to Afghanistan.
Iranian diplomats are still being held in occupied Iraq after being seized by US forces and by kidnappers wearing the uniforms of elite Iraqi army units.
Its official – the survey that revealed that the occupation of Iraq has claimed over 655,000 Iraqi lives was "robust", despite attempts by George Bush and Tony Blair to rubbish the results.
New Labour's claim to be serious about tackling poverty exploded this week when shameful figures were released revealing the true extent of hardship in Britain.
The capture by Iranian forces of 15 British sailors in the Gulf brought shrill, bellicose headlines last weekend and calls for retribution.
Gordon Brown in his budget today has laid down his credentials as Tony Blair's natural heir. His only difference is a little bit of extra Thatcherism thrown in for good measure.
