School students against the War have been keeping their presence up in north London — running stalls to build for the G8 protests.
The planet’s most dangerous men are coming to Scotland in two weeks time to attend the G8 summit. Men whose economic policies are causing catastrophe in Africa, Latin America and beyond.
The Stop the War Coalition has called for a demonstration against the exclusion zone banning protests in the area around parliament.
Nearly 100 people attended a local Respect meeting in the Weavers ward of Tower Hamlets, east London, addressed by local MP George Galloway, on Monday.
Reg Keys, whose son Tom was killed in Iraq, travelled to Washington last week to give evidence to a committee of Democratic congressman examining the lies that led to the war.
The bombing was illegal The foreign office was told that bombing raids in the run-up to the war on Iraq were illegal under international law, according to leaked legal advice.
Respect is to stand in a council by-election taking place in the Leytonstone ward of Waltham Forest, east London, on Thursday 14 July. Local teacher Caroline Coleman has been selected as the candidate.
Cleaning, laundry and catering staff at Fazakerley Hospital, on Merseyside, held a one-day strike this week. They are fighting against two-tier working — in which workers whose jobs have been privatised earn less than those directly employed by the NHS.
Birmingham Over 750 people came to Birmingham Sports Centre last Sunday to hear George Galloway, Salma Yaqoob, Chris Bambery and local activists talk about the need to build Respect.
The dispute at the BBC over 3,800 job cuts is at a crucial stage. Union leaders from Bectu, the NUJ and Amicus unions met the BBC director general, Mark Thompson, on Wednesday of last week.
Ballot against victimisation Council workers at Sefton on Merseyside have started a ballot for strike action over the victimisation of six trade union activists.
