THE ENTRY of the far right Freedom Party into the Austrian government has rightly ignited anti-fascist protests across Europe...
IS NEW Labour really committed to banning fox hunting? Several members of the committee charged by the government with investigating the impact of a ban have links with pro-hunting groups...
THE government, the Ulster Unionists and the media have all put the blame on the IRA for the current threat to peace in Northern Ireland.
A LOT of Jason's white friends are too scared to speak out. I want all of us to join together and fight this. We have already lost two members of our family and no one should have to go through that
"THREE IN four Austrians voted against Haider. He is a fascist. We don't want to go back to the 1930s." That is what Vienna housewife Beatrix Vasegak told Socialist Worker last Saturday...
Cliff McGowan, whose brother Errol and nephew Jason were found hanged in Telford after receiving racist death threats, has spoken out against the police. Cliff told Socialist Worker, "The police made us feel that Errol's life didn't matter. As far as they were concerned he'd taken his own life, and that was it. "I asked, 'What will it take to change your mind?' They said, 'Bring us some evidence.' I thought that was their job."
£10,000 to visit your relatives The government is to demand a bond of up to £10,000 from people from the Indian subcontinent who want to visit relatives in Britain. This will effectively bar people from visiting their families or attending funerals and weddings.
PENSIONERS ARE trying to survive on a basic £3,471 a year. But top directors retire on that much a WEEK and more, according to Labour Research.
A DEVASTATING report into British abattoirs reveals "severe deficiencies" in the production of food, according to a report by vets working for the European Commission. The vets inspected a number of factories producing chicken, which counts for around 40 percent of all the meat consumed in Britain. The process used dirty equipment in run down buildings and with little inspection from qualified vets. The report also concluded that government inspections at the factories are failing. It revealed factory bosses are pressurising the inspectors into giving them a good hygiene report. Food safety expert Tim Lang says this smacks of "the worst time of the 1980s when the ministry's reflex was
ANNESLEY - Bentinck pit in Nottinghamshire closed its doors last week after 140 years. The private firm Midland Mining took over the pit four years ago. But last December the company announced it was shutting the mine and sacking 450 workers. It is not just in the "old industries" where workers are facing unemployment. Two big internet companies announced job cuts last week. Boo.com, which sells designer clothes through the internet, is sacking some of its workforce, as is the world's largest online bookseller, Amazon.com. Amazon is cutting its workforce by 150, despite the fact that the company is valued at £20 billion.
RICHARD Branson is hiking ticket prices on his Virgin Trains. Virgin now charges £150 for a standard return fare between London and Manchester. This has risen by 50 percent in three years.THOUSANDS of children are suffering serious birth injuries because of a crisis in Britain's maternity services, say the government's own figures. A shortage of midwives means that up to a third of women give birth without proper supervision.PRINCE Charles's official fortune is now at an all time high of £290 million. Most of this comes from the Duchy of Cornwall. Profits from the estate gave Charles an income of £7 million last year.NEW LABOUR is planning to let the
A CROWD of 12,000 people packed into a London venue on Friday of last week to see US band Rage Against the Machine. Band members urged everyone to build support for justice campaigns like Mumia Abu-Jamal and Satpal Ram.
