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Issue - 1978
Dated - 26 Nov 2005
Australia’s biggest union demos in 40 years

Up to 600,000 striking workers took to the streets of Australia last week in a massive rejection of the conservative government’s attack on union rights.

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Strategy for electoral success in May next year

"We are not only about elections, but the elections matter," said Respect national secretary John Rees in the discussion on electoral strategy.
26 November 2005
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‘We need each other’

"I bring greetings from the Left Bloc in Portugal to Respect, which we see as a sister organisation to our own. We stood in our first elections six years ago and won two MPs. In this year’s elections we won eight MPs. That means we can make a lot of noise. Imagine having eight George Galloways in Westminster — it would make the walls shake!
26 November 2005
Rome, the birth of an empire
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Rome, the birth of an empire

The HBO/BBC series Rome is being presented as a breakthrough in the portrayal of ancient Rome. But in fact there’s little new. In line with long-standing Hollywood tradition, the cast is British, even if the money is mainly American.
26 November 2005
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Conference briefs

The burning issue in Slough Jazz Khan was Respect’s candidate in Slough during the May general election. He spoke to Socialist Worker about his local group’s plans for next year’s council elections
26 November 2005
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Debate: religious hatred bill

One of the most vibrant debates was over Respect’s position on the proposed Racial and Religious Hatred Bill.
26 November 2005
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Debate: combating homophobia

Respect reaffirmed its commitment to opposing homophobia.
26 November 2005
Debate: climate change and nuclear power
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Debate: climate change and nuclear power

The discussion around Respect’s policy on climate change was a lively one, dealing with issues such as nuclear power, renewable energy and carbon emissions trading.
26 November 2005
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Respect activists’ diary

It’s an exciting and very busy time for the left in Tower Hamlets. Having George Galloway as our MP has galvanised opposition to New Labour. He has become a lightning rod for anger across the East End.
26 November 2005
Great support for college lecturers' pay strike
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Great support for college lecturers’ pay strike

Around 26,000 lecturers at over 200 colleges struck on Wednesday of last week over pay, and hundreds demonstrated in Birmingham as education secretary Ruth Kelly visited the city.
26 November 2005
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Airports: signs of resistance

Terminal 5 Workers employed by Laing O’Rourke at the Terminal 5 construction site, Heathrow, unanimously rejected a pay rise of 22 pence an hour at a mass meeting last week.
26 November 2005
Stop deporting children
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Stop deporting children

"I am here today not just for my own family, who face deportation, but for all the children in the world facing deportation."
26 November 2005
Huddersfield Technical College
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Huddersfield Technical College

Students at Huddersfield Technical College in Yorkshire have rallied to the defence of college caretakers who are out on indefinite strike over pay.
26 November 2005