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Issue - 1992
Dated - 18 Mar 2006
Dr Frank Ellis at Leeds university

"Immigrants should be hunted down, rounded up and deported." "Homosexuality should be weeded out." These are just two of the foul comments made by Dr Frank Ellis, lecturer in Russian and Slavonic Studies at Leeds University in an interview with Leeds Student journalist Matt Kennard.

1992

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Dr Frank Ellis at Leeds university

"Immigrants should be hunted down, rounded up and deported." "Homosexuality should be weeded out." These are just two of the foul comments made by Dr Frank Ellis, lecturer in Russian and Slavonic Studies at Leeds University in an interview with Leeds Student journalist Matt Kennard.
18 March 2006
Reports round-up
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Reports round-up

Miltary families in Birmingham Some 120 people came to hear Susan Smith, Rose Gentle, Linda Holmes, Billy Hayes and Salma Yaqoob on Thursday of last week in Birmingham. Linda Holmes’ son is in the Guards. He is due to go to Iraq in May with a further posting to Afghanistan. Linda said she had voted Labour all her life – but never again. She is coming on the demonstration on Saturday. Susan Smith said her son Phillip told her, "I don’t think we’re helping, mum." Four days later he was dead.
18 March 2006
French students in new rebellion
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French students in new rebellion

Over half of the 82 universities in France are taking part in strike action against the Tory government’s plans. Twenty five universities are in occupation.
18 March 2006
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Unity between workers and the young has put the Tory government onto the back foot

Even if spring has not officially begun, the temperature is rising very sharply on the streets in France.
18 March 2006
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This is the spirit of the 1960s

The wave of protest in France reflects anger at the CPE labour law, which would drastically undermine the job security of young workers.
18 March 2006
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Inside the occupation movement: ‘Together we are recreating our university’

We’ve been on strike at Censier for a good two weeks now and we’re entering the third week. The whole university agrees with the strike, including teachers, admin staff and other workers – it’s just the president of the university who opposes it.
18 March 2006
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What We Think

Echoes of the Labour Party’s great betrayal

Is this Tony Blair’s Ramsay MacDonald moment? Some 75 years ago Labour’s premier relied on Tory votes to push through cuts in unemployment benefit as the Great Depression gripped the country.
18 March 2006
The tainted Mister Berlusconi
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The tainted Mister Berlusconi

On the 9 and 10 April Italian voters will be called to the polls to judge the five years of Silvio Berlusconi’s government. On the face of it, they should have an easy task.
18 March 2006
Aberdeen council workers inspiring fight for equal pay
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Aberdeen council workers inspiring fight for equal pay

Some 600 catering and cleaning staff have gone on strike in Aberdeen. The women workers, members of the T&G union, are demanding equal pay and backdated bonuses under the single status agreement.
18 March 2006
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Selby tenants win housing vote

Tenants in Selby, North Yorkshire, voted last week to stay with the council rather than transfer their homes. Over 65 percent voted to stay with the council. The turnout was 75.6 percent.
18 March 2006
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Lecturers continue with pay campaign

A one-day strike by thousands of lecturers in the AUT and Natfhe unions across Britain took place on tuesday of last week.
18 March 2006
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Palestine solidarity in Camden

A women’s delegation from the Palestinian town of Abu Dis visited Camden, north London, last week as part of the twinning project launched two years ago by the Camden-Abu Dis Friendship Association.
18 March 2006