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The present movement against the CPE labour laws contains elements of all the struggles in France against neo-liberalism of the past decade—and is in some ways a culmination of each of them.

Read our new monthly supplement SR, with this issue, with a lead article by Chris Jones on New Myths of the East End, an interview with Us author Studs Terkel and Third World Reports on Mali, Thailand, Iraq and Latin AMerica

Tony Blair hopes he can ride out the storms of protest over the murderous war in Iraq. He hopes he can brush aside the resistance to the government’s plunder of workers’ pensions and the plans to make us all work longer.

The US has been caught trying to lay the blame for a massacre of Iraqi civilians on the resistance. The revelations come as reports of two new attrocities have surfaced.

Union leaders have called more action after the great success of last week’s pension strike by up to 1.5 million workers.

Justice for Nuur Over 350 people protested outside Plumstead police station, south London, last Saturday, over the death of Nuur Saeed. Nuur died after armed officers stormed his flat in Plumstead on 10 January this year.

Tenants in two areas have voted to reject privatisation.

THE NATIONAL executive of the CWU union was discussing key motions this week.

Over 200 workers at International Paper in Inverurie, near Aberdeen, were due to take two days strike action this week in their continuing battle with management over pay.

Student Respect was a major force at last week’s National Union of Students (NUS) conference in Blackpool.

About 25,000 further education lecturers at 220 colleges around Britain are set to strike on 2 and 3 May over pay.

Threat against Wembley workers Steelworkers, scaffolders and welders at Wembley stadium were told last week they would be sacked on Tuesday of this week unless subcontracting firms were paid.