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Iraq oil strike postponed

The Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions (IFOU) has postponed its planned strike on Monday over the handing over of Iraq’s oil to multinationals. It postponed the action after it won negotiations with prime minister Nouri al Maliki in Baghdad set for Tuesday.

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Iraq oil strike postponed

The Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions (IFOU) has postponed its planned strike on Monday over the handing over of Iraq’s oil to multinationals. It postponed the action after it won negotiations with prime minister Nouri al Maliki in Baghdad set for Tuesday.
14 May 2007
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Jailed for revealing Bush/Blair memo

On the day Tony Blair was forced to resign two people were jailed for attempting to reveal the Blair’s relationship to George Bush and their plans on how to carry out the war in Iraq.
11 May 2007
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Legal team calls for accountability in Jean Charles de Menezes case

The legal team for the family of Jean Charles de Menezes have issued the following press release regarding the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) decision not to put any of the officers involved before a disciplinary tribunal.
11 May 2007
Downing Street protest as Blair announces resignation
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Downing Street protest as Blair announces resignation

As Tony Blair resigned on Thursday anti-war campaigners joined a symbolic protest outside Downing Street in London in memory of the thousands who have died as a result of his war policies.
11 May 2007
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Stop the War to protest at Downing Street as Blair resigns

Tony Blair is resigning early and in disgrace due to his support for the Bush wars. He will announce his resignation tomorrow on Thursday 10 May.
09 May 2007
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After Scottish election: Where now for the left?

The emergence of the Scottish National Party (SNP) as the largest party in the Scottish parliament represents more than just a "kicking" for New Labour.
08 May 2007
BNP’s bigoted bandwagon brought down by anti-Nazi campaigners
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BNP’s bigoted bandwagon brought down by anti-Nazi campaigners

The fascist British National Party (BNP) was halted in its tracks at last Thursday’s local elections.
08 May 2007
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More battles ahead in France as new president lays out his plans for new attacks

Following his decisive election as president of France on Sunday, Nicolas Sarkozy listed the values of a particular form of right wing populism in whose tradition he stands. They were work, authority, morality, respect, merit and national identity.
08 May 2007
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Reality behind Turkey’s ‘defence of secularism’

What is behind the recent threats by the Turkish army against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)?
08 May 2007
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Privatisation and cuts wreck the NHS

Tony Blair’s claim that we had just "24 hours to save the NHS" was one of the finishing touches to New Labour’s crushing victory over the discredited Tory government in 1997.
08 May 2007
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This disastrous decade for the health service

Paul Harper has worked for the supply organisation of the NHS for the last 18 years. He told Socialist Worker, "I’m a Labour Party member and I thought that Labour would improve the NHS.
08 May 2007
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Beware of Gordon Brown’s scowling menace

For ten years, the chancellor has been a scowling shadow to Tony Blair’s obscene grin. Whatever the occasion, whatever the policy, Gordon Brown was frowning in the background.
08 May 2007