The past year has seen a wave of attacks on migrant workers in Britain. Activists at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in London have helped to initiate a "Hands off my workmate" conference in response.
Fire service bosses are taking the axe to fire stations, shifts and crews across the country, making cuts that will leave the fire service dangerously understaffed and put the public at risk.
The 67 percent vote in the Irish Republic to ratify the European Union’s Lisbon treaty represented a major victory for the country’s corporate and political elite.
Italy’s "Hot Autumn" of 1969 triggered a decade-long battle between the working and ruling classes. It saw migrant, unorganised workers and women take the lead in challenging the old order.