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Lawyers representing anti-war soldier Joe Glenton have lodged an appeal against his conviction. Joe, who refused to fight in Afghanistan, was sentenced to nine months in prison for going Awol.

The scandal of police violence during the G20 protests in April last year hit the news again this week.

The Labour government is delaying the release of the Saville Report into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre until after the general election.

Alistair Darling boasts that unemployment is lower than expected. But disabled and seriously ill people are being forced into work under the government’s new employment and support allowance.

Thursday 25 MarchTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition election rally, with Bob Crow, Dave Nellist, Karen Reissmann and Brian Caton, 7,30pm, Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London. Go to » www.tusc.org.ukSaturday 27 MarchAfghanistan day of action, with campaigning across the country.» www.stopwar.org.ukSaturday 3 AprilProtest against the racist English Defence League in DudleyCalled by Unite Against FascismGo to <

A BBC investigation has revealed that a number of MPs have broken parliamentary travel rules.

The Labour Party has been forced to suspend former ministers after they were caught trying to "cash in" their political connections to gain lucrative lobbying consultancies.

Labour’s pledge to protect key services is undermined by its commitment to freeze 95 percent of NHS spending.

Labour chancellor Alistair Darling is caught between the baying of the City of London for brutal cuts in public spending and the need to win votes in the upcoming general election.

This week’s budget will see the mainstream parties and the media agree that there is no alternative to huge cuts in public spending.

KeIr Hardie was one of the key architects of the Labour Party, as Bob Holman’s book makes clear.