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Comrades, family and friends of the late Chris Harman gathered to celebrate his life at a memorial meeting in London this evening.

The media went into overdrive over the party leaders’ first televised debate. There were many inanities, including Liberal MP Chris Huhne being asked if the debate was shallow, responding with "Yes it’s shallow but less shallow than what went before." And ex-Labour MP Oona King offering, "The problem with television is that it's very televisual".

Another Gaza protester was found not guilty yesterday at Isleworth Crown Court. Sulaph Ridha was 17 when she went on the demonstration on 17 January last year against Israel’s attack on Gaza.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced a formal investigation into the Nazi British National Party's (BNP) accounts.

It’s hard to ride two horses with one arse. That was one of the more insightful comments by Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of the Unite union, when he addressed a Unite4Labour meeting in central London last night.

A new military order to enable Israel to capture or deport every Palestinian resident in the occupied West Bank who does not have a permit issued by the Israeli authorities came into force on Tuesday 13 April at 5pm.

We've just received our ballot papers for the agreement which was negotiated between the Royal Mail and the CWU following last year's strikes. Obviously this isn't the ballot that is on most people's minds at the moment, but the outcome of it could have serious implications for your postal delivery service, regardless of which party comes to power in the general election.

"Women will decide this election."

Trade unionists, pensioners and anti-cuts campaigners came together last Saturday to march through central London in defence of the welfare state and public services.

Workers at eleven London colleges are balloting for strikes to save jobs.

Leaders of the Unite union are in "talks" with bullying British Airways boss Willie Walsh in a bid to end the cabin crew dispute.

US President Barack Obama is playing host to the leaders of 47 nations for discussions about nuclear weapons.