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Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s military backed government has rejected negotiations with the opposition Red Shirts.

"Don’t let the bastards grind you down." That’s what my dad you used to say to me when I got annoyed at the teacher or at the injustice of the world in general.

A group of students has confirmed to Socialist Worker that a leading Tory MP has made remarks against gay equality.

In our contemporary world where the visual message trumps the written word, photos of those killed or wounded by US/NATO actions rarely are published. They generate too much discomfort. But reports by journalists like Lynsey Addario and Alex Linschoten show the reality of what has been happening

In 2001 the US and its allies cited the liberation of women as one of the justifications for the invasion in Afghanistan. However, almost a decade later the war rages on and the protection and promotion of women’s rights continue to be neglected. Historically war erodes the rights of women and girls and in a state which has a socio-cultural history of considering women to be subordinate to men, the war in Afghanistan has further exasperated the ill treatment of women. Sonali Kolhatkar co-director of the Afghan women’s mission stated that: "waging war does not lead to the liberation of women anywhere. Women always disproportionately suffer the effects of war, and to think that women’

ALMOST 100 mail workers staged an unofficial strike at Liverpool city centre’s main delivery office today.

A lively demo greeted the leaders TV election debate in Bristol.

The world’s airlines claim they are trying to help those stranded by the disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano. The truth is they are trying to make profit rather than assist ordinary travellers. They are running half-empty flights, open only to those prepared to pay top fares, while people who had flights cancelled are left grounded.

The performance in Barking of the anti-fascist play A Day at the Racists provoked a debate on why the BNP has won votes and how to stop it.

The National Union of Students yesterday announced the results of elections for its executive, which were held at its recent conference.

Members of the UCU lecturers' union at the University of Westminster and University College London (UCL), have today voted in favour of both strike action and action short of a strike in their fights to save jobs.

The ban on flights out of UK airports has been lifted – but the dispute at British Airways (BA) remains grounded.