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Issue - 2218
Dated - 11 Sep 2010
Don't let Tory cuts wreck lives

Anger is growing at West Midlands police over their decision to prevent demonstrators marching past the Tory Party conference in Birmingham on Sunday 3 October.

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Tom Behan: The Story of a Man who stood up for the Masses
Obituaries

Tom Behan: The Story of a Man who stood up for the Masses

As part of our tributes to Tom Behan, we are pleased to feature this appreciation by Carmen Casaliggi
24 September 2010
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Martin Smith – ‘I will appeal and clear my name’

Unite Against Fascism (UAF) national officer Martin Smith will appeal against his conviction by magistrates this week for assault on a police officer. He has issued a statement, thanking his supporters and confirming that he will challenge the verdict.
09 September 2010
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Mark Serwotka makes statement on Martin Smith’s conviction

I am shocked at the verdict delivered in a magistrates court today, in the absence of any evidence, that Martin Smith, national co-ordinator of Love Music Hate Racism, was guilty of assault on a police officer at the demonstration outside of the BBC on October 22 2009, against Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time.
07 September 2010
Tim's view: Bomber Blair
Cartoons

Tim’s view: Bomber Blair

07 September 2010
Afghanistan: US hasn’t liberated us, say women
International

Afghanistan: US hasn’t liberated us, say women

The Kabul district of Khoshal Khan Mina has a dark history. In 1992 the worst massacre of Afghanistan’s bloody civil war took place here.
07 September 2010
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What We Think

Opting out of Tory education policies

Tory education secretary Michael Gove’s flagship policies are a flop.
07 September 2010
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What We Think

We will not tolerate attacks on services

The TUC trade union congress meets from this weekend in the context of an onslaught of cuts from the Tory government. The key question it faces is how to respond to government attacks.
07 September 2010
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Comment

Tony Blair: the real criminal who should be jailed

"You’ve got to put in prison those who deserve to be there," said Tony Blair this week—criticising the Tories. Of course he doesn’t believe that those who ram through cuts and attack workers should be locked up.
07 September 2010
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Obituaries

Tom Behan in his own words

‘I grew up in Harrow, or more precisely Rayners Lane. The public school up on the hill had nothing to do with our world. In fact one of the first times me and some mates ever went up there was when we bunked off one afternoon.
07 September 2010
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Firefighters win solidarity from around the world

The London firefighters have received messages of support from across the world.
07 September 2010
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Firefighters plan a mass march in London

Firefighters from across Britain will march in London on Thursday of next week to support their brothers and sisters in the capital.
07 September 2010
Powerful strike stops the tube
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Powerful strike stops the tube

A strike for jobs and safety on London Underground rocked the capital for 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday.
07 September 2010