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Issue - 2442
Dated - 24 Feb 2015
House of Scroungers
Greedy MPs take ‘second jobs’ as £67,000 just isn’t enough to live on
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In this issue
News
Fossil fuel firms paid climate change denier Wei-Hock Soon
A prominent climate change denier was exposed last week as having received around £800,000 from the fossil fuel industry.
24 February 2015
News
Fury at Tory lies as firefighters get set to strike again over pension theft
A 24-hour strike by firefighters in England will have a big impact, but only sustained action can win their pensions dispute, writes Annette Mackin
24 February 2015
News
Meet Simon Hickman the TUSC candidate for Manchester Gorton
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) will be standing parliamentary candidates across Britain in May’s general election.
24 February 2015
News
National Gallery workers defiant as they begin a fresh walkout
A five-day strike by workers at the National Gallery in central London has got bosses rattled.
24 February 2015
News
Scottish cops stop and search scandal
Scottish police carried out more than 600,000 stop and searches in 2013-14.
24 February 2015
The SW View
Only class struggle can break the bosses
Workers around the world took hope from the radical left party Syriza’s victory in Greek elections. But weeks later that hope is wearing thin.
24 February 2015
The SW View
One law for the rich
The latest MPs’ scandal shows that there’s one law for the rich and another for the rest.
24 February 2015
News
News round-up
Privateer Maximus takes over Work Capability Assessments; Scottish prison plans; Cardiff Abortion Rights' March for Choice
24 February 2015
International
New Greek deal turns the screws on Syriza
As a European Union deal locks Greece into austerity, workers plan more protests, writes Dave Sewell
24 February 2015
News
House of Scroungers
Greedy MPs take ‘second jobs’ as £67,000 just isn’t enough to live on
24 February 2015
The Troublemaker
Hypocrisy of Eric Pickles
Tory Eric Pickles has attacked Sheffield council for spending around £687,116 on translation services between 2011 and 2014.
24 February 2015
International
French government attacks workers’ rights
France’s centre-left government resorted to extraordinary measures to push a new attack on workers through parliament last week.
24 February 2015
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