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British politics is in turmoil. But who will gain? Step up the strikes to win.

Greece’s right wing prime minister Antonis Samaras has appealed to the German government for “breathing space” from austerity.

The Labour leader’s speech mixed pro-business pledges with vague rhetoric, writes Simon Basketter

The Campaign for Real Poverty is what privatisation should be called, argues author James Meek.

Panos Garganas argues that fighting the fascist Golden Dawn in Greece must go hand in hand with fighting against austerity

France’s Labour-type Socialist Party government resigned on Monday of this week.

The political turmoil in France sends us a chilling warning about what we could face in Britain under a Labour government led by Ed Miliband.

As strike ballots begin in the health service activists are already organising to win a big yes vote—and are finding a mood to fight, reports Dave Sewell

Thousands of NHS patients will soon be treated by staff with just two years of intensive training rather than by a fully qualified doctor.

Ukip announced details of proposed polices last week. They include tax cuts for the wealthy and retaining the benefit cap which makes ordinary people suffer.

Annette Francis was owed hundreds of pounds due to the backlog caused by the government's move from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment. An inquest heard that the financial pressure led to her committing suicide. Now Work and Pensions Secretary Ian Duncan Smith is calling for even harsher changes to the benefit system.

Workers are furious with the Tories, but Ed Miliband’s Labour Party seems determined not to offer anything better. Tomáš Tengely Evans looks at why Labour isn’t working—and how we can build a real alternative