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Anti-war soldier Joe Glenton has been imprisoned for his refusal to fight in Afghanistan.

An inquiry into allegations that British soldiers tortured and killed people in Iraq began this week.

More evidence is emerging that the British government is allowing its territory of Diego Garcia to be used for torture.

Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a deal to compensate British and Dutch banking customers for their losses after the bank Icesave collapsed in 2008.

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Crucial talks between British Airways (BA) bosses and the Unite union were due to end as Socialist Worker went to press.

The battle against cuts is on across Europe—and Britain is no exception.

Tens of thousands of civil service workers are striking today and tomorrow against government plans to make it easier to sack them. The PCS union members are taking action against plans to cut their redundancy payments, which they believe is a prelude to mass job cuts after the election.

Around 250 supporters of the English Defence League (EDL) marched from the Tate Britain in London to parliament today. The police removed anti-fascist protesters from the road to allow the EDL through.

Joe Glenton, the British soldier who has refused to return to fight in Afghanistan, was sentenced to nine months in military prison today.

Anti fascist activists are leafleting football matches across Britain as part of the campaign against the Nazi British National Party (BNP) in the run up to the general election.

Originally developed in 2004 for the National Theatre, Philip Ridley’s play is an attack on nationalism and homophobia – and the rise of the British National Party (BNP).