When the price of a loaf of bread starts to become the subject of conversations at work it’s a terrible sign of the times—hard times.
The bombing of Russia’s Domodedovo airport in Moscow, which saw at least 35 people killed and more than 100 injured, was blamed on "Islamic terrorists" from the Caucasus region.
Revolutions often appear to come from nowhere. People living under a brutal regime who for generations have got on with their everyday lives—making a living, studying—suddenly revolt.
Jack Straw lent credibility to the barrage of racism in the press when he said that the grooming of young women for sex was, "a specific problem" among Pakistani men. He made the statement after two men were jailed at Nottingham crown court after being found guilty of sexual abuse and rape.
Few activists will be surprised at the news that undercover police officer Mark Kennedy infiltrated environmental groups in Britain, travelling abroad masquerading as a professional climber and campaigner.
The coalition is launching a wave of attacks on workers. This is not just about vicious cuts—it is also an attempt to reshape the whole of society in the interests of big business.
Sources close to the Labour leadership, as the media like to put it, let it be known at the end of last year that leader Ed Miliband wanted to distance himself from the unions.
The student revolt nearly defeated a key coalition policy last week. The demonstrations that flowed to the gates of parliament so rocked MPs that the Tory-Lib Dem majority fell to just 21.
The right wing papers have used the latest British Social Attitudes survey to suggest that Britain has become more Thatcherite.
As the student movement has taken to the streets, the police have blocked off roads, kettled young people for hours in freezing temperatures, and hit out with batons, shields and fists.
Whatever happens in parliament this week, the student movement has transformed politics. It has shattered the myth that people are too ground down, or bought off, or apathetic to resist.
You can feel the anger breaking in Britain. It’s most obvious on the student protests and in the occupations of universities.
