Tony Blair promised that his friend George Bush would sign up to "at least the beginnings" of action to cut carbon dioxide emissions at the forthcoming G8 summit in Rostock, Germany.
Government proposals to "reform" planning regulations are being presented as making it easier for ordinary people to get their lofts converted, or as a blow against climate change by lifting restrictions on erecting wind turbines.
The left wing Labour MP John McDonnell should be on the ballot paper for Labour leader. Socialist Worker has consistently supported his challenge, but as we went to press on Tuesday, it was by no means certain he would get sufficient nominations from MPs to stand.
Tony Blair flew into Belfast this week to witness the handing over of control of Northern Ireland to an executive led by Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionists with Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuiness serving as his deputy. The retiring prime minister is keen to claim peace in Northern Ireland as part of his legacy.
The convictions of five men for plotting to attack targets in Britain has set off a predictable furore in the mainstream media.
In a true reckoning of Tony Blair’s legacy, Labour has slipped to its lowest poll ratings since 1983. A poll in the Independent this week found support for Labour had slumped to 27 percent.
Corruption, poor governance and cronyism are supposed to be the evils that keep the Global South in poverty. Nobody has underlined that message more strongly than Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank.
New Labour offers no hope for young people over gun and knife crime
"A growing revolt among MPs and activists", with "anger reaching unprecedented levels". That's how key Labour daily the Mirror describes the political storm that has broken over the New Labour government. The Mirror sums up why there is such feeling against Blair. People are "furious at the U-turn over bailing out Railtrack shareholders and the failure to prevent mass job losses in the postal service.
The Tories and most of the press want you to believe that the reason you’ve lost your pension is because of Gordon Brown’s tax changes in 1997.
Historic moments come and go in Northern Irish politics. Yet the sight of Republican Gerry Adams and Unionist Ian Paisley sitting down together to form a devolved government is an image that will last longer than most.
On the fourth anniversary of George Bush’s invasion of Iraq, just one in five Iraqis have confidence in occupation forces.
