Date archive for June, 2009
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Pandering to the fascists on housing
When Gordon Brown announced the government’s plans to change the law on the allocation of social housing yesterday he must have known that he would reopen the debate on race and waiting lists, an issue the fascist British National party has long sought to exploit. Indeed it is something that has been used by rightwing politicians in local politics for many years, as anyone who has heard the arguments for “sons and daughters” housing will know.
The difficulties people encounter in [...] -
Honduras coup – condemnation must be followed by action
Barack Obama has repeatedly made it clear that he wishes to see better US relations with central and Latin America. This Sunday’s military coup in Honduras is the first coup in Latin America since President Obama was elected – the first test of US policy towards central and Latin America on his watch.
President Manuel Zelaya Rosales, was kidnapped by the military, removed from his home by force, prevented from communicating with the outside world for several hours and then violently [...] -
Tories’ failed tube strike policies bring misery to millions
This week’s strike represents a deterioration in industrial relations on the London Underground. It ought to be a chastening moment for the Conservatives in London who have long promised a magic wand for employee relations on the tube.
When a strike became a brief possibility just over one year ago, in the course of the mayoral election, the Conservative party’s main demand was a ‘no-strike’ agreement on the tube. It has been raised by Conservative politicians in London repeatedly over many [...] -
A coup will not help the party
The plotters may succeed in getting rid of Gordon Brown – though by precipitating such a meltdown in the week of an election they have taken a calculated risk that may backfire, at a time when party and trade union activists are trying to focus on shoring up the Labour vote and stopping the BNP.
The explosion of stories of plots and preparations to oust Gordon Brown was timed to inflict massive damage on the eve of an election.
One “rebel” is [...]
