January 17, 1942 – June 4, 2016 Tribute to Muhammad Ali On June 4, 2016, Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century passed away in a Phoenix, Arizona hospital. He had been…Read more…
Excluding the Disabled in the EU:
Disabled People and the European Union: equal citizens? While there may be a growing formal commitment at EU-level to extend full citizenship and its accompanying free movement rights to disabled…Read more…
Work for the Disabled destroyed by Neo-Liberalism.
Remploy was originally established under the terms of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944, to directly employ disabled persons in specialised factories. It opened its first factory in…Read more…
EU Counter Summit:
Rally convened by TEAM The European Alliance of EU critical Movements- founded 1992. Saturday 11 June 9.15 for 10.00 till 17.00 Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London Speakers in three panels and…Read more…
The EU means war and to leave it means the possibility of Anti-war Government.
Already the EU with Britain and NATO are putting boots on the ground in Syria. They are putting boots on the ground in Libya. The EU is provoking war once more in Ukraine. They have the ambition of…Read more…
What the Donbass rebels are really fighting for
Morning Star PIERRE MARSHALL speaks to those on the front lines of the anti-fascist war in the east of Ukraine ON A recent trip to Novorossiya, formerly eastern Ukraine, I was able to spend a day in…Read more…
The real EU debate
Morning Star ALLOWING immigration to overshadow the EU referendum debate is not only bad for community relations — it’s bad for those who want the public to make an informed decision on June 23. EU…Read more…
French Strikes: Industrial action to hit transport
May 30, 2016 AIRPORTS and ports will be the focus of fresh strikes this week, while rail workers settle into rolling strikes from tomorrow. Staff at airports and airlines in France have called for a…Read more…
Pan-Africanism and Communism: The Communist International, Africa and Diaspora, 1919-1939 by Hakim Adi
– Book Review – This ground-breaking book, based on research undertaken in the archives of the Comintern in Moscow as well as archives in France, Britain, the US and West Africa,…Read more…
The EU — no friend of Trade Unions
This article was taken from “The Socialist”, dated 25th April 2015 — Original article here. — The ‘Remain’ campaign, including unfortunately most trade union and Labour…Read more…
French Oil Strike:
An Attack on Working People Morning Star MAMMOTH strikes in France have spread to the oil industry, leading to petrol shortages nationwide and adding to the government’s woes. The El Khomri law —…Read more…
French unions launch wave of protest against labour reform
French police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protests across the country on Tuesday. The day ended with 87 protesters arrested and 11 police officers injured nationwide, Interior…Read more…
TUC welcomes increase in trade union membership
23 May 2016 New figures for trade union membership published today (Monday) by the Office for National Statistics, show that the overall number of trade union members has increased by 36,000 to 6.49…Read more…
McDonnell: We’ll clear way for a new society
Labour ‘will be more radical than Attlee’ Luke James McDonnell: We’ll clear way for a new society THE next Labour government will be more radical than Clement Attlee’s pioneering post-war…Read more…
EU: Where Does Decision-Making Power Lie?
An EU Referendum Issue: Where Does Decision-Making Power Lie? May Day, London At the heart of the debate about whether Britain should remain in or leave the European Union is the issue of where…Read more…
UK industry in recession for third time in eight years
BBC UK industry fell back into recession as it shrank for the second quarter in a row, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the third time UK industry has been in recession in…Read more…
Protests erupt in Athens as parliament adopts new austerity measures
Greek MPs have voted in favour of new austerity measures, including pension cuts, tax hikes, and new taxes on internet and TV. Clashes with police broke out as thousands in Athens protested the moves…Read more…
Greece needs a Europe fit for working people
Meet Giorgos Gogos, Chair of the Piraeus Dockworkers. Piraeus dockers have been foremost in the battle against the austerity programme imposed on Greece. The latest ‘punishment’ for Greece’s defiance…Read more…
Review of Greek Play: Melted Butter.
Clockwise from top left: Sevi Iosifidou as Loula, Katerina Kaselimi as Daisy, Alan Knapman as The Professor, Nikos Mitakidis as Tasos and Evangelia Kougioumoutzi as Dr Philippou in Praxis’s “Melted…Read more…
Review of Greek Play: Melted Butter.
Μιλαώ Λίγο Ελληνικά I Speak a Little Greek – Resources for English speaking students of Modern Greek. May 6, 2016 by johnwillimas Melted Butter Drips Quality In the Q&A session that followed last…Read more…