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 Rethink Afghanistan watch the film  People's Charter website  
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Gaza convoy smashes open the siege of GazaSaturday 23rd October 2010Viva Palestina convoy leaders declared their entry into Gaza a "breakthrough", smashing open the illegal siege that the Palestinian people of Gaza had imposed on them. Convoy leaders confirmed that not only medical but other forms of aid have been taken into Gaza on the convoy in almost 150 vehicles which can be used for medical and other peaceful purposes. Total aid is valued at $5million. Another Fib-Dem broken promiseWednesday 20th October 2010One more day, one more broken promise. The Liberal Democrats, who previously opposed a new round of Nuclear Power stations, have once again ditched any pretence of principle and are now happily signed up to up to 8 new stations across the UK. A quick visit to the Lib-Dems website reveals the following statement - "Both Labour and Conservatives support the construction of new nuclear power stations. More nuclear power will soak up subsidy, centralise energy production and hinder development of Britain's vast renewable resources. Nuclear has a dirty legacy and increases global security risks. We oppose construction of further nuclear power stations." LibDem betrayal kicks away the ladder of opportunityMonday 18th October 2010Politicians who benefited from a free university education are now planning to kick away the ladder of opportunity for generations to come. Earlier this week the coalition government welcomed Lord Browne's proposals to introduce a free market in higher education. The plans represent a double assault on students - tuition fees are set to more than double to £7,000 per year and commercial interest rates will be introduced on student loans. Newham Labour mayor plans to slash council workforce by two thirdsMonday 18th October 2010Shocking documents have come into the possession of the Respect Party which show that Newham's Labour mayor, Sir Robin Wales, plans to slash the Newham council workforce by a half to two thirds as part of a massive cost cutting exercise. In the power point presentation to the Newham's Strategic Management Board on 15th July, Wales claims that Newham Council services "often prevent people developing or taking opportunities". Using language more akin to that of the most rabidly right wing Tories, he goes on to say that "the current welfare state has not ended poverty and injustice" and "we've forced people into dependency". An Age of AusterityMonday 11th October 2010Salma Yaqoob Two years ago, Lehman Brothers bank collapsed. It was the event that triggered the greatest recession the world has seen since the 1930's; a recession that will mark British politics for decades. None of us will escape its consequences. But for the banks, it is business as usual. Michael Heseltine and Ken LoachFriday 8th October 2010Michael Heseltine and Ken Loach on Newsnight, broadcast 6 October 2010 Recent news |
CommentWho will stand up for the poor, the weak and the vulnerable?There can now be no doubt that the Condem government is using the government debt that has arisen because of the banking crisis to push through vicious ideologically driven cuts. Respect Conference 2010   Viva Palestina 5 T-shirt
News digestRespect is not responsible for the content of external websitesGPs can't do this - and shouldn't do this - and we should not tolerate it - Richard Murphy These cuts are almost bound to mean more than 20,000 job losses. But on this occasion that's not the biggest deal (amazingly). The big deal is the assault this represents on the NHS - for it is nothing else. My once-in-a-generation cut? The armed forces. All of them - Simon Jenkins, The Guardian What do we really get from the army, the navy and the air force beyond soldiers dying in distant wars and a tingle when the band marches by? Is the tingle worth £45bn, more than the total spent on schools? Why does Osborne "ringfence" defence when everyone knows its budget is a bankruptcy waiting to happen, when Labour ministers bought the wrong kit for wars that they insisted it fight? If Gaza's relief is a step closer they won't have died in vain - Seumas Milne, The Guardian It takes some nerve, and a special kind of detachment from reality, to claim that your soldiers were "lynched" by "terrorists" when they have just shot dead at least nine unarmed human rights activists and wounded dozens of others while suffering no fatal injuries themselves. But that is the line Israel's propaganda machine spun while it held nearly 700 international pro-Palestinian campaigners incommunicado in the wake of Monday's assault on six boats bringing humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza. The idolatry of "the markets" - Mike Marqusee, The Hindu The economic “law” that we are told we break at our peril is in fact an arbitrary imposition. The elevation of the “markets” – constructed and manipulated by a particular class with a particular interest – is a form of idolatry: worshipping a human artefact as a god. BA strike - a complete load of ballots - Mark Steel, The Independent At last, someone's come up with a clean, decisive system for holding elections. The way it works is everyone has a vote, and then the management of British Airways and a judge decide the result. |
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