Year: 2015
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Europe
Greece: Conflict between SYRIZA government and EU escalates
Statement by the Editorial Board of Xekinima (CWI Greece) Syriza’s first days in government have brought back, at last, smiles,…
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Kurdistan ‘Islamic State’ driven out of Kobanê
Serge Jordan, CWI The so-called ‘Islamic State’ (IS) had vowed to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the…
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Community fightback over Dundee school threatened with closure by SNP council
An angry meeting of 60 parents, pupils and supporters met in Menzieshill church to oppose the proposed closure of the…
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We need £10 an hour and a union
By a young Glasgow call centre worker I wonder how loudly David Cameron would celebrate ‘economic recovery’ if he put…
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Scottish PCS members striking to defeat the pay cap
Fiona Macdonald, PCS Vice President Scottish Government Group (Personal Capacity) PCS Scottish Government workers took strike action in January as part…
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Norway: One and a half million workers involved in political strike
Trond Sverre and Elise Kolltveit (CWI Norway) and Elin Gauffin, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden) The general strike on January 28…
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Why the SNP is not an anti-austerity alternative for the Westminster elections
Philip Stott The electoral uprising against austerity and the political establishment witnessed during the independence referendum has transformed the political…
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Glasgow Care Crisis conference to plan action over cuts
In the last few weeks Glasgow City Council has announced it intends to close another two day centres for adults…
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End benefit sanctions now
Harvey Duke, Socialist Party Scotland, Dundee Benefit sanctions – stopping the pittance that people in poverty struggle to get by…
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Greece: Syriza come to power, as old ruling parties collapse
Niall Mulholland, socialistworld.net, interviews Andros Payiatsos, from Xekinima (CWI Greece) What is the importance of the Greek election results? We…
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