Britain
Britain: Leeds refuse workers vote to continue strike
By Barbara Slaughter, October 23, 2009
At a mass meeting on October 21, striking Leeds refuse workers voted by a massive 92 percent majority to reject the “final offer” from Leeds City Council and continue their seven-week strike.
British postal workers launch two-day national strike
By Chris Marsden, October 23, 2009
Britain’s postal workers began two days of strike action yesterday, the first major national strike since 2007.
The British National Party and “Question Time”
By Julie Hyland, October 22, 2009
Media lawyers this week rejected a warning by Welsh Secretary Peter Hain that the British Broadcasting Corporation could face legal action if it allowed Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Pa...
Britain: Thousands of jobs threatened in higher and further education
By Robert Stevens, October 21, 2009
Thousands of job cuts are being implemented at higher and further education institutions throughout the UK.
British secret service chief justifies torture
By Chris Marsden, October 21, 2009
The head of Britain’s secret service, MI5, has publicly defended the use of torture to obtain evidence against alleged terrorists.
Britain: Postal workers face a political struggle against Labour government
By Socialist Equality Party, October 20, 2009
Postal workers confront a coordinated campaign to defeat their strike in defence of jobs and conditions, drawn up and executed by Royal Mail and the Labour government.
British High Court instructs government to release evidence of CIA torture of Binyam Mohamed
By Julie Hyland, October 19, 2009
Britain’s Labour government is continuing its efforts to suppress evidence of intelligence service involvement in the torture and abuse of former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Binyam Mohamed.
BBC reveals plan by Royal Mail and Labour government to break postal strike
By Julie Hyland, October 17, 2009
BBC Newsnight has revealed a secret document by Royal Mail setting out plans to break the upcoming strike by Britain’s postal workers, with the support of the Labour government.
Morale crumbling among US and British troops in Afghanistan
By James Cogan, October 17, 2009
Several reports from the frontlines of Afghanistan this month provide an insight into the growing demoralisation among US and British soldiers.
British media gagged in toxic dumping case
By Ann Talbot, October 17, 2009
Some days ago Labour MP Paul Farrelly tabled a series of parliamentary questions for written answer.
The politicization of the British military
By Chris Marsden, October 16, 2009
The declaration by General Sir Richard Dannatt that he will sit on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords and join a future Tory government represents the most serious expression yet of the po...
Britain: Brown’s £16 billion asset sale a vain effort to appease big business
By Julie Hyland, October 15, 2009
Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled an “asset sale” worth £16 billion on Monday.
