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Archive for August, 2010
Great advert for workers’ unity
By Tony Burke /Tuesday, August 17th, 2010British and American unions are backing Bangladeshi garment workers in their fight for justice, writes Tony Burke
By Tribune Web Editor /Monday, August 16th, 2010
Western intervention would only harm Iran’s democratic movement, insist Jeremy Corbyn and Stefan Simanowitz
Let’s stop this reverse socialism
By Austin Mitchell & Prem Sikka /Monday, August 16th, 2010Want to minimise cuts? Then taxation must be reformed to help the rich to help the country, say Austin Mitchell and Prem Sikka
Maximise the benefits of the minimum wage
By Claire French /Sunday, August 15th, 2010Let’s make the minimum wage pay
We’re here, we’re queer and we’re not going shopping
By Cary Gee /Saturday, August 14th, 2010“We cannot afford to let Cameron and his Liberal Democrat whipping dogs turn back the clock”
Law catches up with four conniving Conservatives
By Paul Routledge /Saturday, August 14th, 2010Paul Routledge explores some murky business
As Pakistan’s death toll rises, the President plots a dynastic future
By Murad Qureshi /Saturday, August 14th, 2010Those who take an interest in climate change issues on the Indian sub-continent follow news of the August monsoon rains closely, as their intensity can trigger floods, usually in the north-east of the region. This year it has hit the north-west, in Pakistan, along the Indus River, the Punjab and Sindh as the rains – [...]
Livingstone campaigns against calling time on capital’s pubs
By Tribune Web Editor /Friday, August 13th, 2010Ken Livingstone has launched a campaign to save local pubs in London. Mr Livingstone, who is running against Oona King to become Labour candidate for Mayor of London, is calling on councils to make greater use of planning powers to protect pubs from closure; backing a campaign by the GMB for fairer treatment of pub [...]
New figures question housing minister’s ‘black hole’ claim
By René Lavanchy /Friday, August 13th, 2010The coalition was wrong to claim that a “black hole” in the outgoing Labour Government’s books meant housing budgets had to be slashed twice this year, according to a report on newly released figures. The Homes and Communities Agency, which funds and oversees social housing schemes, saw its funding cut by £220 million last month, [...]