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It is 20 years ago that Blair Peach, a socialist teacher, was murdered by the police. On 23rd April 1979 he had travelled to Southall to join thousands of others, black and white, in the protest against a National Front meeting. Thousands of police was mobilised in order to protect a mere two dozen of … [Read more…]

Med TV is outraged at the decision by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to revoke its licence. Both in written representations and in the hearing before the Commissioners on 9 April, Med TV set out a detailed programme and news restructure for the future which should have satisfied the Commission.Med TV had already been punished … [Read more…]

Laws of history are stronger than laws of artillery!Saturday March 20th saw the advent of the Kurdish New Year festival “Navroz”. This festival was marked by displaced Kurdish communities world wide as well as Kurds throughout Turkey: a courageous assertion of nationhood in view of the astonishing level of cultural repression there prevalent, which forbids … [Read more…]

Statement by Brian Becker, Co-Chairperson US Out of Korea Committee, February 4, 1999It’s almost a half a century since the open military conflict in the Korean peninsula ended with the signing of the armistice agreement on June 27, 1953.Nearly fifty years later and no peace treaty. Why? Because the United States government wants to continue … [Read more…]

This year will mark 20 years since Comrade Jagmohan Joshi, General Secretary of the Indian Workers Association (GB) for several years, died on June 3, 1979.He was not only a relentless fighter against racism but also a tireless participant in the anti-imperialist and working-class movement. Those of us who had the privilege to know him … [Read more…]

reproduced from RM Distribution, with thanks. Ethnic cleansing ‘must end’The two loyalist pipe bomb attacks in Randalstown, County Antrim on Wednesday [April 14] are only the latest in a long list of attacks which,“amount to nothing short of a sectarian pogrom against Catholics in the South Antrim since the beginning of the year”,said the area’s Sinn … [Read more…]

Stop the bombing! Lift the SanctionsOn Saturday, April 17, thousands marched through the streets of London from Hyde Park, pass the American Embassy, to Trafalgar Square led by Dennis Halliday, former UN Assistant General Secretary, George Galloway MP, Tony Benn MP and Arthur Scargill, NUM President, Gen Sec SLP (who gave his apologies that an … [Read more…]

Granada refuses to carry out decision of Industrial Tribunalby Malkiat Bilku, on behalf of the strikersNew Tribunal Hearing,12-14 MayA new Industrial Tribunal has been called for 12-14 May to discuss the refusal by Granada to carry out the last Tribunal decision to re-engage us at Hillingdon Hospital. The Tribunal ruled last October that it was … [Read more…]

Elections to the European Parliament are to be held on 10th June. For the first time in these elections, there is a socialist alternative, for opposing the parties of capitalism – Labour, Tory and Lib.Dems. This alternative is represented by the Socialist Labour Party. All those who stand for socialism, for full employment, for decent … [Read more…]

On April 16 and 23 bombs exploded in London, deliberately and intentionally aimed to kill and maim defenceless men, women and children. These cowardly devices were filled with nails so that when they explode the nails will fly out in all directions like bullets and kill and injure as many people as possible. In Brixton … [Read more…]