Western Europe
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...
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: 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.
Roman Polanski refused bail by Swiss court
By Hiram Lee, October 21, 2009
The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland has refused to release filmmaker Roman Polanski on bail.
France: New Anti-capitalist Party tries to channel worker discontent with the unions
By Anthony Torres and Alex Lantier, October 21, 2009
Inside the NPA, whose leadership refuses to make any criticism of the CGT union, the Prometheus Collective and Clear Tendency factions are trying to provide a cover for the party under conditions of w...
Ford workers oppose UAW demand for concessions
By Jerry White, October 21, 2009
The concessions agreement reached last week between the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Company has been met with widespread opposition from Ford’s 41,000 hourly workers, who are beginning to vot...
French President Sarkozy backs Washington’s hard line against Iran
By Antoine Lerougetel, October 20, 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s calls for action against Iran’s nuclear power installations have been greeted with surprise and satisfaction by the American media.
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.
German Greens to form coalition with CDU and FDP in Saarland
By Ludwig Weller, October 20, 2009
The German Green Party has decided to form a coalition with the conservative Christian Democratic Union and the free-market Free Democratic Party in Saarland
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.
Berlin state constitutional court rules against Senate ban on referendums
By Emma Bode, October 19, 2009
The Berlin state constitutional court has issued verdicts that declare as unconstitutional attempts by the Berlin Senate to suppress popular referendums.
Signs of the US dollar’s demise
By John Chan, October 19, 2009
An article the Independent on October 6 entitled “The demise of the dollar” is credited with adding to the recent weakness of the US dollar and the rise of gold prices.
