Western Europe
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.
Class justice in Germany: banker wins €1.5 million redundancy judgement
By Stefan Steinberg, October 17, 2009
A German banker who bears much of the responsibility for the record losses made by the Dresdner Bank in 2008 has won his case for a €1.5 million redundancy payment.
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 German Left Party and Berlin’s austerity budget
By Andy Niklaus, October 16, 2009
The Left Party has played a crucial role in the social decline of the German capital city of Berlin.
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...
Swedish government to provide backing to Saab sale
By Jordan Shilton, October 15, 2009
Sweden’s right-wing Alliance government announced on October 7 that it would provide support to the bid of the Koenigsegg Group to take over automaker Saab.
Solidarity meetings in Germany for dismissed shop worker
An interview with Emmely
By Marius Hauser, October 15, 2009
Last weekend a series of solidarity meetings were held across Germany for the shop worker Emmely, who was sacked for allegedly pocketing bottle coupons with a value of €1.30.
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.
Nationalist tensions deepen over Magna’s purchase bid for GM Europe
By Robert Stevens, October 14, 2009
The proposed buy-out of General Motors’ European arm by Magna International continues to expose trade rivalries within Europe.
European Trotskyists mark seventieth anniversary of World War II
By our reporter, October 14, 2009
On October 11 in London, the European sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International held a joint meeting on the lessons of WWII.
Sri Lankan president invents an “international conspiracy”
By Vilani Peiris, October 14, 2009
The president regularly denounces unnamed powers and their local co-conspirators for smearing the name of the Sri Lankan military and undermining its victory against the LTTE. The “conspiracy” is ...
