Britain
After troop deaths, British establishment rallies behind Afghan war
By Robert Stevens, November 7, 2009
The killing of five British soldiers by an Afghan policeman on Tuesday has only served to highlight the British government’s determination to remain in Afghanistan.
Britain: Labour government sacks chief drugs adviser
By Paul Mitchell, November 6, 2009
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has sacked the government’s chief drugs adviser Professor David Nutt for speaking out against official cannabis drugs policy.
Britain: Reports state CIA “extraordinary rendition” flights landed in UK
By Robert Stevens, November 5, 2009
A US registered plane named in a 2007 European Parliament report into alleged Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) “extraordinary rendition” flights was observed to land at Birmingham Airport in Engl...
Britain: Network Rail threatens mass sackings
By Paul Mitchell, November 3, 2009
According to rail unions, Network Rail has threatened to sack all its maintenance workers before re-employing a reduced number on more onerous terms and conditions.
Britain: Three days of post strikes under way
By our reporters, October 30, 2009
Yesterday saw the start of three more days of postal strikes after days of talks failed to broker a deal.
Britain: Deepening recession fuels concern over corporate bonuses and bailouts
By Julie Hyland, October 30, 2009
Disagreements over the Brown government’s policy on the global economic crisis have become more vocal after figures showed that the UK economy shrank by 0.4 percent from July to September.
Britain: Protests and political campaigning redefined as “domestic extremism”
By Robert Stevens, October 29, 2009
A central feature of the assault on democratic rights in Britain, carried out by the Labour government in the name of the “war on terror,” is its effort to criminalise political activity.
Britain: Post workers speak to SEP during second day of national strike
By our reporters, October 26, 2009
The second day of national strike action by postal workers on October 22 involved 76,000 postal delivery workers.
Britain: Postal strikers speak to SEP campaign teams
By our reporters, October 24, 2009
Postal workers yesterday staged their second of two 24-hour strikes, the first major national strike since 2007.
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.
Britain: South Yorkshire firefighters threatened with mass sackings over new shift patterns
By Simon Whelan, October 23, 2009
At 18.00 hours (GMT) today, firefighters in South Yorkshire, England, will carry out the second of two 24-hour stoppages.
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.
