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international / crime and justice / other press Monday June 13, 2005 22:03 by carme
Charges were brought against members of the main Opposition party the PP today, after a demonstration organised by the second largest political organisation in Spain saw numerous banners calling for the death of the leader of the Catalan ERC party, Josep Lluis Carod Rovira who is the leader of one of the coalition parties in Catalonia. read full story / add a comment
galway / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday June 13, 2005 18:46 by JC
by CHARLIE McGUIRE, Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway, 8pm Roddy Connolly (1901 -1980) had a long & varied political career. He was at the side of his father in the GPO in 1916; a few years later he was a founder of the Communist Party of Ireland and a confidant of anti-Treaty republicans; in the 1930s, he was involved in the Republican Congress. Later, he was a Labour TD; later still, he was an obedient pro-coalition chairman of the Labour Party. The lecture will consider Roddy Connolly's career, with a particular focus on his custodianship of the Connolly legacy. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Monday June 13, 2005 18:40 by too good to be true
Campaigners focusing on debt relief welcomed the move. But the finance ministers' agreement contains a provision on privatisation that has the potential to deliver to them more money than they wrote off. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Monday June 13, 2005 17:37 by Martin O'Sullivan
Three of the biggest oil and gas companies in the world are involved in a major battle with people in North Mayo. Shell, Marathon and Statoil have formed a consortium to take gas from the Corrib field off the coast of Mayo on terms which bring little benefit to the people of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Monday June 13, 2005 17:00 by Observer
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday June 13, 2005 16:51 by Rickets
Increasing numbers of young American children are showing signs of serious malnourishment, fueled by a greater prevalence of hunger in the United States, while, paradoxically, two-thirds of the US population is either overweight or obese. Some pediatricians worry that cuts in welfare aid proposed in President George W. Bush's 2006 budget will only exacerbate the situation. By contrast Bush plans to keep tax cuts for more affluent sectors of the population, they note. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday June 13, 2005 15:04 by SP Member
Unison is the largest public sector union in Britain with over 1 million members. Facing into industrial battles with the Blair Government Unison, with other public sector unions, will be in the battle to defend workers rights. The Socialist Party group on UNISON's 70-plus ruling National Executive Council (NEC) has been increased from three to five members following the recent elections. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday June 13, 2005 11:41 by D Lynch
North Dublin Socialist Forum: Neo-Liberalism and the EU Constitution 8.30pm Monday 13, June Red Parrot Pub, Dorset Street. All Welcome. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday June 13, 2005 06:24 by observer
The Alley Oop comic strip which continues to be distributed in hundreds of newspapers in the hinterland of the USA is daring to attack the Bush Regime (albeit without using the name). Alley Oop has gone political and poor Dr. Wonmug is under arrest as a terrorist by a "future" police state! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday June 12, 2005 12:17 by i
The term "Least Developed Countries (LDCs)" describes the world's poorest countries with following 3 criteria: Low-income - a GDP per capita (under $900 for inclusion, above $1,035 for graduation); Human resource weakness - based on indicators of nutrition, health, education, and adult literacy; Economic vulnerability - based on indicators of the instability of agricultural production; the instability of exports of goods and services; the economic importance of non-traditional activities (share of manufacturing and modern services in GDP); merchandise export concentration; and the handicap of economic smallness. Here are the names of 52 of the poorest nations on earth, of which 18 african ones just got debt relief which will become effective over a year and a half. read full story / add a comment |
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