Thursday, May 31, 2007

Poor Milburn

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If there was any doubt about the direction of travel that New Labourites are taking as Blair departs, Hazel Blears and Alan Milburn give us ...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Another day, another atrocity

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Can you imagine a situation where a third of the members of the House of Commons are illegally seized and transferred, say, to France where ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Sheehan slams Democrats over Iraq

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Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq, has ended her anti-war campaign that galvanised America on a bitter note – but not before...
Monday, May 28, 2007

The state: evolution and revolution

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The trailing of plans for draconian new police powers, ostensibly required to pursue the “fight against terrorism”, brings into sharp focus ...
Friday, May 25, 2007

Reid gives judges marching orders

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If the judges don’t do what we tell them, we’ll declare a state of emergency and detain people without trial to get our way. No, this is not...
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Private sector gets nuclear button

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One thing is certain in the government’s white paper – energy production will remain in the hands of the private sector and be subject to th...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Soap opera provocation

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Street protests in Venezuela for and against the closing down of a popular right-wing television channel are revealing the tensions in the c...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Another right bites the dust

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One by one, the rights of ordinary citizens are being eroded by the state. Today it is turn of the right to object to having a nuclear power...
Monday, May 21, 2007

Hodge: following the BNP's lead

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Will New Labour MPs and ministers say and do anything in a bid to get re-elected, even if they sound like the far-right British National Par...
Friday, May 18, 2007

Planetary emergency warnings mount

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New scientific evidence of the multiple mounting effects of global warming had little visible impact on the 2,000 representatives of 166 cou...
Thursday, May 17, 2007

McDonnell should seize the moment

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So it’s just not just the British monarchy that enshrines the feudal, hereditary principle of succession. New Labour has now joined the anti...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

G8 crackdown under way

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Two related stories from the world of global capitalism: 1) the G8 has failed to deliver pledges on aid made at Gleneagles summit in 2005 (s...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Corporate man heads for No.10

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If you want to understand what New Labour in general, and Gordon Brown in particular, is all about, you need look no further than the so-cal...
Friday, May 11, 2007

Private equity vultures

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It really doesn’t matter to the investors what commodity a company produces, just so long as there’s a profit to be made. These days the big...

Profiting from 'green' business

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It is hard for consumers and employees to evaluate the truth of claims that companies make about their green credentials. For example, Tesco...
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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Jobless victims of Blair's oil war

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On the day that Prime Minister Blair announces his departure from office, let us take note of the trail of despair he leaves behind, not lea...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Pakistan's struggle for democracy

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When it comes to attacks on human rights in Pakistan, ruling politicians in Britain and the United States invariably look the other way. Eve...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Union leaders have a choice

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If, as seems probable, Gordon Brown is crowned as the next leader of New Labour without a contest, much of the responsibility will lie with ...
Monday, May 07, 2007

Political crossroads in France and Britain

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The decisive victory of the right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's French presidential elections and the crushing defeat for New Labou...
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Friday, May 04, 2007

Gambling with the future of humanity

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Measures to cut harmful emissions over the next three decades will determine the future of the planet. That’s the stark statement in today’s...
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