Thursday, November 29, 2012

Monsanto targets Mexican maize in bioethanol push

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On a visit to one of Glasgow ’s B&Q stores, alongside the electric and gas fires, I noticed modern looking glass and metal bioethanol bu...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Welfare to profits as contractors cash in

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That the results of the government’s welfare-to-work scheme have turned out to be worse than if it hadn’t existed at all is certain to be ...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Ukip leads the race to the bottom of politics

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The apparent rise in support for the right-wing, populist Ukip in the polls is further evidence of the break-up of traditional party align...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Revolt grows against Moore sculpture sell off

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Tower Hamlets is one of the worst areas for child poverty in the UK and one of the country’s poorest boroughs. So when Mayor Lutfur Rahma...
Friday, November 23, 2012

The biggest loophole is capitalism itself

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As austerity deepens, with spending cuts stretching into the far horizon, there is a renewed focus on the tax that corporations pay, or ra...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Coal leads the way as fossil fuels burn up the planet

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The rapid expansion of fossil fuel burning which is frying the planet’s atmosphere faster than ever is entirely unnecessary and economical...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

'Zombie capitalism' more dead than alive

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You don’t have to listen too closely to hear the sound of factory gates slamming for the last time, and shutters rolling down over retail ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Cameroon’s constipated constitution

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Israel ’s assault on Gaza continues to shock. But, sadly there are other regimes which continue to earn their shameful ranking in the roll-...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Marching in the footsteps of the Levellers

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Creating a real democracy to replace our deficient, defective system is obviously no simple task. However, the positive outcome of an as...
Friday, November 16, 2012

Our sham democracy needs replacing - and soon

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If you are looking around for arguments that boost the case for creating a real political and economic democracy in place of the sham one ...
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Hands off Gaza - one state the only solution

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The latest Israeli assault on Gaza is the act of a state with nothing to offer but the politics and economics of war and terror. With an ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Historic strike against austerity must become turning point

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The historic, co-ordinated pan-Europe strikes and marches taking place today are the clearest indication yet that the struggles against th...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Will the big three parties 'step aside' now please

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As there now appears to be a new convention in public life in the shape of “stepping aside” while inquiries take place into incompetence a...
Monday, November 12, 2012

Warnings from history in Greek crisis

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What happened in Germany during the 1930s does have crucial parallels in today’s economic and political crisis. So the start of a new tel...
Friday, November 09, 2012

Universities fight back against corporate body snatchers

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The onward march of commercial considerations into every area of public life and services has led to an unlikely resistance movement in th...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

Sellafield nuclear waste still a clear and present danger

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The situation at Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria is dire and poses significant risks to people and the environment. Historic neglect, ...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012

A symbol of hope's limitations

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Poorer workers, Latinos, Afro-Americans, young urban professionals and women put their trust in Barack Obama. And this morning they are ce...