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offsite link How Lockdown Broke the Will to Work Tue Dec 03, 2024 19:00 | Sallust
The former boss of Waitrose, Lord Price, has blamed lockdowns for annihilating the will of many Britons to go to work. Many workers are now fixated on maximising sick pay and doing as little as possible.
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offsite link ?I Love Jesus? Rainbow Armband Earns Marc Guehi Formal Reprimand from FA Tue Dec 03, 2024 17:00 | Will Jones
Marc Guehi?and Crystal Palace will be formally reprimanded by the FA after the player wrote "I love Jesus" on his rainbow armband because of a ban on "religious and political images". No ban on holy Pride though.
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offsite link Has Donald Trump Ended Woke? Tue Dec 03, 2024 15:00 | Richard Eldred
The age of woke is over, says Nick Dixon. The time of MAGA has come! But will the British political class wake up and smell the coffee?
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offsite link How Far Down Does the Slippery Slope Go? Tue Dec 03, 2024 13:00 | Dr David McGrogan
The assisted suicide Bill is epochal because it takes liberalism to its zenith: the state stepping in to kill citizens to make them free and equal, says Dr David McGrogan. But how far down does the slippery slope go?
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offsite link BBC Includes Male ?Trans Woman? on 100 Women List Tue Dec 03, 2024 11:15 | Will Jones
The BBC has included a male 'trans woman' scientist in its annual list of?100 inspiring women, just days after sparking controversy over its choice for women?s footballer of the year.
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offsite link What is changing in the Middle East , by Thierry Meyssan Tue Dec 03, 2024 07:08 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?110 Fri Nov 29, 2024 15:01 | en

offsite link Verbal ceasefire in Lebanon Fri Nov 29, 2024 14:52 | en

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Gaza on Tuesday
international / miscellaneous Wednesday December 31, 2008 - 14:51 by Ghassan Bannoura   text 9 comments (last - saturday january 03, 2009 - 00:45)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll by Wednesday midday now stands at 390 due to the Israeli attack on the coastal region. ... read full story / add a comment
A protestor is arrested in Jerusalem (Jason Hicks)
international / miscellaneous Wednesday December 31, 2008 - 14:42 by Grace Walsh   image 1 image
A protest and vigil of approximately 35 people was swiftly broken up in Jerusalem and 4 Palestinians were detained according to sources.

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national / environment Wednesday December 31, 2008 - 02:17 by Contaminated Crow   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 19, 2009 - 00:32)
An even quieter week: still no decision on a quarry ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 29, 2008 - 22:31 by Barbarism = Zionism = Racism   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 30, 2008 - 02:10)
For those who want to see more than the 2-3 minute mainstream television reports of Israel's wholesale massacres and massive destruction in Gaza than what the Western broadcast TV national news shows reveal... ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday December 26, 2008 - 00:24 by Terence   text 9 comments (last - sunday january 11, 2009 - 18:06)
In a brilliant piece of detective work and logic reasoning, writer Muhammad Rafeeq has exposed what Madoff is really at by pleading guilty to the $50 billion so called fraud.

Rafeeq worked for many years in large investment firms and knows how the system works. On reading that banks like HSBC and Santander and others have lost billions, he says there is absolute no way that these banks would commit money to a single institute like Madoff without an extensive history of accounts going back at least 3 years and investigation and analysis of the investment model, assets and other data. There are teams of specialists in these banks to do this all the time.

Rafeeq suggests that Madoff fund simply went bust in which case the investors would not be entitled to get any money back. But by claiming it is a fraud and Madoff has pleaded guilty, and the state accepts it, it means all the so called defrauded investors are entitled to be fully compensated under the US government's financial fraud protection scheme. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 24, 2008 - 23:35 by F.E.M.   video 1 video file
The Netherlands are violating the rights of under aged parents. They take the children away for the sole reason of the parent not being 18 years of age. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 12:23 by Peter O'Callaghan   text 8 comments (last - wednesday january 28, 2009 - 00:46)
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national / miscellaneous Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 11:22 by JayC   text 3 comments (last - saturday december 27, 2008 - 23:55)   image 1 image
Muireann Ni Mhorain, head of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta, attempts to justify extra points for those taking exams in Irish in the Leaving Cert. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 05:34 by Courage to Resist
André Shepherd is the first American GI to have applied for political asylum in Germany. Shepherd, who deserted to avoid going back to fight in Iraq, argues that the war there is in violation of international law. ... read full story / add a comment
A Capitalist doll was hung at a recent protest in Iceland
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 23, 2008 - 00:18 by bjoerndaeler häagmundson   text 6 comments (last - wednesday january 28, 2009 - 13:15)   image 5 images
Things are more and more fucked here in Iceland. Iceland's three main banks have been nationalised and the tax payer now has to pay off the loans. The country is broke and the IMF have been called in and have imposed their usual austerity measures. Unemployment is growing rapidly along with the threat of people losing their homes. Alongside this the population is growing increasingly angry. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 22, 2008 - 15:21 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - friday december 26, 2008 - 08:41)
Torab Salehi addressed the agm of HOPI Britain on the continuing threat of Imperialist aggression towards Iran. Here are some extracts from his speech. Full article at link.

What we said and should continue saying is very simple: to build an effective and broad campaign opposing US war against Iran means we should not align ourselves with those who in the name of support for the Iranian people are actually aiding the plans of US imperialism to control and dominate the Middle East. Nor should we align ourselves with those who in the name of anti-imperialism and anti-US militarism, apologise for the Iranian mullahs’ theocratic hold on power. To this day, not one of our critics have given a straight answer as to why this statement is wrong. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Monday December 22, 2008 - 12:33 by cock roach   text 2 comments (last - friday february 20, 2009 - 13:34)
Interesting head to head poll in the Times today- Mary Lou McDonald explains that is the same dinner, warmed up and stuck on a different plate, while Dick Roche tries to tell us that all Irish concerns have been met.

But we didn't vote just as self-interested Irish people Dick, we voted as good Europeans. We want the best for Europe -which doesn't mean writing a blank cheque to the arms industry. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday December 19, 2008 - 04:30 by Afrikakorps
The Defence Lawyers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda allege "manipulation of the ICTR by member states" and a "cover-up" of RPF crimes which has "been the root cause of millions of deaths in Rwanda, the Congo and the Great Lakes region since the RPF invaded Rwanda with the help of Uganda in 1990. The ICTR has done "a disservice to International Justice" the lawers say. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday December 18, 2008 - 10:51 by update   text 24 comments (last - wednesday march 04, 2009 - 13:25)
The latest edition of the ISN's paper, Resistance, is available from the usual outlets and from an ISN member near you. For copies (frre and post-free), email [email protected] ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 16, 2008 - 15:47 by Phier   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 16, 2008 - 19:46)
Supt Joe Gannon, of Pearse Street Garda Station said:

"The difference is the streets are cleared earlier," he says. "When we had the theatre licences one lot were coming out of bars at 2.30am and another lot coming out of the late clubs at 3.30am, so there were people on the streets until about 5am.

"Now they are all coming out together at 2.30am. The fast-food places don't have the capacity for them all, so a lot head straight home.

"If it is staggered, there is less volume at once, which is easier to deal with. There is less potential for volatility on the streets." ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Monday December 15, 2008 - 13:06 by v   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 17, 2008 - 11:51)
The Socialist Party has produced a pamphlet answering the lies of the Unite leaders in relation to their dispute with the sacked Bellfast airport workers. We are posting the contents of this pamphlet on our website in response to the fact that Unite continue to spread these lies on their website. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday December 13, 2008 - 20:13 by l
The Center For Strategic Anarchy blog is being continually updated with news, images, video, and accounts from solidarity actions around the world. Come get your piping hot Greek riot news: http://anarchiststrategy.blogspot.com ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Wednesday December 10, 2008 - 15:35 by Dev
There are good teachers, then there are the incompetent. Read more about them at Gombeennation.

It seems that Irish teachers are about to have a belated introduction to the hire-and-fire aspect of the world of work – but at least they’ll still have their holidays, counted in months, to recover from the trauma. This follows a revolutionary agreement forged between Department of Education, and school and teacher representatives.
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national / miscellaneous Wednesday December 10, 2008 - 11:39 by Steerpike   image 1 image
A story in the Indo describes the disparity between Bank estimates of the millionaire numbers, and Revenue records. ... read full story / add a comment
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