Travellers faced a second day of chaos across France on Friday as unions pressed on with a strike aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron to abandon pension reforms that brought nearly a million people onto the streets. French labour unions have called for another day of strikes next Tuesday, December 10.
Climate Crisis
Trade Unions for Energy Democracy – Sweden: A Great Victory Has Been Won over Fossil Capital
On Monday, September 28, 2020, Sweden’s largest oil refinery, Preem, decided to withdraw its application for an expansion of its refinery in Lysekil on the Swedish west coast. Read here
National Politics
Ben Wray: Care Homes a Privatisation Story
The surprising number of coronavirus deaths in Scottish care homes conceals a greater scandal about the hollowing out of the the UK National Health Service. The 1996 privatisation of care homes was described by Allyson […]
EU politics
Politico: Inside the new battle against Google
The firing of the anti-monopolist Barry Lynn at the behest of Google has brought the topic of tech monopolies into the political limelight in the US. This is a long read, but provides an insight […]
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