Notes from the front – of the week 22/4/2015

22nd April 2015 Socialist Action 0

 

Europe’s bloody hands – anti-migrant policies amount to mass murder in the Mediterranean

The drowning of more than 800 people in the Mediterranean Sea on 19 April is the deadliest migrant disaster since the Italian sea rescue operation ‘Mare Nostrum’ ended in October 2014. The decision by the EU to scale back Italy’s naval rescue operations was immoral and indefensible in a civilised society. It amounted to attempting to deal with a migration ‘problem’ by allowing hundreds of people to drown – in other words by killing them.

Notes from the front – of the week 15/4/2015

15th April 2015 Socialist Action 0


Deadlock in polls as most voters want austerity to end

The launch of the party manifestos has highlighted the deadlock between the major parties. The majority of the population wants to end austerity and both major parties are committed to maintaining it, in different degrees. As a result there is currently no sign of a breakthrough in the polls on either side.