Sinn Féin’s progressive alternative to austerity
Irish Senator Kathryn Reilly addressed the Progressive Students Conference on 13 October.
Her speech, setting out Sinn Féin’s alternative to austerity, included the following points:
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Meeting: National reconciliation in Ireland 24 October
National reconciliation in Ireland – the need for uncomfortable conversations
7pm Wednesday 24 October
Grand Committee Room House of Commons London
Venezuela: Your victory is our victory
By Jane West
Despite the best efforts of the US and its allies, and the vain hopes of the Western media, Hugo Chávez comprehensively won Sunday’s Venezuelan presidential election with 54.42% of the vote against 44.97% for the opposition.
Chávez gained a record 8.1 million votes compared to 6.5 for the opposition in an election with one of the highest ever turnouts in a Venezuelan election.
Rising prices and turmoil in the Middle East
By Paul Roberts
Since this summer a renewed wave of mobilisations has emerged across the Middle East and North Africa. The unrest has included big and often violent protests against the US in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Turkey.
In addition to demonstrations against US-inspired Islamophobia, protests have been sparked off by a wide range of other issues – examples of which include the following.
Chávez’s victory is not just for Venezuela but for the world
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Portuguese anti-austerity struggle intensifies
By Nicky Dempsey
The main Portuguese trade union federation the Communist-led CGTP has called a one-day general strike for November 14 in response to the announcement of the government’s latest austerity measures.
The announcement follows huge mobilisations against government policies, in what were widely described as the largest demonstrations in Portugal since the revolution which overthrew the Caetano dictatorship in 1974.