August 2010
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Summary & photos of Brighton counter-demo against... →
I’ve written a short summary and posted some photos from today’s demonstration against the racist English Nationalist Alliance here in Brighton. The short version is they suck, we outnumbered them, and our jokes and chants were definitely better. EAT IT, FASCISTS.
(The link is to my ‘real’ blog where I actually write things, in case y’don’t know.)
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“The austerity measures that were supposed to fix Greece’s problems are...”
– Entering a Death Spiral?: Tensions Rise in Greece as Austerity Measures Backfire
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“Since 2004, when the government announced 100,000 posts would be cut from the...”
– Facts about civil and public services - PCS
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“As fewer journalists are asked to produce ever more copy, it’s not difficult for...”
– How right-wing think-tanks laid the foundation for the Coalition’s agenda | Liberal Conspiracy
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The Axeman's Jazz: on the Tory cuts and how to... →
leninology:
Opening shot in a week-long debate hosted by the New Left Project on the cuts and how to fight them:
This article takes the view that there is no urgent need to pay off Britain’s debts, and that the cuts agenda of the Conservative-Liberal coalition must be interpreted as being driven by the interests of the constituencies (large manufacture, service industries and high...
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“As for the next statistic I’m going to give you, this one was so...”
– LENIN’S TOMB: The crisis of the American working class
Jesus fuck.
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“It was a hot June day, and my ass was sticking to the seat of my...”
– Bomb the Music Industry! - Side Projects Are Never Successful
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“The recession officially started in December 2007. From the fourth quarter of...”
– Bosses make workers pay for recession | SocialistWorker.org
US-centric article but essentially the same process is being followed in the UK, arguably to a greater extent given the unprecedented assault on public sector workers.
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