Opinion
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 10:38
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Numerous statements have been made suggesting that Britain has limited influence in the modern world. However, Chris Bambery argues that this seriously underestimates the role Britain plays in the imperialist system.
UK student leaders have condemned the decision by Zefat Academic College to limit their SU presidency to those who have served two years in the Israeli military; barring Palestinians from standing.
As the political parties in Greece fail to make a coalition government and fresh elections are called, SYRIZA is emerging as the dominant political force.
Anita de Klerk argues that the dispersal zone placed in Stratford is not about targeting local anti-social behaviour, but rather a strategy to keep the unwanted public away from the Olympics.
The issue of race in the child sexual exploitation case in Rochdale is a diversion from a real understanding of what makes young people vulnerable to sexual predators
Sanum Ghafoor on the latest absurdity by the Ministry of Defence – surface-to-air missiles on London rooftops for the Olympics.
IQ testing and intelligence theories don’t serve to locate intelligence in our children and their continued use serves to maintain and bolster racist, sexist and classist views, argues Tony McKenna.
As we celebrate May Day Joseph Daher reminds us about the international character and the importance of solidarity within our celebrations as the current neoliberal attacks continue around the world.
In a time recession and food banks, Alex Snowdon argues that we should make the rich pay and end the madness of austerity.
The fuel tanker drivers need to force the employers to accept industry wide standards to prevent pay and conditions deteriorating to the level in general haulage argues Angry Trucker
Representatives of the major construction employers showed their true colours last week when they walked out of talks with Unite’s negotiators.
A vote for Ken as London Mayor is a tactical no-brainer given the alternatives, argues Matt Houlihan
Ben Metters dispels the myths surrounding rape and challenges the stigmatisation of the 'real men get raped' campaign.
Contact between senior figures at BSkyB and Jeremy Hunt represent the systematic incorporation of a government department into the operations of the corporate world, argues Des Freedman.
Despite a left victory in the first round of the French presidential elections, some claim that the beneficiaries of anti-austerity sentiment are the far right. This is a distortion, argues Chris Nineham.
In the first of two articles, Gavan Titley, co-author of 
The pensions battle continues on May 10 when civil servants and health workers will take strike action. John Westmoreland argues that teachers and lecturers need to be out with them.
The Latest EDL attempt to whip up islamophobia on twitter has badly backfired reports Sanum Ghafoor
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Events
Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham