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Condon
should go
Paul Condon, Chief Constable of the Metropolitan Police should resign
says Bernie Grant MP
After the Lawrence
Inquiry
The MacPherson Report has conceded some of the fundamental points made
by the black communities over many years about institutional racism in
the police and criminal justice system, argues Lee Jasper
Asylum and Immigration
Bill - unfair, cruel and unworkable
Asylum and immigration legislation should not adopt the worst
reflexes of the tabloid media writes Diane Abbott MP
March for a living wage
Rodney Bickerstaffe urges readers to attend the 'Living Wage' march
and rally in Newcastle on 10 April 1999.
Grassroots
Alliance slate for the NEC elections
Slates and deadlines for NEC, CAC, NCC and NPF
Who
gets 'something for nothing'?
Jim Mortimer considers fat cat pay in the light of the government's
bid to end the culture of 'something for nothing' social security payments.
The real battle for
Scotland
John McAllion MP and prospective Labour member of the Scottish
Parliament considers the issues in the forthcoming Scottish Parliament
elections.
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right to stand campaign takes off A mass rally in London on 15 February was the latest demonstration of support for a democratic selection process to choose Labour's candidate for London mayor |
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On 26 February students at Goldsmiths college began the first occupation in protest at attempts to exclude students over tuition fees, reports Carolyne Culver
Kurds - the real terrorists are the
Turkish state
John Austin MP argues that the struggle of Abdullah Ocalan's PKK is
that of an internal armed conflict by an oppressed people.
Kosovo - a tragedy
Tony Benn argues that the conflict in Kosovo requires patient negotiation
not military intervention by Washington and London.
MPs call for 'radical surgery'
to reform Northern Ireland policing
Parliament debates a Select Committee report on reform of the Royal Ulster
Constabulary
Reviews
A life on the Left -
Jim Mortimer's autobiography reviewed by Redmond O'Neill
Left on the web - Mark
Watts looks at the best of the left on the internet
Blair's pyrrhic victory
over Wales party members
The manner of Alun Michael's election as Labour Welsh Assembly leader
may mean that his victory turns out to be a pyrrhic one, suggests
Maggie
Simpson
GM foods concern
us all
Alan Simpson MP considers the gap between public attitudes to GM
foods and government policy.
Welfare
reform bill attacks lone parents and disabled people
An in-depth analysis of the welfare reform bill.
Boost
public investment to avoid recession
Ken Livingstone MP considers the issues confronting Gordon Brown
prior to the budget.
Skychefs
dispute must not be lost
John McDonnell MP stresses the importance of the dispute over the
sale of British Airways' catering section - Skychef