When fifty of their colleagues were sacked last week, hundreds of Lindsay Oil Refinery workers walked out in sympathy.Transnational energy giant Total responded to their display of solidarity by refusing to recognise their grievance – and then by...
Topics: energy policy, Uncatagorised, unions

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Let’s now consider decency. Or rather, the lack of it.UKFI, which owns 70% of RBS on our behalf, has approved an obscene pay package for the bank’s boss.Truly, Fred the Shred will be proud of his replacement.Stephen Hester will be paid almost.
Topics: banking, corruption, economics, Labour Party, Tories, Uncatagorised

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The big story of the past week, along with the preceeding resignations by Blairite ministers trying to topple Brown?Millions of Labour supporters stayed home; two fascists won seats in the European parliament on a reduced turnout. Yes, their vote fell,...
Topics: banking, corruption, debt, economics, elections, energy policy, fascism, housing, Labour Party, privatisation, productive economy, racism, recession, Uncatagorised, unemployment

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I’ll be voting for the Greens in the Euro elections.They’ve a good record on workers’ rights, consumer protection, and civil liberties; they have been consistent in supporting electoral reform and bank nationalisation, and in opposing...
Topics: Uncatagorised

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Hundreds of jobs are in jeopardy at van-maker LDV and its suppliers after the company went into administration yesterday.The firm was going to be bought out by Westar, a company based in Malaysia, after being owned by a Russian oligarch who is a friend...
Topics: cooperatives, economics, energy policy, nationalisation, productive economy, public ownership, Uncatagorised

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