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Yemen: Houthis hit back
by our Arab Affairs correspondent
THE HOUTHIS hit back at the Saudi and Emirati invaders and their local puppets in Yemen last week, targeting military and industrial complexes across Arabia. The Saudis responded with deadly air-raids on civilian targets in the Yemeni city of Saada and the key port of Hodeida that left scores dead and hundreds more wounded.
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Yemen: Houthis hit back
High finance, low pay
by New Worker correspondent
A GROUP of workers not noted in the annals of labour militancy are those at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who are coming to life industrially. On Monday staff belonging to Unite (which includes the former Banking, Insurance and Finance Union) began balloting for action to oppose what the union calls “a programme of severe cost-cutting, which is set to turn the FCA into a bargain basement regulator”. This includes pay cuts and a new appraisal system “which punishes strong performers”.
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High finance, low pay
Welcome the Year of the Tiger
by New Worker correspondent
NCP leader Andy Brooks joined diplomats, politicians and businessmen at an online reception held by the Chinese embassy in London on Monday to welcome the Chinese New Year.
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Welcome the Year of the Tiger
A finishing school for Nazis
Review by Dermot Hudson
I RECENTLY stumbled on this historically based thriller, which proved to be an interesting and fairly enjoyable watch. It stars Eddie Izzard, who co-wrote the film, as an MI5 agent sent to infiltrate a school for German girls in the south of England. This was quite a change from Izzard’s usual roles, and he proves himself to be an excellent and capable actor. The film also includes veterans such as Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent.
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A finishing school for Nazis