National News
HSBC call to resist American interference
by Wang Yi, Global Times
Sherard Cowper-Coles, HSBC’s head of public affairs and a former British diplomat, has apologised for saying the UK government was weak by giving in to US pressure to cut back on its dealings with China
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Striking to save the NHS
by New Worker correspondent
London’s junior doctors walked out last week for a long weekend four-day strike over pay. They joined tens of thousands of other junior doctors in England taking part in the industrial action called by the British Medical Association (BMA). The strike began just nine days after thousands of Foundation Year 1 doctors in England started their in-hospital training.
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Paying to Work
by New Worker correspondent
Even though motor cars give off polluting exhaust fumes, many workers such as health visitors and repairmen need to use their own cars to get perform their jobs.
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Scottish Political News
by our Scottish political affairs correspondent
The annual Edinburgh festivals’ season is well underway. The official Edinburgh International Festival brings you the London Symphony Orchestra and similar delights. The Edinburgh Book Festival brings you publishers trying to sell their wares and the Fringe Festival is a law unto itself.
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International News
Troops accused of atrocities in Kenya
by Ian DeMartino, Sputnik
The government of Kenya has launched an inquiry into British soldiers stationed in the East African country, marking the first such inquiry into UK troops by the former colony since independence. Kenya’s parliamentary defence committee is leading the inquiry into allegations of murder, sexual abuse and environmental destruction by the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk)
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UK Orchestrated ICC Arrest Order Against Putin
by Ilya Tsukanov , Sputnik
The British authorities’ fingerprints are all over the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova, and the details of the story play out like a cheap mystery novel, says a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
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Features
People’s China – giant strides along the road to socialism
On the 24th June, Peter Hendy from the New Communist Party of Britain (NCP) joined other communists from North America, Scandinavia, Australia and the UK, including General Secretary Rob Griffiths of the Communist Party of Britain (CPB), as guests of the Communist Party of China. They arrived in Guangzhou in southern China to visit Guangdong and Guizhou provinces before travelling to Beijing. This provided an opportunity to see first-hand the profound developments and modernisation that have taken place in People’s China; to learn about the role and work of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over 40 years of reform and opening-up; and to find out the truth about ‘Socialism with Chinese characteristics’ and the CPC’s path to modernisation.
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Fidel Castro, a tireless fighter for a better world
by María Josefina Arc, Radio Havana Cuba
Fidel Castro will always be an indispensable man and leader. A tireless fighter, of vast knowledge and clear political vision. Throughout his life he raised his voice in favour of the poor, of peace for all and of the urgency and need to build a better world.
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Vladimir Podgorbunsky: a hero to remember
by Oleg Loginov, Pravda.ru
The trials and tribulations that befall people during war can change their lives forever. War brings tragedies and tears, but it can also be a turning point, inspiring courage and heroism. A striking example of such a transformation is the amazing story of Vladimir Podgorbunsky, a former criminal from Chita
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The East is Red!
by J Sykes, Fightback News (USA)
Book Review - The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez, 2003:Praxis Press, Glasgow. Paperback: 238pp, RRP £17 .
The book begins by acknowledging that there is a great deal of ignorance and confusion, especially in the imperialist countries, about People’s China. Martinez writes: “Even among socialists and communists, there are misconceptions and important gaps in understanding.” He addresses these issues head on.
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