This video from Britain says about itself:
John McDonnell MP, LRC Chair, speaking at the 2008 LRC Conference on 15th November at Conway Hall, London. John is moving the National Committee Statement and addressing how the left responds to the economic crisis.
From British daily The Morning Star:
New Labour blamed for new depression
(Friday 23 January 2009)
by PAUL HASTE
LEFT MP John McDonnell slammed new Labour‘s “failures” for causing the economy’s plunge towards a depression on Friday even as the Prime Minister tried to deflect criticism by blaming the Tories for their “ridiculous behaviour.”
Official figures have finally confirmed what hundreds of thousands of newly redundant workers already know, that Britain is in recession and the economy is in its worst shape since 1980.
Britain: NEW union research showed on Friday that over 1.5 million workers are being “cheated” out of the national minimum wage by dishonest bosses: here.
Lords leader promises probe into cash favours scandal: here.
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Hi Kitty, I tried to send you a link to an article about a joint protest by Dutch and American dock workers. Unfortunately you spam blocker would not let me post the link. The original story was at the AFL-CIO’s weblog.
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Hi Jon, thanks for sending me that link. Sorry for the ultra sensitive spam blocker at Blogsome. I have retrieved it here:
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Hi Kitty, Here\’s a link to a joint protest by Dutch and American dock workers. It took place here in San Francisco.
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/01/23/dockworkers-ask-are-your-union-pension-funds-safe
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