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Delay rather than resistance

Party political manoeuvring between the Greek social-democratic, conservative and fascist parties has delayed acceptance of the blackmail demands presented by the troika of European Union, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.

Features

An imperial adventure set to continue

by George Galloway

The growing intervention in Syrian internal affairs demonstrates the West's blatant attempt to rally reactionary Arab forces in support of its continued domination of the region, says George Galloway

All prawn and no brains...

Solomon Hughes

Jacqui Smith's bizarre call to get schmoozing with the City

Britain

Firefighters join the big fightback

Friday 10 February 2012

The government faced fresh pressure to drop its attack on public-sector pensions today when firefighters threw their weight behind the fightback.

Exclusive: Poorest forced to turn to loan sharks

Friday 10 February 2012

A rising number of poor and vulnerable people are being forced to turn to loan sharks in the face of government cuts and soaring living costs, campaigners revealed today.

Top Tories: Health Bill is 'Cameron's poll tax'

Friday 10 February 2012

Three Conservative Cabinet ministers have proved that "even the Tories don't trust the Tories on the NHS" with an online attack on the Health Bill which compared it to the poll tax.

£1.5bn Barclays bonus pot sparks run on bank

Friday 10 February 2012

Angry consumers organised a mass closure of their accounts at Barclays today as the bank's investment branch announced a £1.5 billion bonus pot.

Hague denies aid for Syria rebels

Friday 10 February 2012

William Hague denied today that Britain plans to arm Syrian rebels trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad amid reports that British and Qatari forces were providing "logistic" support to anti-government groups in Homs.

'We lit a flame and showed the way'

Friday 10 February 2012

Former miners' leader Arthur Scargill recounted his fellow workers' "march into history" today as trade unionists marked 40 years since the Battle of Saltley Gate.

Three men jailed over anti-gay hate pamphlet

Friday 10 February 2012

Three men were jailed today after becoming the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation for handing out a leaflet calling for gay people to be executed.

Anti-gangs push targets teenage girls

Friday 10 February 2012

A network of young "advocates" will be set up in areas worst affected by gang culture to tackle rape and sexual violence in gangs, Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone announced today.

Mother tackles 'danger' drug

Friday 10 February 2012

A mother who has five children with birth defects she believes were caused by an anti-epilepsy drug has begun an online campaign to warn the public against the risks.

Guesthouse gay ban couple lose court appeal

Friday 10 February 2012

Equality campaigners welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling today that Christian guesthouse owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull had acted unlawfully for refusing to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room.