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Editorial

Stop lecturing the Greeks

Prime Minister David Cameron has never been short of bare-faced cheek.

Features

Meeting the Tory challenge

by Martin Mansfield

Wales is ready to fight the austerity imposed by Westminster

Attack of the drones

by Chizom Ekeh

The immoral and irresponsible use of unmanned aerial assault vehicles

Britain

Government urged to help doctors

Friday 26 November 2004

ASYLUM campaigners urged the government to increase support for refugee doctors who look for work in the NHS yesterday, after revelations that hundreds are wasting their qualifications in unskilled jobs.

Brighton assistants' strike closes 30 schools

Friday 26 November 2004

HUNDREDS of striking teaching assistants marched through Brighton demanding "fair play for TAs" yesterday.

Campaigners call for abortion funds

Friday 26 November 2004

PRO-CHOICE campaigners warned the government to stop running from the controversy that surrounds abortion and fund the services that women need yesterday.

Darling plans to abolish rail authority

Friday 26 November 2004

RAIL unions warned that "ministerial control without public ownership is a recipe for confusion" yesterday, after the government published plans to abolish the Strategic Rail Authority.

Mubarek murder records vanish

Friday 26 November 2004

THE inquiry into the murder of teenager Zahid Mubarek by his racist cell mate heard yesterday that prison records from the night in question have "disappeared."

People back idea of traffic light logos for food packaging

Friday 26 November 2004

THE Food Standards Agency said that people have backed the idea of "traffic light" logos on the front of food packets to help them to shop healthily yesterday.

BECTU warns media firm of action over attacks on staff pensions

Friday 26 November 2004

BROADCASTING union BECTU warned media firm NTL of strike action over attacks on staff pensions yesterday.

Audit office warns that dentistry reforms fail over access

Friday 26 November 2004

HEALTH campaigners dismissed government plans to reform NHS dentistry as "too little, too late" yesterday, after the National Audit Office warned that the scheme could fail to ensure access for patients.

T&G warns Courage staff are prepared to strike

Friday 26 November 2004

INDUSTRY union T&G warned brewing giant Scottish Courage yesterday that staff throughout Scotland are prepared to strike if the company does not withdraw its proposals to introduce a two-tier workforce, alongside attacks on sick pay and bonus schemes.

Pre-school education gives children more skills

Friday 26 November 2004

TEACHING union ATL demanded quality pre-school education for all yesterday after a government report revealed that youngsters who stay at home before starting school have worse basic skills than those who go to nursery.