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Rising Fascism and the World Capitalist Crisis

September 17, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On September 13 in Central London, according to the Metropolitan Police, 150,000 far right and fascist elements held what they called the “Unite the Kingdom” rally which opposed migration into the United […]
Birmingham bin strikers outside depot
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Birmingham City Council Secures Injunction Against Striking British Sanitation Workers

June 16, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Bin workers in England’s second largest municipality of Birmingham remain on strike despite a British High Court injunction against picketing which blocks trucks from leaving to pick up garbage. The full-scale strike […]
UK Unite members picketing over labor dispute
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Birmingham Sanitation Strike Spawns Public Health Emergency in England’s Second Largest City

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A sanitation workers’ strike in the second largest city in England, Birmingham, has prompted the local authorities to declare a major incident in the municipality. Reports indicate that approximately 17,000 tons of […]
Syrian-British journalist Richard Medhurst
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“Political Persecution” – Journalist Richard Medhurst Arrested Under UK “Terrorism” Act

August 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Nurah Tape, The Palestine Chronicle “Freedom of the press, freedom of speech really are under attack. The state is cracking down and escalating to try and stop people from speaking out against our government’s […]
Britain car burns in unrest in Middlesbrough
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Racists Riot in Britain and Northern Ireland

August 13, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Right-wing racist and fascists have staged violent attacks against suspected migrants, Muslims and people of color in Britain and Northern Ireland. () The violent groupings spread false rumors on social media involving […]
French farmers block motorway to Paris
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Bankruptcy in Second Largest British Municipality Indicates Broader European Crisis

February 10, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the municipality of Birmingham, the second largest in the United Kingdom, the City Council filed for bankruptcy in September. The Council said that due to payments owed to women for years […]
British Junior Doctors on strike
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2.4 Million Participate in May Day Demonstrations Across France

May 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe May 1 is International Workers Day and around the world people were in the streets demanding a living wage and improved conditions of employment. In France since January millions have taken part […]
French workers remain in the streets
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France Remains Tense After Pension Reform Bill is Signed into Law

April 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A Constitutional Council decision in Paris on April 14 upheld the legality of the pension reform legislation which has been the spark for a series of general strikes across France since the […]