Sunday, 10 August 2014

Unravelling Capitalist Globalization

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Despite the prolonged global economic crisis since 2007/2008, neo-liberal economic thought and practice continue to reign supreme. In h...
Monday, 28 July 2014

The struggle against water privatisation: Victory for Greek union and social movements.

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Proposals to privatise the water company in Thessaloniki/Greece were overwhelmingly rejected in a referendum on 18 May 2014 with 98 per c...
Friday, 25 July 2014

Exploited for a good cause? Campaigning against unpaid internships in the UK charity sector.

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Unpaid internships in businesses are considered by many to be unfair. However, what if this unpaid work, takes place in a non-profit organi...
Monday, 21 July 2014

Hope for Change? Critical reflections on the potential of a renewed Labour government.

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With the 2015 general elections on the horizon, there is again a sense of optimism amongst left, progressive forces in the UK in view of a ...
Thursday, 10 July 2014

Form over Contents or the misguided discussions over the new President of the EU Commission.

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David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, was defeated in Brussels over his attempt to block the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as t...
Friday, 20 June 2014

Catholics in the Italian water movement!

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Last week the Italian Water Movements Forum (Forum) celebrated the anniversary of the victory in the 2011 referenda against water privatisa...
Thursday, 5 June 2014

Analysing exploitation and resistance: the centrality of class struggle.

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In my recent article ‘Transnational Labour Solidarity in (the) Crisis’, published in the Global LabourJournal and freely downloadable ...