Millions \'will flee degradation\'
One of the biggest sources of refugees is land degradation and desertification. There will be as many as 50 million environmental refugees in the world in five years\' time. ....more

New Orleans sacks 3,000 workers - 05 October 2005
The US city of New Orleans is sacking 3,000 workers, about half of its workforce, after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Mayor Ray Nagin said he wished he could keep the employees on the payroll, but added that the city was not earning enough revenue. ....more

Coventry Unison Rally on Single Status. 23 July 2005
For full details and application form go to http://www.coventryunison.co.uk/RALLY.htm ....more

Iraq hit Blair hard - 7 May 2005
It is probably fair to say that, as far as Labour is concerned, it was Iraq wot did it. ....more

UK Near Bottom of Pensions League - 03 May 2005
The average pensioner will get less than half his or her working wage. Most British employees face retirement on pensions below those of almost every other developed nation, a new study claims. ....more

Iraq Survey Group end its hunt for WMDs - 26 April 2005
The the head of the Iraq Survey Group finally confirmed that their hunt for weapons of mass destruction was over. Saddam Hussein’s supposed possession of a WMD arsenal was the official justification for the 2003 war. Meanwhile, pressure increased on Mr Blair to publish the Attorney General’s full advice on the legality of the war, with former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook declaring that the Government’s justification for keeping the opinion secret “will not wash”. ....more

Iraqi Trades Unions support elections, oppose US occupation and privatisation.
Interview with Ghasib Hassan, member of the executive committee of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions, and general secretary of the Union for Aviation and Railway Workers. ....more

Call for action on climate change - 27 March 2005
The government is not doing enough to tackle climate change, according to a report by a parliamentary committee. The Environmental Audit Committee attacked ministers for believing that new technology and market mechanisms will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ....more

Irish Unity Inevitable - Tony Benn - 28 February 2005
Veteran British politician Tony Benn yesterday compared efforts to link Sinn Féin to last December’s Northern Bank robbery to the campaign used to convict innocent people in connection with the 1974 Guildford bombings. ....more

Bush\'s Uncle Profits From Iraq Contractor Stock - 23 February 2005
President Bush\'s uncle made more than $450,000 last month by selling stock in a defense contractor whose profits are growing because of the Iraq war, records show. ....more

Plastic bullet fired by the police in Wales - 7 February 2005
The recent incident in north Wales is thought to be the first use of a baton gun by police in the UK outside of Northern Ireland where baton rounds have proved fatal. ....more

Unions threaten Blair bid to keep Labour united - 04 February 2005
Tony Blair\'s efforts to keep the Labour party united for May\'s probable general election began to unravel on Tuesday as the trade unions shattered a fragile truce by announcing a strike ballot of hundreds of thousands of public sector workers. ....more

\'Super union\' merger talks begin - 02 February 2005
Two of Britain\'s biggest unions have agreed to start merger discussions in a move that could lead to the creation of a 2.5 million member \"super union\". Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) are also to invite the GMB to join in the talks. ....more

Polar ice melt concern for North Atlantic - 02 February 2005
New evidence indicates polar ice caps are melting faster than previously thought, a team of British scientists claimed. ....more

Poll shows world anti-Bush - 19 January 2005
LONDON (Reuters) - A majority of people surveyed in a global poll think the re-election of George W. Bush as U.S. president has made the world more dangerous and many view Americans negatively as well, says the BBC. ....more

Race Hate Allegations Up 13% - 18 January 2005
Race hate crime has soared in the UK. The number of allegations of race hate crimes received by prosecutors leaped 13% last year, latest figures showed today. ....more

Analysis: Is Iran next for US military?
With the formal start of the second Bush administration only days away, an article in the latest New Yorker magazine suggests that Iran is now squarely in the US president\'s sights. ....more

Go to Aushwitz to atone. 13 January 2005
The Simon Wiesenthal Center urges the 20-year-old Prince Harry to go to Auschwitz to atone for wearing a Nazi uniform. ....more

US gives up search for Iraq WMD. 12 January 2005
Intelligence officials have confirmed the US has stopped searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. ....more