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offsite link Chancellor?Spending?Thousands?in?Legal?Fees?Defending?VAT?Raid?on?Private?Schools Sun Mar 16, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Rachel Reeves is spending hundreds of thousands on top barristers to defend her VAT on private school fees, as parents of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) mount a landmark legal challenge.
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offsite link Mandates Matter Sun Mar 16, 2025 13:00 | Dr James Allan
Winning elections is pointless without real change, says Dr James Allan. Right-wing leaders must take bold stances on immigration, Net Zero and the culture wars ? playing it safe will only lead to failure.
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offsite link Shakespeare Set to Be Decolonised at His Own Birthplace Sun Mar 16, 2025 11:00 | Sallust
Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust and woke academics are "decolonising" the Bard by downplaying his genius, linking his legacy to white supremacy and scrubbing "offensive" language from its collections.
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offsite link German Political Establishment Responds to Trump with Idiotic Constitutionally-Anchored Pledge to De... Sun Mar 16, 2025 09:00 | Eugyppius
The German political establishment has responded to Donald Trump with an idiotic constitutionally-anchored pledge to deindustrialise in the next 20 years. Could Friedrich Merz be more inept, laments Eugyppius.
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offsite link There?s No Such Thing as ?Green? Industry Sun Mar 16, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
The collapse of Swedish battery startup Northvolt shows once more that there is no such thing as 'green' industry, says Ben Pile. Industry needs lots of cheap energy ? something that China has and Europe doesn't.
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offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?124 Sat Mar 15, 2025 05:56 | en

offsite link "Kristallnacht" against the Alawites in Syria Sat Mar 15, 2025 05:38 | en

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sligo / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday March 06, 2007 10:49 by J. Dunne   text 89 comments (last - wednesday march 28, 2007 10:03)
The Irish peace campaigner Caoimhe Butterly, will speak at a Public Meeting in the Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo, on Wednesday night the 14th March at 8.30.p.m

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galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday March 06, 2007 10:21 by Kevin Higgins
Máighréad Medbh reads at North Beach Poetry Nights

Thursday, 15th March at THE NEW TIME of 8pm in BK's Winebar, Spanish Parade, Galway. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / other press Monday March 05, 2007 23:13 by Cumann Na Saoirse Náisíunta
Segment Six of the NIFC Free-form Video Discussion Series
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday March 05, 2007 22:52 by barra
Prior to the leadership of John Howard and his defence minister, Brendan (studs) Nelson, the Australian Defence Forces always did Australia proud. The reputation of the ADF preceded them in any theatre of war. Aussie fighters were once considered highly specialised and skilled, so it is with a sad heart and severe disappointment that I report the raid on Alfredo Reinado’s hide-out resulted in the needless deaths of four Timorese and a ‘rebel leader’ who easily escaped to the mountains. No one is actually sure Reinado was present at the time of the attack! read full story / add a comment
dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Monday March 05, 2007 20:49 by Mary   text 8 comments (last - wednesday march 07, 2007 14:20)
To mark international women’s day we are calling for a Picket outside of a rogue crisis pregnancy agency. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / event notice Monday March 05, 2007 20:37 by C Murray
Info:- Lindsey Wray
202 496-1992
http://www.LWray@iwmf.org

online chat :- http://www.iwmf.org/chat/view/9845
8-9am Eastern Standard time Wednesday 7th March
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dublin / environment / event notice Monday March 05, 2007 19:44 by Lara Hill
There will be an afternoon of tree-planting in St. Joseph's National School, Barry Avenue, Finglas. Meet @ school @ 2p.m. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / event notice Monday March 05, 2007 19:38 by Me and you


Institute for international integration studies seminar:-
Tuesday 6th March 2007.

IIIS Seminar Room, 6th Floor, Arts Building TCD, 12.30pm-14.00 pm read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / event notice Monday March 05, 2007 16:22 by Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq
“United Not Divided for Women’s Rights in Iraq” Public Meeting

100th Anniversary International Women’s Day

A conference organised by:

Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq
Act Together: Women’s Action for Iraq
Iraqi Women’s League
Middle East Centre for Women’s Rights
Marem Reshakh: Assyrian Women’s Human Rights.
Iraqi Community Centre/Women’s Section
Kurdistan Refugee Women’s organisation
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international / gender and sexuality / event notice Monday March 05, 2007 16:13 by Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq
We - a network of Iraqi women’s rights organisations based in Iraq
and the UK – want to draw attention to the plight of Iraqi women.
For almost 4 years since the invasion and occupation of Iraq,
extreme violence, terror and barbarism against women has been
increasing day after day.

Time: Thursday 8 March , 5-7pm
Place: Statue of Edith Cavell, Trafalgar Square, Central London read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday March 04, 2007 22:29 by reabhloid dearg   text 4 comments (last - wednesday march 07, 2007 21:15)
Belfast IRSP representative, Gerard Foster, has today hit out at the filming and photographing of a peaceful white line picket by the PSNI outside the party’s national headquarters on the Falls Road. read full story / add a comment
galway / animal rights / press release Sunday March 04, 2007 17:25 by Bernie Wright   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 04, 2007 19:47)
Galway Blazers Foxhunters have returned to hunt on the Bishop of Clonfert’s farm in Loughrea, Co Galway, they spent two hours there on Saturday last.. Members of the Galway Blazers hunt were spotted on the church land again by an observer who rang the hunt saboteurs. Apparently badger setts were also disturbed according to the observer.We are investigating this and are urging our members ring or write to the bishop. We have photos of the hunters on the land.

We do not know whether the hunt had permission from the bishop to be on the land .We appeal to the Bishops compassionate nature(if he has one) to take steps to protect wildlife on the Catholic Church lands. We will also be contacting the Wildlife Officers regarding the protection of Badgers.

'Press Officer Bernie Wright ' we are disgusted at the apathy and lack of compassion towards sentient creatures displayed by the Catholic Church, its obvious the blazers were not denied access after a similar incident a few years back.'

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international / gender and sexuality / event notice Sunday March 04, 2007 16:13 by Irene Schneeweis   text 3 comments (last - wednesday march 07, 2007 15:49)
The following event has been organized as part of the 51st United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

It is co-sponsored by MADRE and the Arms Trade Resource Center, a project of the World Policy Institute.

All media are invited to attend.
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galway / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday March 04, 2007 11:24 by Global Women's Strike, Ireland
The Global Women's Strike invites you to an inspiring exhibition of 30 beautiful colour photos with captions by and about the lives of women participating in the Strike in many countries.

The photos range from shots of individual women’s day-to-day work to demonstrations of thousands. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday March 04, 2007 11:21 by Global Women's Strike, Ireland
The Global Women's Strike invites you to an inspiring exhibition of 30 beautiful colour photos with captions by and about the lives of women participating in the Strike in many countries.

The photos range from shots of individual women’s day-to-day work to demonstrations of thousands. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday March 04, 2007 02:30 by Cleaves Eds via fleet   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 04, 2007 04:36)
An Australian son abandoned by the nation and his government has decided to fight the fabricated charges brought against him by the criminal Bush regime. You bloody little bewdy! Against all odds and after years of psychological and physical torture Hicks proves his mettle. The murdering yanks and the slimy Howard government COULDN’T BREAK OUR LITTLE AUSSIE FIGHTER! One can only imagine the forlorn faces of the Howard servile government who no doubt desperately hoped that Hicks would break and accept a plea bargain in time for the elections. The Hicks case as previously stated has all the ingredients to bring down the servile government of John ‘deputy-sheriff’ Howard. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday March 04, 2007 01:57 by jim travers
What is the mixed economy of welfare and why, despite Mary Harney's assurances in that, what she is doing is really in the interest of all the Irish people and not a back door method of promoting the privatisation of our health service in the interest of the doctors and consutant's who collectively and directly contribute to the demise of the same public heath service from within.
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday March 03, 2007 22:02 by eml
After visiting Rossport last year and learning about the Shell to Sea campaign, a friend and I wrote an article for our local press. Here is the final article (http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=3006) which was published on February 28, 2007 in the "Pulse of the Twin Cities," a weekly paper from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, u.s.a.

The article ran in the print issue next to an article about a 300+ mile oil pipeline slated for construction in our state. It appears that Big Oil wants a piece of our backyard too. Read the full article about the Erris campaign and the proposed Minnesota oil pipeline at: http://www.pulsetc.com/ read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 03, 2007 21:32 by Kevin T. Walsh   text 8 comments (last - wednesday january 16, 2008 19:48)
Article 12 of the UN International Covenant on Economics, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) provides the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standards of mental health. This right is the central human dignity of the person. Principles for the protection of persons with mental health - the MI principles were adopted by the UN in 1991 and provide standards in relation to informed consent of treatment. Protection of confidentiality standards - the rights of people in mental health facilities and the provision of resources. This principle is the right of everyone without of exception to the best available mental health care.

I ask the question tonight - with our economy alledgedly booming - why is our suicide crisis representative of such a shambles particularly in area of mental health care? read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / news report Saturday March 03, 2007 20:48 by pat c   text 4 comments (last - monday march 05, 2007 10:15)
Houzan Mahmoud, Representative of the Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq has been threatened by Islamic Fundamentalists. On February 26, 2007, Houzan received an e-mail signed by Ansar al-Islam, the notoriously brutal jihadist group based in Kurdistan/Iraq.

The death threat, delivered via e-mail, read:

"With the permission of Great God, we will kill you either in Iraq or in London by the middle of March, because you are campaigning against Islam. You should be sent to God for punishment." read full story / add a comment
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