Solidarity 3/200
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Political and military developments in Libya have continued to move at a significant pace over the last few days.
Solidarity 3/200, 6 April 2011
Libya: from revolution to reform?
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Syria: democracy protests spread
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Pro-democracy protests have spread to the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Islamists defeat left in Westminster University election
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Last year, following a big upsurge in student struggle at Westminter University, activists from the Fight Cuts campaign took over and began the process of transforming their previously moribund student union.
NUS conference - a chance for the left?
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The National Union of Students conference 2011, which takes place next week (12-14 April) in Newcastle, will be unpredictable.
Trade union news in brief
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Refuse workers in one of the Tory’s flagship councils may ballot for strike action against their employer, recycling contractor May Gurney.
UNISON leaders betray pensions fight
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The standing orders committee (at Unison Health Conference, in sesssion as we go to press) agreed under pressure to allow a motion on the attacks on pensions onto the conference agenda.
Army to break prison officers' strikes?
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The British state is preparing to mobilise the army to break a prison officers’ strike if they take action against the privatisation of Birmingham Prison.
British universities' Libyan connections
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According to the Guardian, Mutassim Qaddafi (son of Muammar), who has been described as a “war criminal” by Libyan anti-government protesters, was given private lessons at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in the summer of 2006.
The left and Libya
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A statement about Libya has appeared on the website of Unite, declaring itself simply to be a “Unite statement” without any indication of what committee of the union it was endorsed by.