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Members of the radical group paid homage to notable communist leaders including Joseph Stalin, Che Guevara, and Ho Chi Minh, all of which whose policies have killed millions of people. Thousands of left-wing protesters gathered in London on Saturday to march against the rising costs of living, and among those in attendance included members of Antifa who chanted the names of communist leaders and dictators that they idolize. Members of the radical group paid homage to notable communist leaders including Joseph Stalin, Che Guevara, and Ho Chi Minh, all of which whose policies have killed millions of people. Following a...

Some 183 organisations from 42 countries have come together to issue a plea to world leaders to impose a tax on financial transactions to help meet the costs of the economic crisis. The group is the largest coalition yet to demand that a tax is levied on international financial transactions. Members include Britain's Robin Hood Tax campaign, supported by the TUC, Friends of the Earth and ActionAid. Their plea comes ahead of the summit of leaders of G20 economic powers in the South Korean capital Seoul on November 11-12. The issue of measures needed to stabilise the world economy and...

Tony Blair has told the TUC conference Saddam Hussein is a threat "that has to be dealt with". In hard-hitting speech which focused on Iraq, the Prime Minister told unions action would be taken against Iraq if diplomacy failed. But he stressed it would be through UN backing - and Parliament would be consulted prior to any strike. 'World's worst regime' Last year Mr Blair was about to step on stage at the TUC to deliver his annual address when two planes hit the World Trade Centre. Describing Saddam as running the "world's worst regime", Mr Blair said: "Let it...

Tony Blair will face down union hostility over war with Iraq with a TUC speech calling Saddam Hussein an "international outlaw." The unions haven't had anyone with brains dictating their ideas on foreign policy since Ernest Bevin, who was a ferocious anti-Communist - Ivan Mr Blair will repeat his insistence that doing nothing about the Iraqi leader is no longer an option. Mr Blair will, in effect, challenge the United Nations to agree decisive action against Iraq. It is set to be his most difficult appearance at the union conference since he became prime minister. If the unions are giving...