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Michael Stewart

Racism rears its ugly head at Euro 2012

| June 8, 2012

Video: Millions of British public sector workers take to the streets in historic general strike

In Britain, up to two million workers have marched in the streets during the largest mass protest in generations. Teachers, hospital staff, garbage collectors, firefighters and border guards are participating in a 24-hour strike organized by a coalition of 30 trade unions. About a thousand demonstrations and rallies are being held across the country. Public sector workers say proposed pension "reforms" will force them pay more and work for longer before they can retire. Democracy Now! speaks with Richard Seymour, who writes of Britain's most popular blogs, "Lenin's Tomb." Seymour examines how the Murdoch-owned conservative press has shaped coverage of workers' rights even as it faces fallout from the latest developments in the phone hacking scandal.

Redeye

Examining the factors behind the riots in England

August 22, 2011
| British Prime Minister David Cameron attributes the recent riots in England to irresponsibility and selfishness. Faiza Shaheen thinks a lot of other factors came into play.
Length: 14:52

England night at the VPL

Date: Monday, February 7, 2011 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location

Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street Alma VanDusen Room, lower level
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 16' 46.938" N, 123° 6' 56.25" W

Steve Weiner, Hannah Calder and New Star Books, together with the Vancouver Public Library, invite you to England night at the VPL.

Steve Weiner reads from Sweet England.

Hannah Calder reads from More House.

 

Needs No Introduction

Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010: The oral histories of medical education

June 1, 2010
| Jonathan Reinarz speaks about his conversations with medical consultants who worked in provincial England during the 1930s and 1940s.
Length: 27:06
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