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A woman's right to choose
| The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill returns to the House of Commons this Monday for a second reading, and with an impending vote in the weeks ahead, the threat exists to cut the 24-week time limit set for abortions.
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New Labour is failing Britain
| Instead of changing course and responding to the needs and concerns of its traditional voters, New Labour ramps up policies that simply aren't working.
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Anti-fascist musicians and activists will resist the BNP
| The fascist BNP's London fuhrer, Richard Barnbrook, must not be allowed to settle comfortably into his ill-gotten office, but must be resisted at every turn.
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Elections analysis from the Left List
| This was a watershed election. For the first time since the New Labour election landslide of 1997 the Tories are in the ascendant. The result of the London Mayoral contest demonstrates that New Labour is now in meltdown.
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Move to the right punishes New Labour for 10 wasted years
| The whole political spectrum moved right in the local and London elections as voters punished New Labour for ten years of privatisation and warmongering. We now have a right wing mayor and a Nazi presence on the London Assembly.
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Local election results so far
| In an tight contest in Preston, Town Centre, Muktar Master took 37% of the vote and was narrowly forced into second place. In Manchester Rusholme, Nahella Ashraf won 12.5%, coming third.
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The Left List on polling day
| Polling day is off to a good start for the Left List. Left List supporters report that we are still winning votes as people go into the polling station. On many polling stations in London there were no other parties present first thing this morning.
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The left wants what Londoners want
 | All the campaigners look as if they are part of the same club. Ken would give Boris a job. Brian could work with Boris. Boris would give Kate a job. Ken can work with Sian... Read Lindsey German's election message on the Guardian Unlimited website here.
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Lindsey German urges Londoners not to give votes to the Nazi BNP
 | Left List mayoral candidate Lindsey German spoke at the Love Music Hate Racism carnival this Sunday at Victoria Park in East London, where 100,000 came out to hear not only the music, but the anti-BNP message.
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Campaigning in Cardiff
| Over the past few weeks, the Left Party candidates Joe Redmond, standing in Adamdown and Karen Tyre, standing in Butetown, have been out campaigning against war, racism, privatisation and poverty. Read about their last 7 days of campaigning.
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BBC says Left List helped by 10p tax row
| Lindsey German says the 10p tax row is hurting Labour in the London elections. She believes it is "the biggest single issue" among voters and says they are ready for an alternative.
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Left List launches party political broadcast
 | The Left List is launching its party political broadcast together with local councillors, list and constituency candidates, and Left List supporters on Tuesday, 22nd April at 6pm at Café Grill in Brick Lane.
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Spot the difference: The Guardian's bias is showing
| The Guardian is so pro-Ken that its printing bill should be part of Livingstone's election expenses. But it's a bit much when they start censoring the letters page against any criticism of Ken.
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Campaigning in West Midlands
| A few days in the Respect campaign in Dudley with leafleting, canvassing, visiting picket lines, mosques and town centres. Read more about the Dudley campaign here.
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Lindsey presents her week in the Independent
| Campaigning in Church Street, a hustings at ULU, visiting pensioners in Southwark, a meeting with the Algerian community and the teachers demonstration on Thursday, followed by the Left List rally. Find out what Lindsey did this week.
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Union leader calls for Left List vote
 | Lindsey German was the only mayoral candidate to visit picket lines during the strike called by the NUT, PCS and UCU. She met striking teachers in Stratford and Tower Hamlets before joining the national demonstration in central London.
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Carnival against despair
 | Nazis in the BNP are looking to make electoral advances, especially in areas outside the centre of London. They scapegoat migrants, fuel racist hatred and breed an atmosphere of fear and hatred wherever they organise.
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Left List supports call for strike action
| The Left List is standing to represent ordinary working people who have been betrayed by New Labour and sold short by all the mainstream parties. That's why we're calling on everyone to back our strike this Thursday and vote Left List on 1st May.
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Raghib Ahsan welcomes Polish people to Handsworth
| Raghib Ahsan, candidate in Lozells and East Handsworth, has released a leaflet welcoming Polish people to the area. He says, "In truth the government wanted us to come and do the worst, lowest paid jobs. Today this is happening again with East Europeans."
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The real answer to terrorism
| If the Labour government was serious about addressing terrorism it would put money and resources into the housing crisis, invest in education, anti-racism campaigns, increasing youth facilities. It would bring the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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