Articles by Rory Palmer
has written 10 articles for Nouse
Another South Africa
By Rory Palmer — December 2, 2003
Online Exclusive – For three days in November the Zambian capital, Lusaka, hosted the Southern Africa Social Forum (SASF), with delegates gathered from Zambia itself, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia, Angola, Swaziland and Senegal.
The Oil Crisis
By Rory Palmer — October 28, 2003
Next year’s European elections will provide a well-timed test for New Labour.
The Oil Crisis
By Rory Palmer — October 6, 2003
This summer saw once again the spectacle of outdated bigotry at the heart of the Church of England. The row over the eventual non-appointment of the openly gay Canon Jeffrey John as Bishop of Reading has led to a further chapter of questioning about the Church’s social relevance. This episode served to illustrate that the [...]
Blair on the Rocks
By Rory Palmer — October 6, 2003
While the Hutton Inquiry distracts attention from Iraq’s appalling realities, it’s findings will contribute to Blair’s downfall in the longterm.
SU Crisis
By Rory Palmer — June 10, 2003
Pizza for frontline friends The Capitalist Worker Student Society (CWSS) – an assemblage of campus Tories. If you could call it a society – The organisation is not yet ratified, but it is being advertised frequently by members, wearing ‘official’ CWSS t-shirts. A CWSS on-line newsletter features a photo caption competition of a child in [...]
Europe’s Summer Of Discontent
By Rory Palmer — June 10, 2003
With massive strikes hitting Germany and France in recent weeks, Rory Palmer explains the rising militancy in Europe.
Saw Doctors, Barbican
By Rory Palmer — May 13, 2003
Distinctive Irish rock outfit The Saw Doctors gave a vibrant performance at the Barbican. The Saw Doctors’ audience know what they like and got it with an effective set of well-worn and trusty old tunes ("Clare Island", "This is Me" and the very catchy "Chips" for example) and some interesting new material. The Barbican wasn’t [...]
SU Crisis
By Rory Palmer and Pete Sivey — May 13, 2003
NUS Con-troversy York’s delegation report from the annual NUS Conference reads like a calculated attack on the Socialist Worker Student Society. The report, penned by Jewish Society Chair Hugo Bieber reflects his anger at the behaviour of SWSS members at conference. Allegedly, Bieber was aggrieved by protests held outside a fringe meeting organised by J-Soc’s [...]
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