Weekending

Welcome to the weekending. What did we spot this week?

Blogs;

• Apparently Old Punks never die.
• Son of Schism-Schasm.
  

Posts and articles;

• Carnival of Socialism is up at Harpy Marx.
  
• Aiden Baker looks at alternatives to Amazon.
• Peter Tatchell in the News Statesmen looks at democratic reform.
• Daniel Hoffman-Gill has a great post on Poland and immigration.
  
• The FT reports that Obama has ruled out a Copenhagen treaty.
• Peter Cranie notes the latest poll.
• Jon Rogers looks at what's happening in UNISON.
  
• We're in Afghanistan to get rid of the Taliban. Or failing that put them in government.
• Respect had their conference yesterday Ger Francis (via Derek Wall) and Liam react.
  
• The Ecologist looks at how we get community investment in green projects.
• Nick Griffin to contest Barking seat.
  
• Congratulations Alan Gorman, new Green town councillor in Totnes.
  

Diary dates;

• Sat 21st November People's Charter National Conference, in Camden.
• Tues 24th November Westminster Skeptics Science Activism in the New Media
• Sat 28th November Hands off the People of Iran AGM
  
• Sat 5th December National Climate March.

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