Praise for Disabled at Highest Level

Friday 20th July 2007 Westminster, London, UK The disabled workforce of Carlyon Print were honoured today at a reception at the Houses of Parliament, by Barry Gardiner MP for Brent North and his staff, He spoke...

Leicester's Future Development

"Imagine a city where high-tech jobs are available at new office developments; where families live in the city centre; and where you can relax by a new marina. That is the vision put forward by the Leicester Regeneration Company, which is proposing a series of ideas that...

MP Condemns The Closure of Carlyon Print

July 3, 2007 Westminster, London, UK Barry Gardiner MP for Brent North attacked Brent Council yesterday in Parliament in Response to the decision to close ‘Carlyon Print’ in Alperton, Wembley. He condemned...

Unemployment: Forgotten Issue?

According to the opinion polls unemployment is not an issue. But ask any of the thousands of people who have just lost their jobs or their houses recently, or are earning less than they were five years ago, and you would find a completely different story. Carry out a poll in...

Child Prostitution A Way Of Life In Peru

"The Republic of Peru is located in W South America and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean (W), by Ecuador and Colombia (N), by Brazil and Bolivia (E), and by Chile (S). Lima is its capital and largest city. Unemployment is high and poverty reduction strategies have not had...

Zimbabwe Inflation Spirals Past 2000%

Zimbabwe's troubles continue, with its citizens crushed between oppressive government, a stagnant economy, and rampant inflation."Zimbabwe's annual inflation jumped to a record 2 200% in March, central bank Governor Gideon Gono said on Thursday as the country's economic and...

Germany: Ultra Right Wing Politician Demands Further Cuts in Welfare

Ultra right wing politician Markus Söder - secretary general of CSU, the ruling party in the German state of Bavaria - demands further cuts in social welfare for long term unemplyed. According to a report by German newsweekly 'Der Spiegel' based upon press agency reports,...

Germany: The News is so Good That One Wonders Who Controls it

For months now, Germany and Germans have been the target of press reports that say that - finally - growth is at hand. Actually, the news is so good that those Germans with an active memory of the communist East Germany have uneasy feelings about the "Jubelpropaganda"...

New Refinancing Plan From Ohio For Distressed Home Owners

"The Ohio Housing Finance Agency will issue $100 million in taxable municipal bonds in April as part of a refinancing program to help homeowners faced with foreclosure. The program, offered through OHFA's 185 lending partners throughout the state, will provide 30-year...

Love Parade lost? Berlin may not grant permit

The popular parade--which originated after the fall of Berlin Wall--may not see their license renewed for this year. The city says they plan to, but organizers, who haven't heard anything from the city...

Carlyon Print, Backed up in Print

Thursday 15th Feb 2007 Carlyon Print, A Workshop for Disabled People, that is under threat from closure by Brent Council, gained a powerful place in print, with the Wembley & Kingsbury Times publishing another...

Carlyon Has Its Say

Tuesday 13th February 2007 Wembley, London, UK The Staff, at Carlyon Print had their say this week, as their letter writing campaign to members of the goverment and council was put on display at Carlyon...

UK Recession looks likely

"It seems the ever-increasing debt of the UK is now starting to bite back. After years of manufacturing decline and people borrowing above their means, black Wednesday will look like a boom time. This government...

Have PhD Drive Cab

"Another example from the work of Herr Doctor Marx; the reserve army of the unemployed.....capitalism requires cheap labour and the state cannot do anything about it except continue to provide it. Income levels of new Canadian immigrants did not improve after 2000 even...

Digital Bohemians Ask What Is Work?

" Digital Bohemians Ask What Is Work? Excerpts by: Sascha Lobo and Holm Friebe There is an alternative to the rigid concept of full-time employment, which after all has resulted not only in mass unemployment, but also in mass dissatisfaction. Claiming confidently "We'll find...

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