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DUP deal discussions expose British ignorance of Ireland
'Not One Day More': Large London march says no to austerity, privatisation
In Britain, there's a sense of a growing rebellion against austerity
France: Struggle over workplace rights looms as Macron secures power
Britain: Jeremy Corbyn is already the ‘People’s PM’

Theresa May is now Britain’s prime minister in name only. Leading a government that may collapse within days, propped up (she hopes) by the homophobes of the Democratic Unionist Party, it is clear her time is nearly up.

So while May is in office but not in power, who has stepped into the vacuum of leadership she has left? Jeremy Corbyn.
In ‘No Is Not Enough’ Naomi Klein leaps high — but not high enough
Cuba: General elections announced for later this year

The Cuban Council of State has called for the holding of general elections to decide delegates to both municipal and provincial assemblies, and to choose deputies to the National Assembly of People's Power.

According to the Cuban newspaper Granma, the first round of elections for municipal representatives will be held on October 22, and the second round runoff for candidates who have not obtained at least 50% of the vote will be held on October 29.
Independence mistakes, Corbyn surge shaped Scotland’s surprise election outcome
Record abstention in French elections as Macron secures majority
Catalonia: Could an independence referendum actually happen?

Nothing alarms Spain’s establishment more than the prospect of the unity of the Spanish state being threatened by the desire for self-determination of the peoples that live within its borders.
Britain: Left surges in inspiring challenge to Tories, austerity
Spain: Socialist Party leader’s shock rebirth unnerves establishment

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