Delegates from more than 180 countries began meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali on December 3 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The gathering is meant to begin the process of negotiating an agreement on climate change for the period after 2012, when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires. UN climate conference: prepare for a ‘bluewash’
John Riddell and Suzanne Weiss traveled to Venezuela at the end of November, as participants in a tour organized by the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network (<http://www.venezuelasolidarity.org>. The authors are members of the editorial team of Canadian publication Socialist Voice (http://www.socialistvoice.ca). VENEZUELA: Report from Caracas: After referendum, Chavez pledges to continue struggle
The first patients’ electronic records are uploaded to the NHS online database, part of a 12bn IT project. NHS e-records launched
An MP calls for nail bar regulation and a ban on a potentially harmful chemical used in some outlets. Call for UK ban on fake-nail glue