‘BLACKLISTED’ is a new book out exposing an old practice which has blighted the lives of thousands of workers and their families in this country, and despite breaching laws about data protection, not…Read more…
What happened to “Senjko”
SENJ
THIS is Senj, on Croatia’s Adriatic coast, situated south of Rijeka and north of Split. An old town with a history going back to Roman times when this was the province of Dalmatia, and…Read more…
A well-earned tribute, and a timely book
MICK ABBOTT, in white Justice for Pickets tee shirt, with Ricky Tomlinson at Westminster
WIGAN building worker Mick Abbott, a dedicated fighter against the blacklist, and for justice for the jailed…Read more…
Dirty Money fuels ‘Social Cleansing’
A DELEGATE to my local trades council was reporting last week how families in his part of the London Borough of Brent were being told they should move to another part of the country if they wanted…Read more…
Safety Last – but police spied on union members
DAWLISH, a resort on the South Devon coast, looks like a nice place to retire, and I expect Juliette Austin had looked forward to enjoying her retirement. But Ms. Austin, who as a former PE teacher…Read more…
Freedom of Speech, so long as you keep shtum?
“FREEDOM OF SPEECH” has been much talked about lately, in the wake of the ‘Charlie Hebdo’ killings and with regard to such slightly less serious matters as the enthusiasm with which some groups of…Read more…
Such treatment of staff is a National Disgrace
NATIONAL GALLERY, January 19. Two thirds of staff told jobs will be privatised.
FINE art can be a profitable business, hoarded as private wealth, or patronised for prestige by big business,…Read more…
Uncovering the Past, Making Sure There’s No Cover-up in Present
ARCHEOLOGICAL excavations due to start soon at Liverpool Street, in London’s central business district, will uncover the bones of many poor, forgotten Londoners, buried in part of the 16th…Read more…
Irish MP and campaigners held in pre-dawn raids
PAUL MURPHY TD
IRISH Socialist member of parliament Paul Murphy was among four people arrested yesterday morning in connection with a demonstration against water charges, during which deputy prime…Read more…
Meddler on the Roof
SINGING from the same…er hymn sheet? Or getting another report on Tower Hamlets? Eric Pickles, here with Home Secretary Theresa May, is Minister for Communities and Faith. So will he put…Read more…
We can take care of our enemies, but have to watch out for some “friends”
JOSHUA BONEHILL-PAINE. Will he come to London if not ‘otherwise detained’?
IT had to happen some time, I suppose.
After all the excitement over murders in Paris, with Home Secretary…Read more…
What the Frack’s Going On?
WHAT is going on about “fracking”? Last week MPs overwhelmingly rejected a bid to impose a moratorium, suspending fracking for shale gas, although the government agreed to Labour proposals for…Read more…
Shipload of Memories
I’M always a bit wary about stories that claim to be reporting “Jewish outrage” about something or other. Not that Jews haven’t the right to be outraged about anything. But too often the…Read more…
Debts that cannot be repaid
THE Greek people have elected the left-wing Syriza party into office, signalling they’ve had enough of imposed austerity and unemployment, and though the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn remains menacing in…Read more…
Killer in the Classroom
MESOTHELIOMA DAY, 2014. Vince Hagedorn, (left, in white shirt), releasing doves at St.John’s Gate, in London. Vince’s partner, Carole, had died of mesothelioma not long before.
IT does…Read more…
Heritage and Security
SO OFTEN THE BACKDROP for protests, like last September’s march for the NHS, the National Gallery, one of Britain’s biggest tourist attractions, is the centre of a struggle for jobs and a living…Read more…
No, I am not ‘Charlie’
NOR ARE MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS TO BLAME FOR A HANDFUL OF KILLERS.
NO, I am not ‘Charlie’. And if this nonsense continues much longer I might have to seriously consider changing my first name!
Excellence!
WAY TO GO! DUE soon to have more time for his grandchildren, Steven Jefferys can bow out with pride in his department’s work.
ALMOST two years ago we were supporting staff at the London…Read more…
The Hazards of Duke
DAVID DUKE STEVE SCALISEUNITED STATES Republican Party leaders can be pretty right-wing and even racialist these days, they can beat the drums for war abroad, while waging war on America’s own poor…Read more…
UKIP Man Sends Out A Xmas Gift to Workers
OUTSIDE City Links depot, Motherwell.
TWO items of generosity to warm the heart in the season of goodwill, and good cheer, and betoken – for somebody perhaps – a happy and good new year. …Read more…