Sertan Sanderson With 23 of the EU’s current 28 member states joining the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), there seems to be a great deal of consensus among member states but a few…Read more…
UK minister Priti Patel secretly urged aid for al-Qaida via Israel
Asa Winstanley Lobby Watch The Electronic Intifada Israel’s anti-BDS minister Gilad Erdan and UK aid minister Priti Patel meeting at Parliament in September. Violating rules, Patel did not…Read more…
TUC to warn business leaders that ‘fourth industrial revolution’ requires a revolution in workers’ rights too
Issue date 06 Nov 2017 Speaking today (Monday) at the CBI annual conference to introduce a session on ‘Ensuring automation works for everyone’, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady will call on…Read more…
Fragmentation of the NHS:
Making a virtue of variation? The fragmentation of the English NHS by ADRIAN MERCER Nov 8, 2017 Geographic reform of the NHS is not new: region, district, area, and locality are all familiar terms in…Read more…
Vestas shifts investment from the Isle of Wight once more:
New MHI Vestas facility to open at Fawley Wind turbine blade at MHI Vestas. The Danish, MHI Vestas, monopoly will now invest in Fawley, away from the Isle of Wight, into a…Read more…
Gala Evenings in Russia, 100th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, Organised by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation:
Celebrations in Russia: Oktyabrsky Grand Concert Hall, St. Petersburg, November 3, 2017 Part 1 Part 2 Rossiya Concert Hall (Luzhniki), Moscow, November 5, 2017 Part 1 Part 2 AdvertisementsRead more…
First ‘accountable care systems’
Simon Stevens names the first ‘accountable care systems’ Simon Stevens has announced the first eight “accountable care systems”, saying they will be given control of up to £450m in transformation…Read more…
Rail Workers Striking for “altruistic” reasons: to ensure a “safe” and secured Island railway.
Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely says striking train staff are ‘selfish’ people. ISLE of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely, has said that striking rail workers are ‘selfish,’ How…Read more…
The Revolution that Shook the World:
100th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution The Greatest Revolution that Shook the World- Communists say: The greatest revolution that shook the world and ushered in the era of…Read more…
Video on 100th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution in 1917:
Canada: Increasing Use of Police Powers in the Name of Cyber Security
Trudeau Government’s Anti-Democratic Electoral Reform – Anna Di Carlo – On October 19, Facebook Canada launched its “Canadian Election Integrity Initiative,” which it…Read more…
Spain Imposes Direct Rule on Catalonia:
TML (Canada) Support Catalans’ Right to Decide Their Future! Oppose the Spanish Government’s Takeover! Celebrations in Barcelona as Catalonian parliament votes for independence, October…Read more…
Red Robbo: Trade unionist Derek Robinson dies, aged 90
Derek Robinson pictured leading several thousand trade unionists on a protest march after he was sacked in 1979 BBC The former British Leyland worker and trade unionist Derek Robinson has died, aged…Read more…
Why does Spain have so many autonomous regions?
https://www.eyeonspain.com/blogs/iwonderwhy/11849/Why-does-Spain-have-so-many-autonomous-regions.aspx Ever wondered why Spain has so many autonomous regions? For many years the Spanish monarchy and…Read more…
The Strange Death of Municipal England
Tom Crewe https://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n24/tom-crewe/the-strange-death-of-municipal-england Britain is the most centralised country in the Western world. Its political system is weighted overwhelmingly…Read more…
Transport workers strike across Manchester
Industrial action has caused rail and bus delays across the North West this week By Jacob Rawling Workers from the First bus service and Northern Rail both went on strike this week in Manchester.1 On…Read more…
BAE Job Cuts — Isle of Wight:
BAE Systems job cuts workers at risk BAE’s site in Cowes. David Newble davidn@iwcpmail.co.uk Tuesday, October 10, 2017 – 10:57 County Press AROUND one in ten jobs at BAE Systems sites in…Read more…
Some Writings of Ernesto Che Guevara:
Selected Writings of Ernesto Che Guevara Ideology of the Cuban Revolution – Che Guevara, October 8, 1960 – Che Guevara wrote “Notes for the Study of the Ideology of the Cuban…Read more…
Postal Strike Vote:
Record ‘yes’ vote and threshold-smashing turnout PostalOctober 3 2017 A national postal strike moved a step closer today after CWU members working in Royal Mail Group delivered a huge message to the…Read more…
Sustainability of Organising:
Solidarity meeting in Newport We have often heard it said, “what is the point?”, “you can’t achieve anything by protesting or demonstrations”. Well, it is debatable whether this is entirely true…Read more…