The European Union on March 21 announced plans to lower barriers for moving military equipment and troops across Europe. The 28-member EU has sought to better integrate defence capabilities and…Read more…
United States: Trump’s Attack On Refugees
Broad Resistance to Trump’s Wholesale Attack on Human Rights of Refugees and Immigrants – Voice of Revolution – Emergency protest in New Orleans, Louisiana against visit by U.S….Read more…
National Demonstration on the 70th Anniversary of the NHS:
Today, Let Us All take a Stand, Speak Out in Defence of the Right to Health Care! Today, Let Us All take a Stand, Speak Out in Defence of the Right to Health Care! Today’s Celebration and…Read more…
Labour’s new policy and the Bank of England is fundamentally pro-capital and anti-labour
Richard MurphyPosted on June 20 2018 Tax Research UK Blog I try very hard to be positive about the Labour Party’s economic policies, and I promise you, it is hard. Take this morning as an…Read more…
Class Struggles in Scotland:
Shetland gas plant workers vote for industrial action 22 June 2018 Members of the Unite union at Total’s Shetland gas plant have voted to take industrial action. It comes amid a row over…Read more…
UNISON: NHS outsourcing is bad for staff and bad for patients
The planned outsourcing of staff at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust is not in the interests of staff nor patients, says UNISON. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has written to the head…Read more…
Working Conditions: When it’s too Hot to Work.
UK heatwave: When is it too hot to work? The warm weather can be a particularly relaxing time… if you are not working With a heatwave warning in place until Thursday for parts of the UK,…Read more…
Workers in the construction industry on a ‘blacklist’ due to their union activities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-44581662/i-m-a-trade-unionist-not-a-terrorist Dave Smith was one of hundreds of workers in the construction industry put on a ‘blacklist’ due to their…Read more…
Create a “Shadow” Authority.
Create a “Shadow” Authority on the Isle of Wight. Now’s the time to think about a New Public Authority. The Civil Authority is in tatters. Since the electoral coup on the Isle of Wight the authority…Read more…
The Contradiction Between Authority and Condition.
From TML (Canada): http://cpcml.ca/Tmld2009/D39073.htm People Are Born to Society When discussing rights and responsibilities the historical context is important. The productive forces in…Read more…
Second Anniversary of Brexit Referendum:
Hysteria and Division Surround the Brexit Votes and Negotiations June 23 marked the second anniversary of the referendum called by David Cameron on the issue of whether to Remain in or Leave the…Read more…
Preparing to Mark the 70th Anniversary of the National Health Service:
The National Health Service was founded on July 5, 1948. It is a vital public service, whose modern watchword must be that health care is a right. As such, marking the 70th anniversary of its…Read more…
Wrecking of the NHS on the Isle of Wight.
Through outsourcing of vital services at St Mary’s extensive wrecking is taking place to healthcare on the island. Around the country we know that amalgamation and hospital closures have been going…Read more…
Academies in Freefall:
The academy dream is in freefall. Schools should not have to pick up the pieces Laura McInerney The Guardian As more trusts are collapsing, a strict cap on executive pay and a lock on school assets…Read more…
Let footie fans work flexibly to watch the World Cup, says TUC
Issue date: 12 Jun 2018 As the World Cup begins in Russia today (Thursday), the TUC is publishing advice for bosses whose staff want to watch games during their normal working hours. As the World Cup…Read more…
Culture: Alternative Worlds
A Retrospective of the Music of Hugh Shrapnel Friday, July 6, 2018 – 7.30pm The Holst Room, Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT Tickets £10 (£7 concessions) available at…Read more…
World Trade Dispute:
The U.S. administration has been rebuked for creating an authoritarian climate that endangers “liberal democracy” and the rules-based international system. With regards to trade, the…Read more…
National Trades Councils Conference’s unanimous opposition to Accountable Care Systems:
The 150th Annual Trades Council Conference has unanimously passed a composite NHS motion from Cheshire, Calderdale and Derby Trades Councils, that calls on the TUC to take action to oppose…Read more…
“Meltdown Monday” on the Railways
“Meltdown Monday” on the Railways Exposes the Wrecking of Public Authority Striking railway workers at Newcastle central station this month A thorough breakdown in communication and…Read more…
Grenfell: The Need for New Social Relations.
June 14 marked the anniversary of the untold tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people lost their lives and which left the community traumatised and angry. The people themselves have…Read more…