The Fight against Privatisation and for the Right to Speak Out and Organise Candy UdwinOn Saturday May 30, Trafalgar Square was filled with thousands of people who came to support the workers at the…Read more…
Tata steel workers vote for strike action over ‘work till you drop’ pension plans
Members of Britain’s largest union, Unite, working for Tata Steel UK Ltd have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action over the company’s plans to close the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) and…Read more…
Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn enters race:
Veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn is throwing his hat into the ring to become the next Labour leader. The 66-year-old MP for Islington North, a fervent anti-war campaigner, told the Islington Tribune…Read more…
Weakening workers’ rights in the EU is playing with fire, warns TUC:
Weakening workers’ rights will not win votes to stay in the EU, says the TUC today (Wednesday). TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady will spell out a strong message on the EU referendum as she…Read more…
A New Situation after the election in Alberta Canada;
Notley is leader of the first NDP government in Alberta, elected in 54 of 87 seats in the Legislature. The Alberta Progressive Conservatives had been in power for almost 44 years, the longest stretch…Read more…
Eurozone still in denial about Greece:
Robert Peston BBC There is something wonderfully mad about the idea that if Greece’s creditors can agree on a bailout, which they have done, that represents important progress. Because, as…Read more…
Child Poverty in a modern Society who is to blame?
Originally posted on Isle of Wight TUC:
This is totally unacceptable in a Modern thriving Society The IW has come second in the worst area in the South East after the Government decided not to raise…Read more…
Britain launches national day of action against austerity:
29 May 2015by Mischa Wilmers A national day of action to protest against austerity took place across the United Kingdom, ahead of a large demonstration outside the Bank of England next month. The…Read more…
Diane Abbott unimpressed by Labour Party leadership race:
by Luke James Hackney MP unimpressed by leadership race LABOUR members face a “depressing” choice in the leadership election without a left candidate, MP Diane Abbott told the Star yesterday. The…Read more…
Recent Massacre Committed by Terrorists in Palmyra, Syria:
Certain States’ Support for Terrorists Enabled Massacre, Foreign Ministry Says – Syrian Arab News Agency – The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry on May 25 sent identical…Read more…
DPRK Letter to President of United Nations:
Opposition to U.S. Threats on Korean Peninsula Letter to President of United Nations Security Council – Ja Song Nam, DPRK Ambassador to UN – Demonstration in Seoul against U.S. and south…Read more…
Germany Works with India to Contain China:
– german-foreign-policy.com On May 26, German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen will begin several days of talks in New Delhi on questions of military and arms policies. India’s…Read more…
China Resists Attempts at Containment:
China Unveils New Military Strategy Amid Regional Tensions The Chinese government on May 26 released its new military strategy white paper, updating the most recent document of this kind that was…Read more…
EU disengages from Ukraine adventure:
European Union Summit in Riga EU Pulls Away from Ukraine and Its Eastern Partnership – Alexander Mercouris – That the European Union is quietly disengaging from its Ukrainian adventure…Read more…
The Need to take on the issue of Government Debt:
Extracts from K.C.Adams. Government Debt and the Need for a New Direction for the Economy Destructive Practice of Government Debt to Private Lenders – K.C. Adams – Government debt to…Read more…
Weak growth and extreme cuts a dangerous combination, says TUC
28 May 2015 Commenting on the latest release today (Thursday) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on GDP figures, which confirms that the slowest recovery in modern history is slowing down…Read more…
We would like to discuss…
Since the General Election, some of us were thinking we would like to discuss Austerity as this has so many implications along with the Alternative, which is growth. In fact, we would like this…Read more…
Morning Star and the EU: The EU is in trouble and it is the working class which poses the real threat to its future:
THE EU: ANTI- SOCIALIST AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC May 2015 Tuesday 26th posted by Morning Star in Features The EU is in trouble and it is the working class which poses the real threat to its future, writes…Read more…
Political implications of post General Election Result on the Isle of Wight.
The political conditions, post election, was debated at the Isle of Wight TUC last night. It passed a resolution deciding that Austerity was the direction of its focus and adopted the position that…Read more…
Osborne’s economic failure leaves borrowing for 2014/15 £50bn higher than planned
Commenting on the publication (Friday) by the Office for National Statistics of the latest public sector borrowing figures, which show that the updated deficit for 2014/15 of £87.7bn was £50bn larger…Read more…