Yalta Summit, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin On January 30 commemorative events were organised throughout the country to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill, who is most…Read more…
What kind of Growth?
Capitalist growth usually means growth in consumer products but it also contains production of the means of production such as factories and machinery. Parasitical growth these days is usually in the…Read more…
UNISON Scotland Communications Awards results
The judges this year were Danny Phillips, Communications Officer, Jane
Carolan NEC and John Stevenson, Chair of the committee. They found the awards enormously difficult to judge.
So difficult that the judges couldn’t agree and for some categories we had to
go to that thing we don’t tend to do much in Scotland – A vote!
This was because the difference between the entries was so close withRead more…
Our Communities, Our Public Services – The Rights of All Must Be Defended!
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That libraries are not just about loaning books is a fact clearly recognised in the recent Independent Library Report for England, undertaken on behalf of the Department of Culture, Media and…Read more…
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
TODAY marks the 104th anniversary of the death of Robert Tressell, writer of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Everyone knows about corruption in national and local Government. Those swinging…Read more…
General Election 2015:
There Is an Alternative to the Corrupt Cartel Party System! Break with the Old, Usher In the New! In the May General Election, the voters have a choice: they can elect a candidate who does not belong…Read more…
Plans denounced to allow ship named after a Nazi war criminal
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Private Monopoly Interests Have Captured the Public Authority
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West Midlands TUC Pay Awards Survey
Midlands TUC Pay Awards Survey As part of Fair Pay Fortnight, the Midlands TUC is undertaking a quick survey to help analyse pay awards across the region. Therefore, we would be most grateful if you could take 2 minutes to … Continue reading →Read more…
Build Houses!
The struggle for housing and the London demonstrations focus the capital centred economy versus the pro-social economy. The worsening conditions due to the imposition of bedroom tax and unaffordable…Read more…
Austerity Is an Election Issue!
Austerity Is an Election Issue!Read more…
The Workers’ Opposition Has the Aim of Defeating the Coalition Government and Holding the Future Government to Account
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Syriza Triumphs in Greek Elections
Greece’s parliamentary election was held on Sunday, January 25, resulting in Syriza, the Coalition of the Radical Left, gaining 149 seats, just short of of the 151 needed for an overall…Read more…
Utilising the Election Campaign to the Advantage of the Electorate:
It is over three months before the General Election on May 7. But already there is intense speculation on the balance of forces in the new Parliament, and the “100 days” to the election rocket has…Read more…
AGS ELECTION – VOTE ALAN POTTAGE NUMBER 1 in this election……
Rmt Waterloo Branch nominated and has supported Alan Pottage for the Assistant General Secretary position, he is the most experienced loyal and hard working person and is the best and only man for…Read more…
Recovery… well sort of.
We have recovered from the Financial crisis. Yes we have –
it’s official. Well sort of, we currently have employment levels back at 2008
levels – 73%.
Whoopee, let’s celebrate, let
joy be unconfined amongst the masses pop the champagne corks and…ehh hang on.
If we have recovered why are so many of us so much worse off?
Well the reason is that while jobs numbers haveRead more…
e NEWS 30 January 2015
GREECE:THE END OF AUSTERITY? – A MUST WATCH
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