#HolocaustMemorialDay 2015: Remember the holocaust 27 Jan 2015, By Frances O’Grady This Holocaust Memorial Day the spotlight is on the worrying growth of anti-semitism in Britain and elsewhere…Read more…
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70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army
Russia Excluded from Commemoration Ceremonies Prisoners at the Nazis’ Auschwitz concentration camp are liberated by the Red Army, January 27, 1945. The attempts to rewrite history are…Read more…
Countryside bids on the Isle of Wight should be blocked:
This is not a good move and the notice for bids should be withdrawn. The move is part and parcel of the privatisation and land grab orientation of Government. Access and Public ownership and…Read more…
Unison AGM 25 February 2015 5.00 pm
The Unison City of Stoke-On-Trent Local Government Branch AGM will take place on Wednesday 25 February 2015 at 5.00 pm in the Windsor Room, Civic Centre, Stoke. This will be preceded by a buffet at 4.20 pm which must be … Continue reading →Read more…
2014-2016 Pay Scales
Pay scales for 2014- March 2016 are available here to download (NB the figures do not take into account those local authorities who pay the living wage) 2014-2016 Read more…
Ventnor Town Council Open Salisbury Gardens:
A great Community resource for the Community and local small business start-ups. Progressive local Councillors go their own way in making their own decisions these days. At a time of uncertainty and…Read more…
Hinchingbrooke hospital scandal:
Lesson one from the Hinchingbrooke hospital scandal. Beware the mutual Advocates of a market-led, partly privatised NHS for England have been saying for years that “what matters is what works”,…Read more…
Charlotte Monro Trial:
Bosses at Britain’s biggest health trust “beefed up” allegations to justify sacking union official, tribunal told 21 WednesdayJan 2015 Posted by Ross Lydall in Health Barts Health, Charlotte Monro,…Read more…
Donetsk pushes out Kiev troops
Morning Star UKRAINE’S anti-fascist resistance vowed today to push Kiev’s troops out of the Donetsk region entirely. Self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic prime minister Alexander Zakharchenko…Read more…
Ministers in ‘severe’ breach of workers’ rights standards
by Peter Lazenby THE government is riding roughshod over workers’ rights in breach of an international treaty Britain signed more than 50 years ago. The European Committee on Social Rights found the…Read more…
CUBA: Workers to discuss economic plans
The Cuban Workers’ Federation (CTC) has convoked a nation-wide discussion, in assemblies in each and every workplace, of the recently approved 2014 Economic Plan and State Budget. Author: Yosel M….Read more…
‘Stop dumping on waste management staff’ says UNISON Scotland
Fri 23 Jan 2015
UNISON Scotland conducted surveys amongst staff working in waste management across Scotland’s local authorities. The results revealed a workforce under pressure facing increasing targets and declining budgets.
In a report Dumped On – Working in Scotland’s Waste Management Servicesthe union details the experience and expectations of a workforce trying do their job in an aRead more…
E news 23 January 2015 “rich keep getting richer”
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Ian Stephens to stand as independent MP candidate after quitting Isle of Wight Council leadership
By Emily Pearce County Press Thursday, January 22, 2015 Cllr Ian Stephens, who quit as Isle of Wight Council leader, has said he will stand as an independent MP in the General Election. Picture by…Read more…
Most of Leipzig turn out to oppose fascists and right-wing:
Anti-fascist people mobilise against fascists over the last couple of days. They shall not pass! It is reported that the districts of Leipzig in Germany tonight emptied as anti-fascist residents…Read more…
Next meeting Tuesday 17 February 2015
A date for your diary.
Next meeting Tuesday 17 February 2015 at 8pm.Venue TBA
Greg Hadfield will be talking about how he came to be involved in Brighton & Hove Independent with a vision of…Read more…
Michael Gove’s ideological vandalism of the education system
Friday, January 10, 2014 In January 2014 I felt compelled to write an article criticising Michael Gove’s confirmation bias riddled historical revisionism, after he made a number of absurd…Read more…
New NHS Workers’ Strike:
NHS workers in England will be taking strike action on Thursday 29 January for 12 hours from 9am to 9pm in protest at the Government imposed pay freeze. Ambulance workers will take action 12 noon to…Read more…