Struggle for Influence in the Western Pacific (TML) – (The Marxist-Leninist) – German Foreign Policy – The U.S.-led RIMPAC 2018, the world’s largest naval manoeuver, began…Read more…
Tens of Thousands March to Defend NHS and Condemn Underfunding and Privatisation:
70th Anniversary On June 30, tens of thousands of ordinary people marched through London to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS and to condemn its privatisation. The overwhelming sentiment was…Read more…
Government Descends into Chaos
White Paper on Brexit: After the Chequers meeting of the Cabinet on July 6, Theresa May stated that the agreement on the government’s position on Brexit “marks the point where ……Read more…
EU Refuses to Treat Refugees and Migrants as Human Beings with Inalienable Rights:
EU summit meeting in Brussels The recent EU summit meeting in Brussels was dominated by what is presented as the continuing problem of migration to Europe, much of it occurring because of the exodus…Read more…
No to the Deployment of British Troops in Afghanistan!
Massive opposition which has been organised to Trump’s warmongering and attempts at global dictate Ahead of the recently concluded NATO summit in Brussels, Theresa May committed 440 more…Read more…
Report of Branch Delegates to Local Government Conference Brighton June 2018
The branch recently sent a delegation to the Local Government Conference in Brighton 18-19 June 2018. A comprehensive report with outstanding drawings has been produced by one of our delegates, Duncan Bourne. Well worth a read…… Conference Delega…Read more…
England fans lay wreath for Soviet war dead:
England fans lay wreath for Soviet war dead ahead of World Cup opener An England fan at the Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd (Owen Humphreys/PA) By Scott D’Arcy, Press Association in Volgograd –…Read more…
Programme of, “The Music of Hugh Shrapnel”, Morley College, London, 2018.
Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust presents: Welcome to Alternative Worlds – the music of Hugh Shrapnel, at London’s Morley College. I’m delighted to be hosting this concert. Hugh Shrapnel is one…Read more…
Funding for War or the NHS?
British Government Cannot Reconcile Its Anti-Social and Pro-War Direction with the Needs of the People This week saw another chain of events that show how Theresa May’s government cannot…Read more…
July 1 Election in Mexico:
Overwhelming Expression of People’s Desire for Change – Claude Brunelle – Victory celebration in Mexico City’s main square, El Zócalo, on election night, July 1, 2018. In what…Read more…
Our Green Network Day – Thurs 13 Sept
Some ‘green’ dates for
your diaries this autumn, from UNISON Scotland’s Green Network!
We are planning for
a day of green workplace action that we hope branches will take part in on
Thursday 13 September.
The idea is for
branches across Scotland to join in some co-ordinated action for
helping cut emissions at work.
A range of possible activities includes green
audits, energyRead more…
The EU & the Customs Union.
For your information The EU Customs Union and Single Market Background The Customs Union and Single Market go back to the earliest days of the EU’s history, when its forerunner, the European…Read more…
TUC: 50,000 Jobs Axed in first half of 2018
‘Government needs to up its game,’ says union chief Frances O’Grady The Independent Alamy Around 50,000 jobs have been axed in the first half of this year as retail workers bore the…Read more…
Teacher Numbers at Lowest:
Teacher numbers at lowest since 2013, official figures show By Judith Burns BBC Teachers leaving the profession outnumber new recruits, the figures suggest The number of teachers working…Read more…
European Union Outlines Plan to Streamline Military Movements
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…