Nazis told Germans the state could help them more if it wasn’t for the “defectives” they had to look after Fiona Robertson: Inhuman treatment of society’s vulnerable echoes…Read more…
What Is ISIS?
Developments Related to Syria – Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya – Ahead of a meeting scheduled between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama and their speeches to the…Read more…
Citizens’ Assemblies:
Your Chance to Have a Say on Local Democracy Posted by Josiah Mortimer 4th November, 2015 4 Nov 2015 Citizens in South Yorkshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight are invited to take part…Read more…
Points start to tumble on political Trade Union Bill:
Government right to drop social media plans in Trade Union Bill, says TUC Responding to the announcement today (Monday), that the government is to drop plans in the Trade Union Bill to make unions…Read more…
Solent LEP Launches Call for Projects to Boost Economic Growth
The Solent LEP Chairman and Chief Executive have today sent an open letter to organisations across the Solent calling for transformational growth projects that will allow the area to compete for…Read more…
A New Age of Enlightenment:
The 21st Century, New Enlightenment is a movement to dominate the world of ideas in Europe. The principal goal of Enlightenment is progress. The context of the New Age of Enlightenment is the period…Read more…
Junior Doctors:
Jeremy Hunt makes pay offer in junior doctor row By Nick Triggle Health correspondent BBC Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is writing to all 50,000 junior doctors in England in a last ditch attempt to…Read more…
Steel Workers March on Parliament:
The Workers Continue to Build their Resistance to the Anti-Social Offensive On Wednesday, October 28, hundreds of steel workers from Redcar, Tata and Caparo steel plants marched on Parliament to…Read more…
“English Votes for English Laws”
“EVindictiveness and Incoherence Directed against Scottish Sovereignty On October 22, the Commons voted on the proposed new Standing Orders of the House of Commons known as “English Votes for English…Read more…
No to Britain’s Warmongering Intervention in Syria
Last week the Prime Minister made a statement to Parliament concerning what he referred to as “the war” in Syria. What was evident from David Cameron’s comments was that his government took no…Read more…
Government forced into first climbdown over trade union bill
Yesterday I had the privilege to speak to over 2,500 people at the lobby against the trade union bill. It was a fantastic event, with union members travelling from all over the UK to talk with their MPs in person. Spirits were high, even though the que…Read more…
Balance the Economy through Proportional Development.
A nation-building project must be balanced with a multi-branched economy with manufacturing at the base. There are some neo-liberal pundits and journalists prepared to deny manufacturing and promote…Read more…
Housing stock ‘could be sold via the back door’
by Lamiat Sabin HOUSING association homes are at risk of being sold to big business through the back door after ministers reclassified them yesterday from private charities to public bodies. The…Read more…
Trade Union Coordinating Group (TUCG) – After Corbyn’s victory, build the fight against austerity:
After Corbyn’s victory, build the fight against austerity Trade Union Coordinating Group (TUCG) Saturday, 21 November 2015 from 13:30 to 16:30 (GMT) London, United Kingdom Ticket Information…Read more…
‘I don’t think Scunthorpe has a future’ (Video)
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Caparo steel group to cut 452 jobs across UK sites
Steel company Caparo Industries is cutting 452 jobs across its UK sites after going into administration earlier this month. More than 300 jobs are being lost at plants in the West Midlands, with…Read more…
TUC: unionlearn:
Learning & Organising This course will help reps: examine the current situation in their workplace and identify some of the environmental factors that impact on the learning and organising agenda…Read more…
Nepal: Communist Bhandari is first female president
Nepalese parliament elects women’s rights campaigner to top post NEPAL’S parliament elected the country’s first female president yesterday. Communist Party of Nepal — Unified Marxist-Leninist…Read more…
Peter Oborne’s unofficial Chilcot Inquiry into Iraq war
Sir John Chilcot’s report into the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq is already nearly five years late. He has just announced that is should be published in June or July 2016. Political…Read more…
The productivity challenge: what goes on in the workplace and a strong employee voice
Earlier this week I participated in an ACAS seminar on ‘Building Productivity in the UK’. I have written previously on the so-called ‘productivity puzzle’ and the critical importance of investment, skills and an active industrial strategy. But I have also highlighted the importance of better work…Read more…