Manifesto watch: Where parties stand on key issues BBC Political parties are putting together their manifestos for May’s general election. Here’s a guide to where they currently stand on…Read more…
Why not start from the people’s standpoint – that Healthcare is a Right?
How can it be said that a particular commentator, scrutinising the local NHS management is showing a complete lack of knowledge with relation to roles and responsibilities and a duty of care within…Read more…
RMT Union President: Why I’m standing for the Greens in Redcar
By Rachel Wearmouth Peter Pinkney, whose union has a long history with Labour, will stand for the Greens and accuses Ed Miliband’s party of betraying the working class. Peter Pinkney, President…Read more…
Len McCluskey suspends union action against Austerity and fighting for the Alternative to ‘get Labour elected’
Some of the biggest Trades Unions have suspended programmes of action since the ‘March for the Alternative’ and ‘Britain needing a pay rise’. In particular the call by Len…Read more…
180 jobs at risk as car components firm plans Poland move, warns Unite
A consultation over plans by the West Midlands based Car Parts Industries UK to axe 180 jobs and relocate the work to Poland was branded a ‘sham’ by Britain’s largest union Unite last Wednesday. The…Read more…
London Bus Strike – Unite the Union:
TfL accused of being ‘wildly optimistic’ following solid support for London bus strike There was solid support across London for a 24 hour strike on Thursday 5 February, as up to 20,000 bus workers…Read more…
Churchill and the Commemoration of the End of the Second World War
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…
Our Communities, Our Public Services – The Rights of All Must Be Defended!
Public sector strike, Newcastle, July 2014 On Saturday, February 7, a demonstration organised by the Public Services Alliance (PSA) is taking place in Gateshead from West Street to a rally at the…Read more…
Osborne’s pre-crash economy: riding high on booming property
Approaching half of the growth in the UK economy in 2014 was driven by industries related to the booming property market and the outsourcing of public services (in green); with manufacturing accounting for only eight per cent of growth, this is hardly the ‘march of the makers’; on the other hand,…Read more…
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
“We will never forget” – union anger at plans to allow ship named after SS officer to dock in UK February 2, 2015 Tim Lezard Europe, UK, Sea / Dockers, Transport (ITF), UK unions, Unite, Anti-fascism…Read more…
Qatar asks for patience – to perfect its PR strategy
Qatar seems to be confused about what message to put out to its critics, simultaneously accusing them of a conspiracy whilst also meekly asking for more time to put an end to the abuse of migrant…Read more…
Private Monopoly Interests Have Captured the Public Authority
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Private Monopoly Interests Have Captured the Public Authority – K.C. Adams – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses World Economic Forum in Davos,…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
The Northern Public Services Alliance (PSA) summit in Newcastle was on one level a fighting conference to rally the public sector organisers behind the fight against austerity. As Dave Prentis said,…Read more…
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…