The Tories’ attack on women is a big mistake
In Huddersfield, like many towns and cities across Britain, we are facing the biggest cuts in public spending for generations.
Neoliberal agenda lies behind attacks on special educational needs
Michael Gove and the Tories are right about one thing—the current system of providing services to students with special needs is "bureaucratic, bewildering and adversarial".
Support for Arab revolt helps fight in Britain
A packed meeting in solidarity with the Egyptian revolution at my work last week shows the strength of feeling about the issue in Britain—and I’m sure others could follow our example.
Understaffing is cause of NHS horror stories
I write in response to the recent report by the health service ombudsman that blames NHS workers for the problems facing public healthcare in Britain.
Selling our woods? Let’s fight for the forests
The movement against the government’s plans to privatise the Forest Commission and sell off our woodlands is growing.
Profit drive is behind crisis wracking NHS
Newspapers last week were eager to report the tragic death of Laura Martin, who died shortly after being sent home from Queen’s hospital in Romford, east London.
New Cross Fire deaths that led to a revolt against racism
Thirty years ago last week, on 18 January 1981, a fire in New Cross, south east London, killed 13 young black people during a birthday party.
Bigoted scaremongers want to turn clock back
Reporting of the way a small number of women have been failed by the Implanon contraceptive implant tells us a lot about the agenda of the right wing press.
How protest drove Nazi out of our city centre
We found out that British National Party (BNP) candidate Gary Tumulty was working at a local Spar shop here in Manchester, after his details and picture were published online.
Welcome to 2011—now here’s what we’re cutting
David Cameron’s statement that no more special schools were to close on his watch does not seem to have percolated down to the
