Tory chancellor George Osborne forced seven government departments to announce further cuts last week.
Resistance to austerity was the key theme of this year’s UCU union congress in Brighton. Delegates in further and higher education voted for strike ballots to defend their pay, and for a national strategy to defend education.
For once David Cameron was right when he previously claimed lobbying was “the next big scandal waiting to happen”.
Primary schools conference, strikes over observations, Chesterfield College strike, Kirklees College ballot
David Cameron sank into the gutter this week telling parliament that he was going to deal with “violent extremists” and “drain the swamp which they inhabit”. He chose the period after Woolwich to use language that would give confidence to racists everywhere.
Care workers in Rochdale met on Wednesday of last week and agreed to “prepare for action as soon as practicable”.
Yorkshire ambulance workers in Unite union set to strike this friday
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust workers vote to strike
Up to 700 anti-racists marched against the fascists in Sheffield last Saturday.
The English Defence League (EDL) was humiliated in towns and cities across Britain last Saturday.
Amy Jowett joined the Unite Against Fascism protest in central London against the British National Party.
