Nearly 200 people packed the Finsbury Park Mosque to attend a brilliant launch public meeting of Islington Unite Against Fascism (UAF) on Wednesday of last week.
Some 400 people rallied outside the US embassy in London today, Saturday, against any attack and sanctions on Iran and Syria.
Up to 200 people blockaded Regent Street in central London today, Saturday, in opposition to attacks on disabled people in the government’s Welfare Reform Bill.
Children led a march in north London today, Saturday, against academies.
The EIS Scottish education union will lobby other education unions to organise a joint strike as soon as possible.
The NUT teachers’ union has agreed to push for a coordinated, national public sector strike in March. The union’s national executive committee unanimously backed the plan today, Thursday.
The government’s statistics watchdog has attacked ministers for releasing lurid figures last week suggesting some 370,000 migrants are claiming benefits.
Around 100 people joined a picket line at Montgomery Primary School in Birmingham today, Wednesday.
The Revolutionary Socialists (RS) in Egypt are a recognised part of the revolution with a profile way beyond their size. They can be seen selling their paper on Tahrir Square with stalls and megaphones. Graffiti around Cairo advertises their website and slogans.
Schools minister Michael Gove has retreated on plans to force a north London primary school to become a privatised academy.
Academies transfer huge amounts of wealth from the public to private sector
