In a sign of the growing size of the anti-cuts movement, over 1,000 people joined a march against cuts in Nottingham organised by Notts Save Our Services last Saturday.
Protests, meetings and lobbies are taking place across Britain on an almost daily basis as trade unionists join with students and other activists to stop the cuts.
The Tories and the bosses are on the offensive. They want to slash jobs, pensions and services.
Thousands of anti-war activists marched through London on Saturday in protest at the continuing occupation of Afghanistan.
Over 40,000 people marched in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday in opposition to the Nato summit held in the city.
The British government has publicly admitted complicity in torture and abuse by making compensation payments to 16 Guantanamo detainees.
Tiffany lives in London with her 19 month old daughter Taliyah. She survives on measly benefits while she studies health and social care at London’s City and Islington College.
Preston independent socialist councillor Michael Lavalette is calling for the council to defy the government and not implement the cuts.
The election for the general secretary of the Unite union showed the desire of tens of thousands of workers for a more democratic and fighting union.
The fight to defend hundreds of jobs at the passport office in Newport, South Wales, and interview offices around Britain is intensifying this week.
Some 400 protesters gathered outside the UK Border Agency (UKBA) offices in Glasgow last Saturday to protest at plans to force asylum seekers to relocate away from their communities.
With health bosses around Britain preparing to implement cuts it is vital that our unions prepare for serious resistance. But it seems that some in the leadership of Unison are ready to do the opposite.
