Peter Hain, still New Labour’s secretary for work and pensions as Socialist Worker went to press, should take advice from the adverts his department runs on benefit fraud. They have the slogan "No Ifs, No Buts".
Gordon Brown broke the Labour Party’s own donation rules after his campaign to become Labour leader last year.
Like a criminal returning to the scene of the crime, George Bush is on a tour of the Middle East – dropping in on all the despots, butchers, dictators and stooges that make up his "moderate" allies in the region.
Around 40 dustcarts and other vehicles were gathered outside Waltham Forest town hall in east London today (Thursday) as workers held an unofficial protest over the effects of a single status deal.
‘I am a landscape gardener and a foster carer. I was elected as a parish councillor last summer. I am also an elected school parent governor. I joined Respect after getting involved in Stop the War campaigns.
Campaigners in Preston are celebrating a decisive victory against the privatisation of health services.
Birmingham Respect supporters joined a 40-strong protest on New Year’s Day against plans to scale down the accident and emergency service at City hospital. There has been major opposition to the plans from local people
Vote over action at rail company The strike ballot of 600 train guards and drivers in the RMT rail workers’ union at First Great Western is set to end on Thursday of this week.
Up to 100 members of the Unite union, representing construction workers from across the north west of England, demonstrated through the streets of Manchester at the start of this year.
Thousands of council workers in Birmingham are balloting for strike action against the imposition of a single status pay deal.
UCU lecturers’ union members are due to start voting for the national executive in the first week of February. Candidates’ election leaflets are now available and campaign meetings of UCU Left supporters are being organised up and down the country.
Members of the UCU lecturers’ union in higher education are to be balloted from 21 January on new national negotiating arrangements.
