UNDERNEATH THE mountain of media coverage of the Hutton inquiry there were some fascinating insights last week.
OVER 150 people protested against the threatened closure of the University Hospital in Hartlepool last week.
THE BLACKOUT that hit London and the south east of England last week was another vivid reminder of the madness of privatisation and spending curbs.
A SECOND day of strike action was set for Friday of this week by workers at Rhodia who are trying to save their final salary pension scheme.
Brent THE SOCIALIST Alliance created a real buzz in Brent, west London, last weekend. Brian Butterworth is standing as the Socialist Alliance candidate for MP in the Brent East by-election, called for 18 September.
VOTING STARTED this week in a ballot of 58,000 workers employed by local councils across London over their long-running London Weighting dispute.
LAST SATURDAY saw up to 6,000 people from across Manchester come to see acts like Gregory Issacs and Mr Scruff at an vibrant anti-racism festival.
YORK: Bus drivers in the TGWU union in York walked out on Wednesday of last week in their first day of action against their employer, First Group.
SOME 5,000 nursery nurses in Scotland were due to begin a week-long strike to pile on the pressure in their battle for decent pay and recognition for the work they do.
LOVE MUSIC-hate racism, privatisation and war! That was the message ringing out over the grassy slopes by the sea at Tankerton, Kent, on Sunday.
