The Tories want to dump the lockdown—and blame ordinary people for undermining it if there’s a devastating second wave of the virus
The movement against police brutality burst onto the streets of Britain on Sunday, as at least 5,000 people marched through central London declaring that Black Lives Matter.
Tanner Herndon was one of a group of people who blocked a freeway in Houston on Saturday during a protest after the killing of George Floyd. He told Socialist Worker what happened.
A shocking new report says that black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses find it harder to get Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) than their white colleagues.
The NEU union’s joint general secretary Mary Bousted said the strategy meant “risks” to health and was a “disaster”. She added that government guidance on social distancing is “impossible” in schools.
There’s good news—the number of British workers in trade union members rose last year by 91,000 to 6.44 million.
Labour Party members fear a purge of left wing activists after the party’s ruling body appointed a right wing general secretary.
The growing furore over Dominic Cummings finally forced the Labour Party to at least show some sort of opposition to the Tories.
“People will have to make their minds up” about Dominic Cummings, said Boris Johnson this week.
Bosses have warned of a ‘tsunami of job losses’ after lockdown ends, reports Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Tory home secretary Priti Patel wants to grab more powers for the state with a draconian terror bill.
Workers at Roehampton university are fighting plans to attack jobs and pay. The university has announced a voluntary severance scheme and 15 percent of academic posts are at risk.
