Trump’s election and presidency has given confidence to every racist, fascist and sexist in the US and across the world. He needs to be met with mass protests if he comes to Britain.
UCU union members at Leeds University began a three-day strike on Wednesday. Management wants to bring in a new clause, Some Other Substantial Reason (SOSR), for dismissing staff.
Up to 60 people—including ten bin workers—attended a meeting in support of the Birmingham bin workers on Tuesday of last week.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) conference in Glasgow this week met in a subdued mood. It follows a general election where the SNP fell from 56 MPs to 35.
Theresa May narrowly survived an internal Tory party coup attempt last week in one of the worst weeks of her leadership so far.
Up to 2,000 people marched against the public sector pay cap in Edinburgh last Saturday.
Royal Mail bosses ran to the courts this week in a desperate bid to stop workers from striking.
Durham teaching assistants (TAs) began voting this week on the latest pay deal offered to them by the Labour-run council.
A coachload of protesters rallied at Downing Street last Saturday demanding justice for Yassar Yaqub, who was killed by police in West Yorkshire on 2 January.
Several thousand people joined a march in central London on Saturday of last week called by the Football Lads Alliance (FLA).
