The first housing protest since the Tories’ new Housing and Planning Act became law took place in Islington, north London, last Saturday.
Talks with health secretary Jeremy Hunt came as junior doctors met for their conference. The conference reflected a mood to fight—and possible dangers, reports Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Right wing rags attacked the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) over abortion this week.
Refuse workers at Tory-run South Ayrshire council walked out on Thursday of last week.
“Tories in meltdown” ran a headline in the Sunday Times newspaper last week. The story said, “As party unity crumbles, Boris Johnson may be back to seize Cameron’s job”.
Schools in England could be hit by strikes in July if teachers vote for action over the education white paper. The NUT union was set to begin a strike ballot next Monday.
Britain’s draconian immigration controls were tightened last week with the passage of the Tories’ Immigration Act 2016.
Around 60,000 UCU union members in universities were set to begin a two-day strike on Wednesday of next week. Workers want a decent pay rise and an end to inequality in pay – particularly for women and casualised staff.
The senior police officers and solicitor involved in South Yorkshire Police’s (SYP) response to the Hillsborough disaster and the Battle of Orgreave have been named.
Workers at the National Museum Wales entered the third week of an all-out strike this week as politicians wrangled over who would lead the Welsh government.
Fast food workers from Britain and New Zealand held a meeting on fighting zero hours’ contracts in London last Saturday.
It couldn’t be clearer that there is a chance to topple Cameron over the EU vote—but Labour is throwing the chance away. It should be boosting the left exit campaign.
