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New figures released by the House of Commons library show how rising unemployment has hit ethnic minorities harder than the population in general.

Activists gather at Tolpuddle

Spain has been rocked this week by a wave of resistance by workers and unemployed activists. They are protesting at a £50 billion cuts package announced by Mariano Rajoy, the country’s right wing prime minister.

Demonstrators gathered opposite Downing Street in London today (Saturday) in solidarity with the wave of revolt in Sudan.

This year's Marxism festival saw a series of meetings on revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa. Here are videos of Hossam el-Hamalawy on the situation in Egypt and Simon Assaf on Syria, imperialism and revolution.

Activists, teachers and students involved with teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) have launched a petition attacking Labour leader Ed Miliband’s recent speech on immigration.

Charlie runs a profitable plumbing business in London. He employs 200 workers, but wants to introduce a fairer pay structure.

Teachers at Noel Park Primary School walked out today (Thursday) against plans to turn their school into an academy.

The political scene since the inauguration of Mohamed Mursi as Egypt’s president has been extremely fluid.

Spanish riot police fired rubber bullets into today’s mass demonstration in support of striking miners in Madrid.

Some 160 traffic wardens in Camden, north London, have started two days of strikes against their employer, parking contractor NSL.

No teaching took place at Worthing High School in West Sussex today as members of the NUT and NASUWT unions struck against their school’s plans to convert into an academy.