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British Telecom (BT) is to make over 15,000 workers from across Britain redundant this year – a tenth of its total workforce. This follows the culling of a a similar number of jobs last year.

Anti-fascist activists have been out in force over the last few days campaigning to stop the British National Party (BNP) making gains in the European elections on 4 June.

A growing number of postal workers are taking a stand against the fascist threat by refusing to deliver election leaflets for the British National Party (BNP).

A key part of the "gentlemen’s club" that is the British establishment is the hidden agreement between the media and the security services to cover up information.

The government hammers those most affected by the poverty and misery of Gordon Brown’s Britain with hypocrisy and draconian laws. Every week people are jailed for not paying their council tax or are dragged in front of the courts for not paying their TV licence.

Every day seems to bring yet another announcement of job cuts. This is seen as having a terrible effect on the strength of the working class in Britain.

£180m – the ‘efficiency savings’ universities will have to make by 2011.500,000 – number of students waiting for outcome of university applications30,000 – number of people unable to go to university this year because of a lack of places1.3m – number of young people not in education, employment or training in Britain today (almost one in five)£260m – Government has pledged to help young people acquire skills and training

Activists determined to stop the fascist British National Party (BNP) grabbing seats in the European elections on 4 June launched a flurry of mass leafleting, cavalcades, protests, gigs and meetings over the last week.

Lecturers in universities across Britain are taking part in a critical ballot that centres on defending education and fighting job cuts.

Several hundred construction workers from sites all over Britain protested at the Olympic site in east London last week.

Many socialists will be surprised to see the Daily Express campaigning for a group of immigrants to be welcomed to Britain.

The fascist British National Party (BNP) has attempted over the past few years to rebrand itself as a "respectable" party of the mainstream.