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Around 400 protested in Dundee in a protest called by Dundee Trades Council.

Nicky Marcus, a Bassa union rep at British Airways, faces a disciplinary hearing this week at which she may be sacked from her job.

It’s not unusual for the ITV singing competition the X Factor to make it onto the front pages of the tabloids. But this week the pictures of Cheryl Cole have given way to something more significant: a debate about the rights of migrants to Britain.

Trade unionists and campaigners across Britain are planning demonstrations on 19, 20 and 23 October to show their opposition to Tory spending cuts.

Councils across Britain are threatening their workforces with the sack to force through attacks.

I was looking forward to this exhibition. It promised in its publicity to "examine the history and legacies of the First, Second and Third Afghan Wars (1838-1919)".

This book speaks of a generation abandoned by governments, feeling the brunt of low wages and high prices—and getting into debt if they manage to get to university.

This release showcases new British indie, rock and punk bands, with a political edge.

Socialist Worker last week argued that we need a general strike to fight the Tory cuts.

Trade unions across Britain are organising protests against the cuts over the next few weeks.

Health bosses across Britain are threatening thousands of job cuts and a new wave of hospital closures—and that’s before the government’s spending review in October.

Hundreds of thousands of students returned to universities across Britain this week to be greeted by savage cuts.