Britain’s mainstream politicians have spent the election campaign talking about the need to preserve our "fragile economic recovery" – with cuts. Politicians regularly tell us that this "recovery" has begun.
Lecturers in 11 colleges and three universities were set to strike on Wednesday of this week—and those at other institutions are preparing to join the battle to save jobs and education.
Unite Against Fascism (UAF) activists across the country were campaigning right up until polling stations closed on Thursday night to stop the fascist British National Party (BNP) from making a breakthrough.