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As strike ballots begin in the health service activists are already organising to win a big yes vote—and are finding a mood to fight, reports Dave Sewell

Thousands of NHS patients will soon be treated by staff with just two years of intensive training rather than by a fully qualified doctor.

Working class issues trump financial nitpicking, argues Carlo Morelli

Home Secretary Theresa May announced measures this week to restrict the use of police stop and search powers but not before mass arrests at Notting Hill carnival

The government’s aim to look at how policy affects the family is pure hypocrisy, writes Sadie Robinson

Nicola Field, who was part of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, says a new film shows how struggle forged unity and helped break down prejudice

Scores of leading Tories are already campaigning frantically for the election which could decide the future of their careers next year. Not the general election in May—a mere trifle in comparison.

Firefighters are at a crucial stage of their fight against Tory attacks on their pensions. Firefighters in the FBU union in England and Wales began a series of strikes on Saturday of last week.

David Cameron might want his “star players” to be “on the pitch”. But in the Scottish independence referendum, worried Tories desperately want him off it.

New Tory education secretary Nicky Morgan is on a mission. She wants to make sure there’s “no place for extremist views anywhere in the education system”.

Civil service workers in Bootle, Merseyside, completed a six-day strike against privatisation on Thursday of last week. They provide shared services such as IT and admin for the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

There have been 70 percent fewer claims against bosses at employment tribunals since the Tories introduced £1,200 fees. A recent TUC report, At What Price Justice, exposes the dramatic impact this has had.