England

Could this dam cope with a climate catastrophe?

A dam holding around 1.3 million tonnes of water seemed set to collapse.

Who are the lords of the land?

As Toffs and Tories panic about land reform, Raymie Kiernan says their vast estates are stolen goods that we must take back

Flag waving patriots want us to be divided

Our rulers love it if they can persuade us to join in with their shows of patriotism. And that’s exactly why we should reject them, says Sadie Robinson

More unions join the NHS pay revolt as fresh strikes are called

Health workers across nine unions in England are set to strike for four hours on Monday 24 November.

Orwell - Politics and the English Language

One of Orwell’s writings being rereleased as a cheap pamphlet is the Politics and the English Language.

George Orwell - a life of rebellion against the establishment that made him

Orwell’s view of the kind of socialism needed in Britain—most clearly stated in The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius—is fundamentally wrong, but not in a trite, nationalistic way.

Cambridge: we stopped racist EDL before and we'll do it again

12 January 2013
Anti-racists in Cambridge are organising to oppose a protest by the English Defence League (EDL) next month.

Solidarity with prisoners: write to inmates over the holiday season

11 December 2012
There are 86,047 men, women and children in prisons and young offender institutions in England and Wales.

The real record of new Bank of England governor Mark Carney

30 November 2012
Earlier this week Tory chancellor George Osborne named the new governor of the Bank of England—the Canadian banker Mark Carney, who will take over from Mervyn King.

Tables of hypocrisy

27 November 2012
Hated schools inspectorate Ofsted is expected to say that schools in England are improving in its annual report. Yet the report will lay the groundwork for further attacks on education.

Police hold 347 children in cells

20 November 2012
More than 347 children were held in police cells last year in England and Wales because police thought they were mentally ill. The children, some as young as 11, had not necessarily been involved in any crime. Some were held for over 24 hours.

EDL arrest in Bristol

20 November 2012
The leader of the racist English Defence League (EDL) in Bristol has been arrested in connection with racist graffiti sprayed on mosques and temples.

Norwich unites against racism and fascism to send EDL packing

11 November 2012
Around 2,000 protestors marched in Norwich against the fascist English Defence League (EDL) last Saturday in a fantastic display of multiculturalism and working class unity.

Health workers call march against south west pay cartel

06 November 2012
The Unite union’s health branch in Bristol has called a demonstration on 1 December against moves to slash pay across the south west of England.

Letters

06 November 2012
How protest stopped the EDL Here in Walthamstow our local Unite Against Fascism (UAF) group has been meeting monthly since 2008. We knew that sooner or later the racist English Defence League (EDL) would want to come and stir up hatred in our community.