Privatisation
Well-supported strike at The Cumberland School in Newham says no to academies
09 January 2018The first strike at The Cumberland School in Newham, east London, against academisation saw over 50 NEU education union members picketing on Tuesday.
Two deaths after long ambulance waits - Tory cuts are to blame
07 January 2018At least two people have died this month because of Tory cuts to the NHS.
As campaigners call a national protest for the NHS on 3 February - let’s make it big
05 January 2018Health campaigners are planning a national demonstration against the Tories’ assault on the NHS. Called by Health Campaigns Together and the People’s Assembly for Saturday 3 February, it could bring tens of thousands onto the streets of London.
Equalities report shows the institutional racism facing workers in the NHS
02 January 2018The latest equalities figures show that black workers in the NHS aren’t reaching the highest pay rates—and are more likely to be disciplined, explains Tomáš Tengely-Evans
PFI firms in the NHS set for £190 million windfall due to Tory corporation tax cuts
28 December 2017Corporations profiting from Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes have creamed millions from the NHS and Tory tax cuts are handing them even more.
New fears over PFI profits show how bosses see the prospect of a Labour government
15 November 2017A row over Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) shows how bosses are preparing for the possibility of Jeremy Corbyn walking into Downing Street.
Take academies back into public hands
14 November 2017The scandal over Wakefield City Academies Trust has exposed the realities of privatisation. Many people want the schools abandoned by the trust to be run by the council.
Fiasco of ‘AirBnB’ NHS plan reveals a deep crisis in social care
31 October 2017Tory health minister Philip Dunne waded in behind a dangerous plan to deal with the shortage of hospital beds on Monday.
Healthcare ‘AirBnB’ is no substitute for hospital beds
24 October 2017Patients recovering from surgery in Essex could be removed from hospital and put up in ordinary people’s spare bedrooms.
Stop the pensions robbery—keep up pressure in the post
23 October 2017Workers are defiant despite Royal Mail bosses’ legal challenges to strikes, reports Nick Clark
Theresa May’s lukewarm plan for energy prices won’t pay the heating bill
13 October 2017Some 2.3 million people are facing another winter where they don’t have enough money to heat their homes.
Warning for the NHS as ambulance firm’s demise leaves patients in the lurch
13 October 2017The collapse of a private ambulance firm in the Home Counties last week, triggering chaos for the NHS, could be a harbinger of a broader crisis.
Tube cleaners protest for decent pay
12 October 2017Outsourced tube cleaners demonstrated outside City Hall on Thursday to demand better working conditions.
Postal workers ‘going to war’ for pensions
05 September 2017Postal workers were set to ballot for national strikes as Socialist Worker went to press. They are gearing up for a battle to defend their pensions, pay and conditions.
Profit From Illness—how PFI schemes are still draining millions from the NHS
31 August 2017As the Tories slash the health service, eight multinational corporations are leaching millions in profits from the NHS.
Jeremy Hunt’s spin over NHS staffing levels will make crisis worse
29 August 2017Tory health secretary Jeremy Hunt is trying to mask the spiralling staffing crisis in the NHS through spin about hiring more workers.
Private hospitals avoid £52 million tax bill by posing as charities
22 August 2017Private hospitals will dodge up to £52 million in business rates over the next five years, according to surveyors CVS.
Warning—fat cat thieves are operating out of your train station
14 August 2017Commuters in Britain spend six times as much on rail fares as passengers in the rest of Europe.
Tories’ punishment and privatisation fuels crisis in prisons
08 August 2017Prison riots that broke out last week put the spotlight on the overcrowded jail conditions in England and Wales under Tory rule. Simon Basketter investigates
Striking workers protest against bosses in London as pay fights hot up
03 August 2017Chants of “low pay—no way” rang out in the City of London financial district today, Thursday, as workers from three disputes took to the streets.
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- Rhetoric from the rich masks a rotten system
- Huge victory in Newham schools academy battle
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