Austerity
Austerity is a choice which always leaves workers behind
Reeling from their shattering blow in the general election, Tories and right wing press barons have declared that “austerity is over”.
People hold big rallies to defend the NHS
Thousands of people have rallied in support of the NHS in the last week, showing their outrage at the Tories’ attacks.
It’s the rich who have a ‘magic money tree’—and it needs shaking
The Tories grow endless cash for the bankers, bosses and their super wealthy friends
Will the SNP take on austerity? Manifesto tries to have it both ways
At the Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto launch on Tuesday, leader Nicola Sturgeon asked voters to “strengthen Scotland’s hand, not Theresa May’s”.
The campaign for independence needs a mass movement separate from the SNP
It’s easy to forget that one of the reasons Theresa May called the snap election was to stop a second independence referendum.
Tory manifesto dressed in sheep's clothing attacks ordinary people
Tory leader Theresa May’s manifesto launch speech today, Thursday, was an attempt to con people into voting Tory with a raft of vicious attacks dressed up as giveaways.
As college lecturers stage fifth national walkout SNP minister sides with bosses
16 May 2017Scottish National Party (SNP) education minister John Swinney came down on the side of college bosses in the Scottish parliament today, Tuesday, as lecturers held their fifth national walkout.
GALLERY - Big crowds flock to hear Jeremy Corbyn in Yorkshire
16 May 2017A gallery of photographs as crowds greeted the Labour leader in Morley, Sheffield and Leeds
Theresa May grants workers the right to remain exploited
16 May 2017The Tory manifesto set to be released this week will continue attacks on the whole working class.
Labour manifesto that breaks from its past helps lift Jeremy Corbyn's support
16 May 2017Manifesto launch shows an alternative but compromises to right will only weaken it, says Nick Clark
After seven years of Tory rule—seven reasons to end it
21 April 2017Tory governments have waged war on ordinary people since 2010, helped until 2015 by their Lib Dem allies. Of the countless reasons to kick them out, Eleanor Claxton-Mayer and Alistair Farrow explain seven of the key ones
Public sector pay cap drives workers out of health service—time to fight back
04 April 2017Millions are worse off after the Tories’ latest ‘slap in the face’ to the people who keep our public services going. Activists told Alistair Farrow it’s time to strike against the pay cap
Workers 'living hand to mouth' hold national protests over public sector pay cap
04 April 2017Civil service workers in the PCS union took part in a national day of action against low public sector pay today, Friday.
Hundreds march against downgrade of A&E as opposition to NHS cuts spreads
21 March 2017The hospital has set up a private company called Barnsley Support Services. It wants to transfer the hospital estate, maintenance, procurement and other support staff to it. Existing staff will be protected for a period under Tupe regulations but unions fear that the move will lead to a two-tier workforce.
Cuts and pennies for us, big giveaways for the rich—Hammond hammers the poor
14 March 2017Former Tory chancellor, George “Slasher” Osborne, congratulated Philip Hammond on the chancellor’s first spring budget for its “fiscal responsibility”. It really says it all.
Antisocial Tories create an uncaring society
28 February 2017The Tory attacks on both the NHS and social care leave vulnerable people with nowhere to go. Workers spoke to Tomáš Tengely-Evans about two sets of cuts that are creating a crisis—with a real effect on patients’ lives
Resist the Tories' STP plan—to Slash, Trash and Privatise the NHS
21 February 2017The Tories’ NHS plans will mean hospital closures across England. But there is growing opposition to the STPs, with local groups springing up across England to oppose them.
Left winger set for election challenge to Unite union leader Len McCluskey
14 February 2017Unite union general secretary Len McCluskey looks set to face an election contested from the left as well as the right.
Tory ‘gentleman’s agreement’ shames the nasty party that slashed social care
14 February 2017Tory ministers made a dodgy deal to increase social care funding with the leader of a Tory-run county council that includes several top MPs’ constituencies.
It’s official—Tories’ new hospital cuts will cost lives, admits Devon NHS boss
18 January 2017Shocking new footage shows Laura Nicholas making the admission at a public meeting
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