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Friday, 24 May 2013 Powerful Copland picket THERE was a powerful picket on Wembley High Street yesterday morning as 150 teachers and 80 non-teaching staff went on strike at Copland Community School in Brent, north-west London, against forced Academisation.

Teachers and other school workers were joined by students and parents on the picket line, chanting: ‘Pupils Not Profit! Hands off Copland!’ and ‘Gove Out – Education In!’ Read More

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Friday, 24 May 2013 ‘NHS IN DANGER’ – Buckman rejects ‘Hunt rubbish’ THE Chair of the BMA’s GP committee, Dr Laurence Buckman, told the Conference of Local Medical Committees yesterday: ‘A signal has been passed at danger – the NHS is under real threat.’

He said to repeated applause: ‘All of us but the politicians can see the buffers fast approaching. When is the driver going to pay any attention to any advice? Mr Hunt, start listening now. Read More

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Thursday, 23 May 2013 STOCKHOLM YOUTH UPRISING YOUTH in Stockholm have risen up in anger over the last three days and faced police attacks and racist abuse, following the police shooting and killing of an elderly man earlier this month.

Swedish police arrested eight in the Stockholm suburb of Husby on Tuesday night as young people set fire to a number of cars and state property. Read More

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Thursday, 23 May 2013 ULU students march AROUND 100 students from London universities and their supporters, marched from University of London Union (ULU) and lobbied a meeting of university management against plans to close ULU and its political activities.

A delegation from the Young Socialists Students Society won support for their slogan: ‘No cuts no closures occupy ULU’. Read More

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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 ‘KEEP ROYAL MAIL IN PUBLIC SECTOR’ – but unions refuse to strike against privatisation ‘Today’s positive results are more compelling evidence of why Royal Mail should be kept in the public sector,’ CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward, said yesterday.

He was responding to Royal Mail’s results which showed profits almost doubling for the year 2012-2013, rising from £153 million to £403 million, with revenues rising to £7.63 billion from £7.18 billion. Read More

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 TRAVEL SAFE WORKERS LOCKED OUT! LOCKED-OUT Travel Safe workers demonstrated yesterday morning outside the headquarters of London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (just outside Swiss Cottage tube station) against their ‘appalling working conditions’.

They are demonstrating every day at 12.30pm. Read More

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