‘Keep going to win your demands’ – says UCU President
STRIKING UCU lecturers from Further Education Colleges across London packed out a strike rally at the Emanuelle Centre in Marsham Street in central London...
General strike across Palestine today! ‘Recall Israeli ambassadors’ – Palestinian PM Shtayyeh
A GENERAL strike has been called for today across the whole of Palestine. The call began from Palestinians living and working in Israel and was...
No joint press conference in Luxembourg – ‘We’re ready for no-deal’ – Johnson
TORY PM Boris Johnson yesterday travelled to Luxembourg to meet EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and the country’s PM Xavier Bettel. After the meeting, Johnson...
500 arrested in Trafalgar Square for opposing genocide!
NEARLY 500 people were arrested in Trafalgar Square in central London on Saturday for holding up posters declaring: ‘I oppose Genocide – I support...
Kurds raided by counter-terrorism police – ‘an unjust & heavy handed operation’
THE Kurdish Community in London have written a statement ahead of a march in central London tomorrow against the arrest of Kurdish demonstrators in...
US President Biden bans Russian oil & gas
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden announced yesterday the country is banning Russian oil and gas in response to Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine. Biden said...
50 Workers Chasing Every Job
AROUND 20 unemployed workers are chasing every job vacancy in poorer parts of the UK, with that number rising to 50 in the areas...
Hunt’s budget – a war on jobs and services! budget today!
THE LOCAL Government Association condemned Chancellor Hunt’s attempt to dress up his budget onslaught on public services as a ‘war on woke’ yesterday, pointing...
Tories unleash savage cuts on South Western Railway – RMT launches week of action...
TRANSPORT union the RMT is stepping up its campaign today against ‘swingeing cuts’ on South Western Railway which will unleash an attack on rail...
Israeli forces assault Kamal Adwan hospital
ISRAELI forces have assaulted the last functioning hospital in besieged northern Gaza, bombing it and killing children inside, according to doctors. Medical sources reported that...
Starving Palestinians storm US-Israeli GHF ‘aid’ centre
The first day of the Israeli-US ‘aid’ distribution mechanism in Gaza ended in abject failure yesterday. The ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ (GHF) distribution centre in Rafah...
College strikes
‘WE ARE taking action as part of national co-ordinated action for a pay rise of at least 5%,' Julia Roberts, Lambeth University and College...
‘A Major War Crime!’
HAMAS yesterday condemned Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City and relocate its population as a clear violation of international law. The Palestinian resistance movement warned that...
Minister seeking to ban NEU teachers strike!
TORY education secretary Gillian Keegan is trying to get next week’s strike action by 100,000 members of the National Education Union (NEU) outlawed, claiming...
More than 30 Labour MPs oppose Starmer’s assault on benefits – 4.5 million...
KEIR Starmer and Rachel Reeves are facing the most significant internal revolt since taking office, as more than 30 Labour backbenchers prepare to oppose...
Truss To Lift Cap On Bankers’ Bonuses!
PM TRUSS is determined to remove a cap on bankers’ bonuses as part of a post-Brexit shake-up of City rules, to really get the...
Fresh Round Of College Strikes Begins
THE FIRST day of a five-day strike yesterday marked an escalation in the college lecturers’ struggle with eleven colleges out on strike. At the College...
FAMINE – warning from World Food Programme!
THE humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘could soon escalate into famine’ as Israeli forces continue to severely restrict the entry of food and other supplies...
Barristers strike gains support
‘OUR CRIMINAL justice system is in crisis, it’s no exaggeration to say it’s in meltdown,’ Criminal Bar Association (CBA) Chairman Jo Sidhu QC told...
600,000 workers take part in nationwide protests in France! – CGT union opposes savage...
NEARLY 600,000 people participated in nationwide protests across France on Thursday, according to the CGT union, responding to a strike call by trade unions...
Halt Israel’s genocidal Gaza displacement plan!
HAMAS has denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to seize full control of Gaza, calling it an extension of his ‘genocidal and displacement...
Massive Victory For Asda Staff!
THE GMB has hailed a ‘massive victory’ for 40,000 Asda workers in their equal pay claim after the Supreme Court ruled in their favour...
Hospital consultants to strike on 20 & 21 July!
HOSPITAL consultants in England will go on strike on 20th and 21st July if their ballot, which closes at the end of June, is...
Johnson Mortally Wounded In Confidence Vote
TORY PM Boris Johnson was mortally wounded in the no confidence vote in parliament last night, with 40% of Tory MPs voting against his...
Tories withdraw infection control fund today!
TODAY, the Tory government withdraws the infection control fund. This was support for those working in care to help them when they fall sick. Unison...
‘Outlaw fire and rehire’ – demands TUC, warning the tactic is widespread during the...
THE TRADES Union Congress (TUC) warned yesterday that ‘fire and rehire’ tactics have become widespread during the pandemic, with new polling finding that nearly...
‘Pandora’s Box is about to be opened’ says BMA’s Banfield He adds: ‘This is...
DOCTORS are under attack financially, professionally and morally, and calling an election doesn’t get the government off the hook, British Medical Association leader Professor...
‘If you can work you must work’ – Kendall
‘UNDER this Labour government, if you can work you must work,’ Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall told the House of Commons yesterday. Launching the...
‘Halt Israel’s ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip’ – Hamas
HAMAS has called upon Islamic nations and United Nations agencies to urgently address and halt Israel’s ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the Gaza...
‘One solution Revolution!’ says 40,000 crowd outside US embassy
‘ONE SOLUTION – Revolution’ rang out through the 40,000-strong crowd outside the US embassy in Vauxhall, south-west London yesterday as a mass demonstration broke...
UK TRADE DEAL WITH ISRAEL MUST NOT BE A BETRAYAL OF PALESTINIANS – says...
AMNESTY International UK has warned that a new UK trade deal with Israel could allow Israel to consolidate its settler-colonialism and apartheid in the...
Another 10,000 to be driven onto UC – After Rudd drives through legislation with...
AS OF TODAY, ten thousand people on the old benefits system will be forced onto Universal Credit (UC) in a ‘pilot study’ in Harrogate,...
Warrington NHS Trust Cancels ‘Privatisation From Within’ Plan
THE WARRINGTON and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been forced by an enormous outburst of mass anger to cancel a scheme allowing patients...
Victory to the Crown Post Office strikers!
‘THE 97.3% strike vote shows the anger of our members and their determination to defeat the pay freeze,’ Mole Meade, Communication Workers Union (CWU)...
NHS 50,000 Doctors Short!
THE NHS is 50,000 doctors short new British Medical Association (BMA) re-search released yesterday has found. The number of doctors in England has fallen even...
Assange wins High Court ruling
THE HIGH Court in London yesterday ruled in favour of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s right to appeal against the UK court ruling approving his...
Thousands of teachers march on Downing Street! – ‘TUC will defend right to strike’...
THOUSANDS of teachers, students, and supporters gathered in London yesterday on the fifth day of strikes this year, organised by the National Education Union...
‘Let’s get our act together!’ –TUC leader O’Grady appeals to the Tories
TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said yesterday that the jobs market is on ‘red alert’, with thousands of firms set to go ‘over a...
AMBULANCE CRISIS – Handover delays put patients at ‘catastrophic risk’ of harm
PATIENTS are being put at ‘catastrophic risk’ of harm due to ambulance handover delays, NHS managers warned yesterday. West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has raised...
Unlimited Stop & Search Powers For Police!
TORY PM Johnson’s new police state measures allowing police unlimited stop and search powers have been condemned by Stopwatch, while Shadow Home Secretary Diane...
Hancock ‘lying over PPE’ alleges GMB – Probed by committees over 127,000 deaths!
TORY Health Secretary Matt Hancock was ‘lying through his teeth to MPs when he claimed there was no Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortage during...
Johnson Relying On Labour To See Him Through!
WITH around 100 rebel Tory MPs expected to vote against the new three tier lockdown system in the House of Commons tomorrow, the government...
Corbyn woos CBI bosses
LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn began his speech to the CBI yesterday by declaring his loyalty and enthusiasm for business. He said: ‘And if a Labour...
RCN calls 48-hour national strike
THE ROYAL College of Nursing (RCN) has announced a round-the-clock 48-hour strike from 8pm on Sunday 30th April to 8pm on Tuesday 2nd May,...
‘Make Your Mark On History’ By Voting For Strike Action!
MORE than 300,000 members are receiving ballot papers in the post from yesterday launching the RCN’s biggest strike ballot in its 106-year history. You can...