‘HONOUR THE GUARD GUARANTEE!’ – RMT challenges South Western
THE RMT has launched a direct challenge to South Western Railway to honour the guard guarantee on their trains. It wants a ‘yes or no’...
NATO massacres Afghan civilians
TWELVE Afghan civilians – ten children and two women – and one NATO soldier have been killed in an operation carried out by US-led...
Grenfell Mass Protest Tonight
ONLY a fraction of the donated £20 million has reached the survivors and families of the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy which claimed...
More Savage Budget Cuts!
TORY Chancellor Philip Hammond has signalled more savage cuts in Wednesday’s Budget, saying he will not be having a public sector ‘spending spree’. Writing...
Labour MPs lose no confidence votes!
TWO Labour MPs who lost no-confidence votes among local party members have told constituents they will not quit. Former minister, and chair of Labour...
‘NHS In Crisis – Pm In Denial’ – Corbyn
TORY PM May hit out at the British Red Cross at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons yesterday, describing its warnings...
Assad requests Russia’s assistance –anti-IS air strikes begin
THE Russian Federation Council has unanimously granted permission to President Putin to use the nation’s military force in Syria, Kremlin chief of...
Fire cuts endanger public
UP TO 18 fire engines are unavailable to respond to emergencies each day in North Yorkshire because of chronic staff shortages, the Fire Brigades...
Towers Threatened With Collapse
TWO tower blocks on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham are at risk of a ‘catastrophic collapse’. After the horrific Grenfell fire, which left so...
Fury At No Inquiry Into Orgreave
‘I HAVE concluded that there is no case for either a statutory inquiry or an independent review,’ into the battle of Orgreave, home secretary...
No sprinklers in car park inferno
‘CLEARLY the fact that there were no sprinklers had its affect,’ Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Dan Stephens said yesterday. He...
Defend our bursaries!
STUDENT nurses, midwives and other NHS students lobbied parliament yesterday to demand that the Tories’ plan to abolish the student bursary and replace it...
‘We Will Liberate Palestine!’
THE HAMAS resistance movement says it will not agree to the creation of a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip, warning that US President...
‘Send Troops’–Kurds Call To President Assad!
KURDISH authorities in Syria’s Afrin district have called on President Assad and the Syrian government to send troops to help defend them from a...
Conservative Party ‘falling apart’ says John McDonnell
YESTERDAY afternoon, when asked if Labour has plans to form a coalition to topple the government following the Queen’s speech today, Labour shadow chancellor...
Occupation turning regime troops into animals says Kotler
AN ISRAELI news anchor Oshrat Kotler has blamed the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands for turning regime troops into ‘animals’. She has defended her...
Scrap Capability Assessments! – the cause of ‘needless misery’
WORK and Pensions Secretary Damian Green is today set to announce a consultation on reforming the hated Work Capability Assessment Tests of claimants of...
Green light to privatise Haringey
THE HIGH Court has given the council the go-ahead to privatise Haringey’s housing, allowing huge private developers to embark on a £2bn private housing...
General strike in Palestine
THE occupied Palestinian territories observed a general strike yesterday, affecting all aspects of life. It was called for by President Mahmoud Abbas and the...
‘Drop commitment to Trident and save £205bn’ – McDonnell urged!
THE Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) yesterday supported the call by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell for ‘an emergency Budget for our public services’. The...
Prosecute Blacklisters!
Blacklisted construction workers and their supporters, 200 strong, lobbied Parliament yesterday, demanding those who operated and used blacklists in Britain be prosecuted. In 2009 the...
Hundreds of Germans don yellow vests!
HUNDREDS of Germans have donned yellow vests to match protesters in France, demonstrating in the bastion of Germany’s car industry in Stuttgart against a...
‘Malnutrition is a big part of the everyday experience of children!’
CHILDREN are starting school underweight, hungry and anaemic, a committee of MPs warned yesterday, and teachers’ union NUT blamed Tory cuts as responsible for...
Warwickshire Blood Donors NHS supports march
Day 6 – As the Young Socialists march from London to Liverpool, made its way into Rugby on Sunday afternoon, Warwickshire Blood Donors NHS...
MPs must vote to recognise Palestine!
LEADING figures in the British and Israeli Labour parties are working together to defeat the resolution to recognise Palestine, that is to...
Shocking Tuc Betrayal Condemned
THE RMT has reacted furiously to the TUC/Southern Rail betrayal of safety and the conductor grade. General Secretary Mick Cash said: ‘This so-called agreement is...
Rolls-Royce 94% ‘YES’ for strike! – after threat to move entire operation to Singapore
WORKERS at the historic Rolls-Royce plant in Barnoldswick have voted 94% ‘YES’ for strike action in opposition to plans to move the site to...
Bandit capitalism goes bust
THE UNITE trade union is demanding an urgent meeting with Ernst & Young, Interserve’s administrators, after Friday’s announcement that the company is being forced...
‘Escalate strike action! End the imposition’ says Junior Doctors Committee
‘THE Junior Doctors Committee has made clear the decision that further industrial action is inevitable and that we will consider escalating any action to...
Victory for Syrian troops
THE General Command of the Syrian army said yesterday that ‘Our armed forces succeeded early on Wednesday to restore security and stability to the...
RMT ‘Will Fight Pay Cap!’
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash yesterday warned Transport Secretary Grayling against trying to impose a ‘pay cap’ on railworkers. Transport Secretary...
Israeli Forces Severely Beat Palestinian
ISRAELI forces transferred a Palestinian man to a hospital after severely beating him in his house in Abu Shkheidim village, northwest of Ramallah,...
LECTURERS AND STUDENTS UNITE! – on fifth day of UCU strike action
‘LECTURERS and students unite and fight!’ rang out through the streets of central London yesterday as up to 5,000 striking lecturers, supported by their...
London Bombings Linked To Iraq War
Former Labour cabinet minister Clare Short yesterday insisted she ‘had no doubt’ the July 7th London bombings were linked to Iraq and Palestine. Short...
Unite offer to accept the anti-union laws!
UNITE is prepared to accept the Tories’ plans for thresholds for industrial action ballots. The union said in a statement yesterday: ‘The prime minister has...
Chronic NHS Staff Shortages At Guy’s And St Thomas’
CHRONIC staff shortages, concerns about patient safety and plunging morale at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are the key findings of a...
Plug pulled on £16bn Welsh power station Hitachi suspends all work
‘IT IS foolish to rely on foreign companies and foreign governments to keep Britain’s lights on and our economy powered when we could easily...
‘LEAVE NOW’ DEMAND MAY’S MPs – as Tory split widens
DURING the House of Commons Prime Ministers Questions yesterday, both Tory PM May and Labour leader Corbyn avoided the burning issue of the hour,...
‘Generalised strike action!’ – urges bakers union leader
‘THIS anti-union legislation has to be answered by unified, generalised strike action from the entire trade union movement.’ Bakers Union leader Ronnie Draper was responding...
NHS – 15% Rise Now!
PROTESTS took place outside hospitals yesterday morning after the call by unions to turn April 1st into a day of action for NHS staff...
May hands Parliament power to delay Brexit
TODAY a motion is to be put to Parliament where MPs will vote on the sequence of events leading up to Brexit. On the eve...
Celebrate 70 years of the NHS! –by bringing down the Tories
70 YEARS of the NHS are being celebrated with a mass demonstration today in central London supported by the TUC and 11 other health...
‘The Police Have Tried To Silence US!’
OVER 3,000 people massed around the Clapham Common bandstand on Saturday afternoon for a vigil in respect of Sarah Everard who was abducted and...
£3bn of savage education cuts
CHILDREN will pay a terrible price for £3 billion of savage Tory school budget cuts, education unions warned yesterday. State schools in England will have...
£600m public sector Amazon contract! – ‘a sick joke’ says GMB
INTERNET retail giant Amazon being awarded a £600 million contract to provide for our public services is a ‘sick joke’ given the company’s ‘record...