UN says Israel must quit ‘unlawful presence!’
THE UN General Assembly has adopted a Palestinian-drafted, non-binding resolution demanding Israel end ‘its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’ within 12 months. There...
Corbyn’s customs union capitulation
‘I APPEAL to MPs of all parties, be prepared to put the people’s interests before the ideological fantasies, join us in supporting the option...
Ucl Rent Strike
OVER 150 UCL students went on rent strike yesterday against what is one of the most expensive student accommodations in the country. They are...
Strike now across Britain and globally to defeat Netanyahu’s Gaza plan!
MORE than 300,000 workers, students and youth marched through London from Russell Square to Whitehall on Saturday on the 29th National March for Palestine...
NHS ‘running on nothing but fumes’ – BMA
THE TORY ‘government has the NHS running on nothing but fumes’, warns British Medical Association (BMA) Council Chair Dr Mark Porter. Addressing doctors at the...
Oxygen masks needed for Iraqi children
A DEMONSTRATOR highlighting the plight of dying Iraqi children was read a section of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act by a police...
‘UK at forefront of support for Ukraine!’ – Truss launches new alliance between UK,...
‘I AM HERE today to show the United Kingdom’s steadfast support for the Ukraine,’ Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said yesterday at a joint press...
‘INTIMIDATION!’ –Labour threat to impose costs on Reprieve
Legal charity Reprieve has accused the Brown government of attempting to intimidate it into dropping legal action on behalf of torture victims. Reprieve said in...
BHUTTO KILLED BY THE MILITARY – Revolution erupts throughout Pakistan
Yesterday, at 6.16pm local time (13.16 GMT), Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto died in Rawalpindi General Hospital after being shot in the neck...
Barber Warning!
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber yesterday warned of ‘widespread industrial action’ over public sector pensions. Speaking at a press conference in Congress House, central London,...
7,000 March With Merseyside Firefighters
Merseyside has the potential to become a national dispute,’ FBU President Ruth Winters told a mass rally at the end of a 7,000-strong demonstration...
Food Bank donations soar 1000% after Mail attack
FOOD bank donations have soared 1,000% in response to the ‘utterly vile’ Mail on Sunday attack on food banks, a charity revealed yesterday. The Trussell...
Gp Services Buckling Under Tory Attack
PATIENT care is ‘deteriorating’ in half of GP practices as GP services buckle under rising workload, a new BMA survey warned yesterday. More than half...
Bma To March To Tuc Rally
LONDON’S doctors are to march through London to the TUC’s ‘Save Our NHS Rally’ at Central Halls Westminster on Wednesday March 7th. The London Regional...
1 In 5 Surgeries Face Closure
ONE in five GP surgeries in London is threatened with closure within three years because of lack of staff, funding and pay, the Local...
‘GET RID OF CAPITALISM’ – unions blast Hester bonus
‘Getting rid of capitalism is the issue,’ said Dave Wiltshire, ATUA National Secretary, yesterday. In response to trade union leaders’ anger over the nearly one...
EU to throw 1.26 trillion euros at the banks
EUROPEAN Central Bank chief Mario Draghi yesterday launched the bank’s ‘expanded asset purchase programme’, to buy bonds from banks to try...
Parliament recalled: over war on Syria
PARLIAMENT is being recalled tomorrow with prime minister Cameron demanding Labour support for his ‘clear motion’ for military action against Syria. Downing Street released a...
Hunt signals more NHS cuts
THE British Medical Association yesterday expressed concern for the future of the NHS, after Health Secretary Hunt signalled more savage cuts. A BMA spokesperson said:...
Nurses Ready To Strike Over Pay–Ballot Shows
THE VAST majority of nurses are prepared to strike over pay, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warned yesterday as it announced a ‘summer...
Teachers fury at Labour’s ‘inadequate & unfunded’ 2.8% offer!
DELEGATES at the annual conference of the National Education Union (NEU) in Harrogate yesterday voted for districts, branches and school groups to ‘immediately prepare’...
10,000 dead in Israel’s month-long Gaza genocide!
MORE than 10,000 Palestinians have been slaughtered in Israel’s month-long genocide since October 7th, Gaza’s Health Ministry announced yesterday, with 10,022 people, including 4,104...
EUROSTAR NIGHTMARE CONTINUES! – passengers told to stay away
Eurotunnel closed its shuttle car service to new arrivals yesterday, saying it was at ‘saturation point’, as travellers struggled to find alternative ways of...
Ritzy strikes back!
‘OUR strike is very effective. The cinema is completely closed down!’ BECTU rep and Ritzy cinema worker, Kelly Rogers, told News Line yesterday. Workers at...
‘STRIKE INEVITABLE!’ says PCS leader Mark Serwotka
‘If we get a tax on pensions and jobs and pay, I think that the inevitability of industrial action stares us in the face,’...
Greek Workers To Stand Trial
The Athens State Prosecutor ordered that 13 trade unionists, a pensioner and an unemployed worker who were arrested by riot police last Thursday morning...
Stop Maternity Closure Tomorrow!
The Maternity unit at Ealing Hospital is set to close tomorrow, Wednesday 24 June. This is a disaster for the densely populated part of...
Gate Gourmet Deal ‘Worthless’
‘The deal done between the TGWU and Gate Gourmet is worthless, I’m going to apply to an Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal,’ Mr A...
Angry Teachers Vote For Strike Ballot Against Pay Cut
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) annual conference in Harrogate voted unanimously on Saturday for a one-day strike against a pay-cutting two per cent...
Stop hospital closures with occupations and a general strike!
THE London Fire Brigades Union banner will be on today’s mass march to stop the closure of Lewisham Hospital. Yesterday it was outside Ealing...
Return to election campaign needs PM May’s agreement!
THE LABOUR Party yesterday was unable to say when campaigning in the general election – which was suspended by PM May in the wake...
‘Life or death’ ambulance crisis
AN ACUTE lack of ambulances and paramedics has created a situation where 999 patients classed as ‘life threatening’ are waiting for up to...
‘LOW PAY NO WAY’ say CT pickets
Shouts of ‘Low Pay, No Way!’ rang out at a 50-strong, lively picket of busworkers outside CT Plus garage in Hackney in east London...
A Damning Indictment Of The Bus Industry
A SURVEY published yesterday shows that bus workers believe that the privatised bus companies are far more interested in making big profits than providing...
BROWNE ACCEPTS BLAME – but admits Blair knew of decision to sell stories
Defence secretary Des Browne yesterday said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for decisions which allowed the fifteen UK sailors and marines held by the Iranians...
‘US Troops Must Leave Iraq’ Say 170 Lawmakers
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY IRAQI lawmakers have signed a draft bill, demanding the withdrawal of US military forces from the country following the assassination...
Combat Troops For Afghanistan
Britain is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan ‘as a matter of urgency’ Defence Secretary Des Browne told MPs yesterday. In a statement to the...
‘LOL’ Dave to Rebekah
Prime Minister Cameron ended several text messages to former Sun and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks with the letters LOL, she told...
Firefighters strike tonight!
AHEAD of today’s and tomorrow’s four-hour national fire strikes in England and Wales, leading firefighters told News Line they want general strike action across...
NHS Patient Care Is Under Threat
THE quality and safety of patient care in general practice in England is under threat from rising workload pressures according to a major new...
Million-man march today to expel all US troops from Iraq – ‘Banish Iraqi president’...
IRAQIS are joining a ‘million-man march’ against the US today as anger soars over a meeting between the president of Iraq Barham Salih and...
100 firefighters picket courts! – to stop closure of 10 London fire stations and...
OVER 100 firefighters picketed the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday against the decision to close ten fire stations in London and cut 552 jobs...
Massive ASLEF vote for strike action over pay!
ASLEF train drivers’ trade union members have voted overwhelmingly for more strike action, having not had a pay rise for five years. Mick Whelan, general...
Capitalist debt transferred to the poor – McDonnell indicts Spring Statement
‘I AM pleased to report to the House on a UK economy that has grown in every year since 2010,’ Tory Chancellor Philip Hammond...


















