Childrens’ speech and language services slashed

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SPEECH and Language Therapy Services for children who have problems learning to speak have been severely cut by the Tories with a new report...
Junior doctors rally on September 28 – prepared to strike against an imposed contract. Photo credit: Steve Eason

JUNIOR DOCTORS DEMANDING ‘CONCRETE ASSURANCES’ FROM HUNT! – will march to Parliament Square on...

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JUNIOR doctors have demanded ‘concrete assurances’ from Tory health secretary Jeremy Hunt before ‘considering’ re-entering negotiations. Junior doctors are furious at the Tory government’s attempts...

WAR AN OPTION – Rumsfeld declares on Iran

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United States defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday that the military option against Iran was ‘on the table’. He said this would be...

May Peddles Tory Charade

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YESTERDAY PM Theresa May set out her ‘vision for Britain after Brexit’ in a key note speech to their party conference in Birmingham in...
Young students leading the WRP-Young Socialist contingent on the May Day march in London – they never had any illusions in the Liberal Democrats

Student Fury Over Lib Dem Betrayal

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THE National Union of Students (NUS) yesterday issued a warning to Liberal Democrat MPs that they must keep their promises to their constituents to...

Israeli Troops Storm Al-Shifa Hospital

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BATTLES raged between Hamas fighters and the Israeli military in the vicinity of al-Shifa Hospital yesterday, as the Israeli genocidal bombardment continued. Palestinian families which...

Great support for Southall WRP candidate!

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THE Elect Hassan Zulkifal WRP Ealing Southall campaign got great support on Southall Broadway yesterday. Heathrow Airport worker and GMB member Kutesh Sashikint said: ‘I...
Junior doctors marched through central London three days before their second strike – they call for Jeremy Hunt to go!

‘HUNT MUST GO!’ – ‘No confidence’ petition reaches 284,244

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A PETITION calling for a vote of no confidence in Tory Health Minister Jeremy Hunt reached 284,244 signatures by yesterday afternoon, after his decision...
Gate Gourmet locked-out workers on their successful 1000-strong march through Southall last December 4

SALE OF JOBS AND CONDITIONS – CWU signs deal with Royal Mail

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Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) leaders have signed a pay for jobs and ‘efficiency’ deal with Royal Mail. They are attempting to sell it to members...
Junior doctors last month said gender inequalities that the contract imposes are as bad as the days of the Suffragettes

Hunt agrees to talks!–as junior doctors call to scrap new contract

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HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt took a step back yesterday and said he is willing to pause the imposition of the junior doctors’ contract in...

£850 million to pay for NHS sackings

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The government will spend more than £850 million in redundancy payments to NHS managers and staff to pave the way for the privatisation of...

Cuts Will Make 40,000 Families Homeless

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Labour is to put down an urgent question in Parliament this morning, after it emerged that Prime Minister Cameron was warned six months ago...
GABRIEL POLLEY being excluded from the UEA hustings on Thursday night – Charles Clarke was again looking on

WRP candidate excluded

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GABRIEL Polley, WRP candidate for Norwich South was prevented from speaking at the Election hustings at the University of East Anglia last Thursday. Gabriel...
Young Socialists and WRP members lobbying the TUC last year demanding ‘No Zero-Hours Contracts’ and ‘End Slave Labour for Youth’

Apprentices used as cheap labour

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THE Tories have no plan to stop youth on apprenticeships being ‘exploited as cheap labour by unscrupulous employers,’ Mark Serwotka, general secretary of public...

HUNGRY KIDS IN UK – Save the Children takes action

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Save the Children has declared a ‘crisis for families’ in the UK, as today it partners UK charity Family Action to distribute cash grants...

Hamas to launch legal action against Tories! –After UK Parliament designates Hamas a ‘terrorist...

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THE PALESTINIAN organisation that governs Gaza, Hamas, announced on Sunday that it will take legal action against the United Kingdom, which recently listed it...
A section of the 5,000-strong march on June 1st when lecturers’ leaders pledged they would carry on with the exams boycott and fight for a decent offer from the employers

RESIGN! – over insulting pay deal say Cardiff lecturers

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Cardiff University and College Union (UCU) lecturers branch has called on national union leaders to resign over calling off industrial action before consulting members...

Nurses voting begins in indicative strike ballot – 160,000-strong petition handed to No 10

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A DELEGATION from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) representing members from across the country handed in a 160,000-strong petition to 10 Downing Street...

‘Metropolitan police recruiting criminals’ – concludes police watchdog

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THE METROPOLITAN Police’s approach to tackling corruption within its ranks is ‘fundamentally flawed,’ an inspection by the police watchdog published yesterday concluded. It found the...
Gate Gourmet workers on the picket line earlier this week and looking forward to their demonstration on Sunday

END TORTURE FLIGHTS! – Liberty demands of Straw and police chiefs

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Yesterday human rights group Liberty called on Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to seek assurances in the next 14 days from the USA that it...

US says no to Hamas-Fatah government

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Aides to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced yesterday that he had frozen talks with Prime Minister Ismail Haniya on forming a unity government. This came...

Five elite Israeli soldiers killed and 2 wounded in Khan Younis

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FIVE elite Israeli soldiers were killed and at least two others wounded in Khan Younis on Friday after a building collapsed during a resistance...

AMBULANCE STAFF OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID! – must retire at 60 says GMB union

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AMBULANCE drivers are so overworked and underpaid that thousands are forced to take time off because of severe stress. Their union the GMB is...

AMAZON ACCUSED OF DIRTY TRICKS – as GMB withdraws bid for recognition

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AMAZON was yesterday accused of ‘dirty tricks’ as the GMB withdrew its recognition bid. Amazon refuses to pay workers a decent wage, but are paying...
Norwich Remploy picket line urged the unions to get together so as to have the force to deal with the government

Remploy Strike

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WORKERS at all 54 Remploy sites, members of the GMB and Unite unions, went on strike yesterday in a bid to save 2,800 disabled...
Statue erected in Tripoli of a giant Libyan fist crushing an American warplane, following the  US-UK bombing of Libya in 1986

‘Halt Nato Barbarism’ Libyan Government Calls For Ceasefire!

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LIBYAN government spokesman Dr Moussa Ibrahim told the world’s press yesterday: ‘We are here to sincerely, as always, appeal for an immediate ceasefire, an...
Seasonal fire-fighters outside the Ministry for Interior. Banner demands that the prime minister keeps his electoral promise to employ them on a permanent basis

Greek Universities & Schools Occupied

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Nearly all Greek university departments and over 500 schools throughout the country were yesterday being occupied by students in mass and militant mobilisations commemorating...
Gate Gourmet locked-out workers joined the Terminal 5 building workers’ picket line yesterday

Mass Picket A Great Success

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‘We want our jobs back! No to the Compromise Agreement! Kick out Gate Gourmet!’ shouted 150 locked out Gate Gourmet workers and supporters...

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant!

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THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. It has also wrongfully...
Mass picket yesterday morning outside Ealing Hospital

Second day of Ealing Hospital strike

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EALING Hospital porters, domestic, catering and help desk workers held their second 12-hour strike yesterday. More than 100 GMB members employed by the privateer Medirest...

Drivers picket Bow bus garage

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THERE was a well-attended picket line at Bow bus garage yesterday as drivers continued their fight for safe scheduling. Tom, a driver with 30 years’...

It’s Not Over! Admit Cameron & Sarkozy In Tripoli

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NICOLAS Sarkozy and David Cameron, with delegations of businessmen plus NATO officers, visited Tripoli yesterday to try to shore up the split and divided...

Oxford CWU – out again on Wednesday

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POSTAL workers in Oxford who have been on unofficial strike for a week, yesterday returned to work. People are still very angry and a sizeable...
Delegates make sure that Prime Minister Brown knows how they feel about his government’s cuts policies

COOL RECEPTION FOR BROWN – at the TUC Congress

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GORDON BROWN had a very cool reception at the TUC yesterday. The mood was set by the PCS delegation, which held up placards saying ‘No...

BILLIONS WIPED OFF SHARES – after Japan stock market collapse

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Billions of dollars, pounds and euros were wiped off worldwide share prices yesterday as investors took fright at the abrupt collapse and closure of...

Israel launches ‘war of extermination!’ – 274 killed in first few hours yesterday

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THE Lebanese Health Ministry reported at 4.00pm yesterday afternoon that 274 citizens had been killed in Israeli airstrikes which began at 6.30am, including 21...

I’m Staying Put Says Brian Haw

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‘I’M NOT going to be shut up. I want the whole people of Britain to raise their voice against this,’ said peace campaigner...

‘Police spy should have been charged’ – say Stephen Lawrence’s parents

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THE police officer involved in an alleged plot to spy on the parents of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence should have faced disciplinary charges...
Syrians hold a vigil outside their embassy in London last Thursday to commemorate the Syrian government leaders who died in that day’s terrorist bombing in Damascus

Military prepare for war over Syria

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‘External intervention’ in Syria is becoming more likely, says a leading UK-based military think tank. Planning for possible intervention is already under way...

Eastern Ukraine refuses to vote!

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THERE were big demonstrations in Donetsk and other eastern Ukrainian cities yesterday in opposition to the presidential election that was called by the unelected...

1,000 CLASH WITH POLICE IN SAMAWA – Iraqis angry over no water or electricity

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At least one person was killed and sixty others were wounded yesterday when over 1,000 angry Iraqis clashed with police in Samawa, south of...
Physiotherapists on the picket line at St George’s Hospital in south west London last November 30 – any future action will be joined by the BMA

Bma–Industrial Action Over Pensions

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The British Medical Association (BMA) has requested an urgent meeting with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in a further effort to re-start talks...

Scotland Votes For Boycott Of Israel!

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SCOTLAND’S Parliament has voted to impose an immediate and comprehensive boycott of Israel and companies linked to its genocide in Gaza, passing a landmark...

‘No return to northern Gaza!’ as Israel attacks the West Bank!

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THE Israeli military has warned Palestinians against returning to northern Gaza, saying ‘the war is not over’. Israel has said that northern Gaza is out...
‘Back Bombardier – Save Our Jobs’ was the message from the trade unions outside parliament yesterday

Bombardier Workers Lobby Parliament

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TWO hundred Bombardier workers and their supporters descended on parliament yesterday to urge the Tory coalition ‘to save British train manufacturing’. The government has already...