OVERTURN STARMER’S ATTACK ON PENSIONERS! – demands Unite leader Graham
OVER 200 people protested outside Parliament yesterday to demand the reversal of the Starmer Labour government’s scrapping of the Winter Fuel Allowance for 10...
125,000 workers, students & youth march for Palestine
THERE were 125,000 workers, students and youth on Saturday’s 18th National March for Palestine through London, from Piccadilly to a quarter of a mile...
Students hold Palestine Day of Action!
THOUSANDS protested outside universities and colleges around the UK yesterday as part of a workers and students Day of Action for Palestine. There were 150...
Bus workers join Maudsley strikers on picket line
MAINTENANCE and estate workers striking at four south London mental health hospitals were joined on the picket line yesterday by bus workers, who arrived...
People have come out against the fascists and the racists!
‘REFUGEES are welcome here!’ chanted thousands of workers, students and youth as they joined hundreds of anti-racism demonstrations in towns and cities across the...
UCL Condemned For Going To The Law Courts!
‘UCL Stand for Justice’ has condemned the north London university for going to the courts and smearing its campaign in support of Palestine and...
Kurds march on Downing Street
AROUND 1,000 Kurds and their supporters marched from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street yesterday afternoon in protest against the police attack on the Kurdish...
‘OUR LIVES ARE NOT VALUED BY THIS SYSTEM’ – Chris Kaba family
‘TODAY, we are devastated. The not guilty verdict leaves us with the deep pain of injustice, adding to the unbearable sorrow we have felt...
Birmingham Labour Council attacks striking binworkers
‘IF the council take out an injunction we have to stand strong. They are trying to kill our spirit,’ striking Birmingham binworker Ali Chidodo...
‘We will make Britain a defence industrial superpower’ says Reeves – NHS budget...
‘WE WILL make Britain a defence industrial superpower,’ Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves declared in the House of Commons yesterday, as she revealed that military...
‘National action to defend university jobs’ demand London Met strikers
LONDON Metropolitan University lecturers are back on their picket lines today and tomorrow, having picketed yesterday to emphasise they are stepping up the fight...
Labour Budget Hits Out At The Low Paid
LABOUR Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced National Insurance (NI) and income tax thresholds will be frozen for an extra three years beyond 2028 in her...
Britain must recognise state of Palestine!
THE 25th National March for Palestine assembled outside Green Park in Piccadilly in central London on Saturday morning, with 50,000 demonstrators chanting: ‘From the...
Labour in revolt against Starmer
DOWNING Street has signalled it is preparing compromises in a bid to quell a major rebellion by Labour MPs over welfare reforms, with more...
Starmer beats war drums at Scottish Labour Party Conference!
LABOUR Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer beat the war drums at the Scottish Labour Party Conference in Glasgow yesterday. He said that ‘we can’t cling...
90 Birmingham bin strikers rally outside Parliament – won’t accept any pay cuts
NINETY Birmingham bin strikers came down on a double-decker bus to London to a Unite union rally outside Parliament yesterday afternoon. Strike leader Mike Masters...
Police arrest demonstrators for defying Terrorism Act
POLICE arrested demonstrators outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday, where hundreds gathered in defiance of the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000. The...
Reverse Winter Fuel Allowance cut!
A MOTION is set to be put to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this afternoon to oppose PM Starmer’s scrapping of the Winter...
Grenfell Tower Fire Has Left Deep Scars!
THE Grenfell Tower Inquiry on Wednesday published its final report. Responding to the report, Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: ‘Today is a...
BMA rebuts ‘derogation’ attack
THE British Medical Association yesterday rebutted right wing attacks on its ‘derogation’ system, whereby the NHS can ask for resident doctors, who are taking...
100,000 on London march for Palestine
OVER 100,000 workers, students and youth marched for Palestine on Saturday, from Piccadilly to Whitehall. There were thousands of Palestinian flags, several trade union banners...
‘We oppose genocide – we support Palestine Action!’
MORE than 130 prominent writers, scholars, and activists, including Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg, and Brian Eno, have written to the Court of Appeal in...
Young Socialists lobby calls for general strike to bring down Starmer and bring in...
‘WE HAVE to call action here this week at the TUC Congress to support Palestine and stop the genocide,’ Susan Cook, a delegate from...
Maudsley 3-day strike against more than 200 job cuts by OCS
NHS workers at the South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Trust staged a three-day strike this week against more than 200 job cuts announced...
‘REFORM OR DIE’ – Starmer launches major attack on the NHS
THE NEW Labour government launched its massive attack on the NHS yesterday, with PM Sir Keir Starmer threatening that the NHS must ‘reform or...
‘British government must issue medical visas for injured children from the Gaza Strip!’
A PARLIAMENTARY session in Westminster has called on the British government to urgently issue medical visas for injured children from Gaza, enabling them to...
5 Days Of Strike Action By The Junior Doctors!
JUNIOR doctors in England yesterday embarked on a five-day strike, marking the 11th walkout in their prolonged pay dispute. Members of the British Medical Association...
YOU DID IT! – BMA congratulates resident doctors on 90% strike vote
‘YOU did It!’ the British Medical Association said in a message to resident doctor members yesterday. ‘A resounding majority of you voted in favour...
Labour planning speeding up eviction of asylum seekers
LABOUR Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system as it tries to cut the number of asylum seekers...
Junior Doctors Want A 35% Pay Rise!
PICKETS were out yesterday morning at the Royal London Hospital on day two of the Junior Doctors’ strike. They are determined to fight whatever government...
Resident Doctors staging a full walkout from 7am today
RESIDENT doctors across England are staging a full walkout from 7am today until 6.59am tomorrow. The British Medical Association says years of pay erosion and...
Striking PCS members show their support for the Palestinian state!
STRIKING PCS members were protesting outside the Department of Business & Trade yesterday and showing their support for Palestine. They were joined by a group...
Families are struggling with cost of living admits Reeves
FOOD, clothing, footwear, fuel, non-alcoholic drinks, alcohol, tobacco, and gig & play tickets all rose at a faster pace last month, leading to another...
Labour Government votes for disability cuts!
THE WELFARE Bill, slashing benefits from the disabled and mentally ill, was passed by 335 votes to 260 in the House of Commons yesterday...
Starmer urges EU war on Russia!
LABOUR Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday that he is ‘ready and willing’ to put UK ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine, just as...
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...
London Met Strike Action
LONDON Metropolitan University lecturers came out on strike yesterday, Wednesday 15th April, having warned the university they would do so, if the management refused to...
HUNT’S CLASS WAR BUDGET SCRAPS THE HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND SEPT 30th
TORY Chancellor Hunt delivered his class war Budget in the House of Commons yesterday, announcing that the Household Support Fund will be scrapped on...
PAY UP NOW! – demand striking healthcare assistants
HEALTHCARE assistants whose jobs were wrongly graded are at ‘breaking point’, as managers at Epsom Hospital, St George’s in Tooting and St Helier refuse...
The NHS requires an extra £38bn annually!
THE NHS requires an additional £38bn annually by the end of the next parliament to address the care backlog and reduce prolonged treatment delays,...
Starmer announces militarisation of UK economy
‘BOOTS on the ground, planes in the air,’ Labour Prime Minister Starmer declared in the House of Commons yesterday. In a speech to a packed...
Over 8,500 GPs vote to strike!
OVER 8,500 General Practitioners (GPs) across England have overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking collective action, including strike action, in response to mounting challenges...
Stop the gap between rich and poor!
UNITE leader Sharon Graham warned yesterday morning that the union is likely to disaffiliate from the Labour Party if Chancellor Rachel Reeves does not...
‘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...
Lively picket lines outside Imperial College campuses
THERE were lively picket lines outside Imperial College London in White City and South Kensington yesterday. Imperial College staff resumed strikes last Thursday against a...