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Yesterday a magnificent demo took place in Brighton with the support from the public exceeding the organisers’ expectations. Workers parents and children from the council’s Brightstart Nursery which is earmarked for closure lead the huge march through the centre of town. Many people young and old joined the protest as they saw it go…
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Dark days have arrived in Britain. The coalition government and their toxic flotilla of cuts are ruthlessly hacking away jobs, damaging vulnerable lives and chipping away at the very fabric of our society. We cannot afford to stand by and let this country sail towards a future of inequality. Fear Not! Captain SKA and…
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Vodafone closed its Oxford Street store in the face of protesters angry that the firm has been let off a potential £6bn tax bill amid deep welfare cuts. Vodafone has confirmed the shop will remain shut until it is safe to open it again. However, it disputes not paying a £6bn tax bill.
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The Coalition government wants ‘outstanding’ schools to opt-out of the Local Authority and become separate ‘Academies’. The Governing Body of Tidemill School in Frankham Street, Deptford, SE8 is to make this decision. The new school building aims to be part of a community facility on Giffin Street, in the heart of Deptford. This is a…
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Paul O’Grady sounds off at George Osbourne and the rest of the ConDems for the cuts made to public spending on his live television show.
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Thousands of high school pupils demonstrated in France against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension reform. A French high school student was undergoing surgery on Friday after being injured by a flash-ball shot by a police officer on Thursday. And in the northern city of Caen, a student’s father said that his son had to have…
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France’s government is facing a growing wave of revolt against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s attack on pensions. After yesterday’s strikes and protests today saw more strikes shut down refineries. The action this week is a huge increase on previous protests with the CFDT union claiming 3.5 million people turned out to demonstrate. The protests and…
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Hundreds of scientists have gathered outside the Treasury to protest against expected cuts to science funding. The rally was organised by the Science is Vital campaign, whose petition calling for no cuts to funding has been signed by more than 20,000 people. Speaking at the protest, the former head of the Medical Research Council,…
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Thousands took part in strikes and protests against austerity measures on a day of action
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