Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency workers to take strike action
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members working for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) across England, Wales and Scotland have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action in a…
Rosebank oil field ‘totally incompatible’ with COP commitments, Scottish Greens say
Licensing the Rosebank oil field is 'totally incompatible' with COP commitments, the Scottish Greens have said. This week at the COP28 climate summit, the UK joined countries around the world…
Fran Heathcote elected general secretary of PCS
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has elected Fran Heathcote as its next general secretary. Heathcote will succeed Mark Serwotka in the role and become the union's first ever…
Russian Supreme Court bans LGBT movement
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 'international LGBT movement' is an 'extremist organisation' in a move which human rights groups have said will jeopardise all forms of LGBT rights…
NUJ condemns killing of journalists in Gaza
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the 'unprecedented' death toll of journalists in Gaza. According to the International Federation of Journalists, more than 60 journalists have been killed…
‘Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is not a side effect. It is the policy.’ – Israeli human rights group
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has said that the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza is not a side effect of the war, but instead the intended result of the policy…
Labour councillor defects to the Green Party in Kensington and Chelsea
The Green Party has secured its first seat on Kensington and Chelsea council following a defection from Labour. Councillor Mona Adam resigned her Labour membership saying that her "values and…
Scottish independence could see Universal Basic Income introduced, Scottish Greens say
Independence would allow Scotland to 'reverse Tory cuts and austerity', and introduce a Universal Basic Income that would 'offer security and dignity', the Scottish Green Party has claimed. The Scottish…
Whitehall workers win 8% pay rise
Workers in three major government departments have won a pay rise of up to 8 per cent. The workers - represented by the PCS union - have called off planned…
A nuclear power-free Scotland would be ‘safer for people and planet’, Scottish Greens claim
The Scottish Greens have called for a Scotland free of nuclear power, claiming it would be 'safer for people and planet'. The party's climate spokesperson Mark Ruskell has made the…