Legal aid reforms will create a two-tier justice system
By Adam Pogonowski Yet another example of the Tories’ determination to attack the worst off in our society is their proposed reforms to criminal legal aid. Legal aid has already…
The academic case for austerity crumbles… but it won't change anything
So, it turns out that one of the main academic papers used to justify the government's massive cuts is wrong. I mean, not in the 'some academics think it's wrong,…
UK Uncut plan to ‘evict a millionaire’ over Bedroom Tax
The anti-cuts direct action pioneers UK Uncut have announced that their next action will be a day of "mass civil disobedience" on Saturday 13 April. Their focus will be the…
An aspiration nation
An aspiration nation. That’s how George Osborne described the UK in his fourth budget. A budget that brings some fortune to big business, home owners and tax avoiders but gives…
Budget Day Strikes – support the PCS today
It's budget day. Again. Once more, George Osborne will stand up on his hind legs and assault the people of Britain. And once more, the Public and Commercial Services Union…
Alan Milburn was paid by NHS privateers while still an MP
This isn't new information, but it was new to me. This Guardian article from two years ago says that, when he was still an MP, Alan Milburn was getting £25-30k…
tours of Greece: Life and Debt in Thessaloniki
By Nick Dearden - this blog first appeared on the website of the Jubilee Debt Campaign, of which he is director. Nick is currently in Greece on a fact finding…
London event: Austerity is working – for the 1%
Join us for an inspiring day of discussion, film & workshops in London. The welfare state is under attack, workers’ rights are being eroded and poverty and inequality are on…
The way the economic wind blows and what it means for the left
With employment increasing, is the economic crisis nearing an end? or are we heading for triple dip recession as manufacturing and exports shrink? Will the economy be on the mend…
Video: Awesome interview with Iceland's president – how they saved their economy
Davos, as someone else has said, is where the rich gather to work out how to get richer. So, it's a joy to see this Al Jazeera interview with Olafur…