What’s happening in Somalia is no natural disaster.
Last month I asked a Kenyan farmer what the impact of food speculation was on her community. "Food is getting more and more expensive" she told me. She talked too…
Solidarity with the police
Over 2000 police officers today demonstrated their opposition to cuts to their pay. Their press release is below. Some don't feel it's appropriate to express solidarity with the police. Many…
Housing Benefit Age Discrimination
Did you know that if you are under 25 and single the government does not treat you as a fully grown adult when it comes to housing benefit? This scandal is…
National Buy2Let Mortgage
We’ve all heard the Conservative/Lib-Dem analogy about thenation’s credit card. The coalition partners in Westminster love to accuse Labour of having built up the national debt as though they were…
Strike day – London
By Anna Mason Strike Day in London was a beautiful show of solidarity; public sector workers and supporters coming together to stick it to the Government's punishing new pension policies…
Strike day in Oxford.
We will have brief write-ups of strike and protest activities across the country from today - first, Oxford, by me. At seven thirty, in glorious sunshine, about 50 local residents…
Strike!
So, here we are. Today we will see the biggest day of action yet against the cuts. The average civil servant recieves a pension of £5023. It's no wonder public…
Fortnum & Mason ‘youth cases’ dropped
It appears that some or all of the young people (under 18) charged after the UK Uncut action at Fortnum & Mason have had their charges dropped. Anna Fleur who…
Strathclyde University Occupied
This afternoon student at Strathclyde University in Glasgow occupied the geography and sociology department of their university in opposition to threats of cuts and course closures. The students issued the…
The Slow Squeeze on Science Funding
Following a campaign lead by high-profile scientists last year, the government agreed to protect funding for scientific research from the worst of the cuts inflicted by the Comprehensive Spending Review.…