Don’t give up the pensions fight
Today Unison signed a heads of agreement with the government over changes to NHS pensions. The agreement still needs approval from Unison's health committee (and potentially the membership directly) and…
Sparks occupy BBC Scotland
A group of electricians have occupied the BBC Scotland building to protest against the corporation's failure to cover their long running fight against large building contractors who are attempting to…
The party hasn’t started
As the economic system built by the rich for the rich collapses, pessimism abounds. The argument seems to go like this: if the rich couldn't build a better nation, a…
UK Uncut response to retirement of HMRC Chief Dave Hartnett – 17th December Day of Action
As Dave Hartnett announces his retirement as head tax chief and HMRC feels renewed pressure inside parliament over tax dodging, UK Uncut plans to pile the pressure on the high…
We Don’t Need Martyrs
In this response to Pete Spellar's article "Why I don't mask up", majsaleh defends the tactic and argues that solidarity is different from martydom. It is unsurprising that people are…
Bingo! Osborne’s Autumn statement: fun for all the family
Thought the pre-budget report was going to be enraging? Worried that watching it will set you on a trajectory which will inevitably lead to the need for a new TV,…
5 things about pensions
Wednesday's strike isn't just about pensions. Unions like the PCS have been clear from the outset – anti-worker laws mean we can't go on strike against government policies. So unions…
This is what democracy looks like – learning from Latin America
This piece first appeared in this week's issue of the Occupied Times Stretched across the tent town by the London Stock Exchange is a banner spelling out the slogan of…
Share buy backs and the failure of ‘Schrödinger’s capitalism’
The New York Times reported yesterday the return of corporate share buy-backs in the USA. When I tweeted the link to the story, someone replied with perhaps the best analogy…
Workfare to be challenged in the courts.
Workfare is a programme whereby anyone who has been claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) for 6 months can be sent to work for major multinational companies like Tesco, Poundland and Sainsbury’s…