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NHS waiting lists: Only one quarter of public support using private healthcare to clear backlog

Chris Jarvis 27 February 2023 NHS waiting lists: Only one quarter of public support using private healthcare to clear backlog2023-02-26T23:07:09+00:00 News No Comment
New polling has found that only one in four people support clearing the NHS backlog by paying private providers to perform NHS operations. A majority of the public - 57…
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Workers relaunch the campaign to bring UCL services back in house

Will Herbert 16 May 2022 Workers relaunch the campaign to bring UCL services back in house2022-05-16T20:29:06+01:00 Labour Movement No Comment
Hundreds of cleaners, security staff, and others at University College London (UCL) signed a letter this month demanding an end to outsourcing on campus. Workers say subcontractors have abused them…
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Outsourced London school cleaners go on strike

William Harrison 28 February 2021 Outsourced London school cleaners go on strike2021-02-28T19:43:14+00:00 Labour Movement No Comment
La Retraite strike members. Image credit via United Voices of the World. From the 16th March, a group of outsourced cleaning staff at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School in…
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London security guard suspended for opposing outsourcing

Bright Green Editors 14 November 2020 London security guard suspended for opposing outsourcing2020-11-16T10:07:01+00:00 Labour Movement 2 Comments
The Francis Crick Institute. Image credits via yellow book, creative commons. Cetin Avsar, a trade union activist with United Voices of the World (UVW), had only spent three weeks working…
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Cuts, outsourcing and democratic deficits are stunting councils’ fight against coronavirus

Jamie Osborn 12 April 2020 Cuts, outsourcing and democratic deficits are stunting councils’ fight against coronavirus2020-04-12T10:12:32+01:00 Comment No Comment
England is one of the most centralised nations in the world. For years, local councils have faced brutal cuts to their budgets and stripping away of their powers by Westminster. Now…
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Academics and the defence of their universities

Bright Green Editors 3 June 2013 Academics and the defence of their universities2013-06-03T08:30:02+01:00 *Society* No Comment
Luke Martell An inspiring Convention for Higher Education in Brighton has made an important step forward, discussing what the public university should be, and investigating the implications of its marketisation.…
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Sussex Uni ‘Pop-Up Union’ to fight outsourcing

Adam Ramsay 26 March 2013 Sussex Uni ‘Pop-Up Union’ to fight outsourcing2015-03-11T00:42:42+00:00 *Society* No Comment
Workers at the University of Sussex have formed a new union in a bid to halt the outsourcing of 235 campus jobs. The initiative comes from rank-and-file members of the…
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The Sussex Occupation and the Privatisation of University Education

Bright Green Editors 25 March 2013 The Sussex Occupation and the Privatisation of University Education2013-03-25T08:30:41+00:00 *Society* 5 Comments
Luke Martell The Sussex Uni occupation against outsourcing is in its seventh week. It hosts a national demo against education privatisation today. You can quibble whether what’s happening at Sussex…
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