What are Starmer and Streeting doing with our NHS?
Felicity Dowling writes: They are taking us on a dangerous path for patients, staff, and the health and well-being of us all. This is another reason for the struggle to return the NHS to its basic principles. Read more »
No illusions: Trump and his friends will violate international law and all established rules!
Yorgos Mitralias writes: When, at the beginning of the century, the great American writer Philip Roth rewrote the history of his country with his extraordinary novel The Plot against America, by having the legendary pro-Nazi aviator Charles Lindbergh elected President of the United States instead of Franklin Roosevelt, Read more »
What the NHS needs: what we can do
Felicity Dowling writes: We protest at the lives lost, lives shortened, and the stress endured by families and staff in the NHS. This winter the staff of the NHS have worked hard, often in terrible conditions. Read more »
Support the Birmingham bin strikers
As the bin workers’ strike continues in Birmingham, please send what support you can: Read more »
Trump’s back in office – what do we know so far?
Kate Hudson writes: First and foremost, he’s destroying everything that stands in the way of the far right agenda in the United States. The whole state system is being restructured to support the far-right agenda. Read more »
Solidarity and Peace this Christmas
We wish all our readers and supporters, their families, friends and comrades peace, joy, relaxation, good food, warm homes, good health and healthcare if needed, and good company this holiday season. Read more »
Sorry we missed you! – XR North Lakes message to Howden Insurance
Allan Todd writes: As part of XRUK’s continuing national Insure Our Survival campaign, members of XR North Lakes took part in actions in Manchester and in Preston during the last week in October and early November. Read more »
On the brink of war between Russia and NATO: Step Back Now
The European Left Party has issued the following on statement on the worsening situation: Read more »
Help End Fuel Poverty in Cumbria!
With a recent study showing that almost 19,000 families in Cumbria are now living in fuel poverty – a proportion that’s higher than the national average Read more »
Organising for the NHS: respond to the consultation
Felicity Dowling writes: The NHS came from campaigning and small-scale health provision organised by the trade unions – especially the miners Read more »
Organising in the second Trump Era: discussing with the Democratic Socialists of America
Join our online public meeting with the DSA: Tuesday 19th November at 7pm (UK time) REGISTER HERE With Megan Romer and Ashik Siddique, representatives of the Democratic Socialists of America *NEW SPEAKER* Seema Syeda, co-author of Creeping Fascism Read more »
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Discussion & Debate
Sleepwalking into a Political Nighmare?
Allan Todd writes: “Fascism unites … the scattered masses… all the countless human beings whom finance capital itself has brought to desperation and frenzy… Read more »
Just two laws – a warning from history
“The Far Right and creeping fascism … [are] rooted in the capitalist crisis Read more »
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Local reports
Stopping New Coal: Speakers’ Corner
YES to Just Transition and Climate Jobs – NO to the Whitehaven coalmine! Allan Todd writes: On Saturday 22 July, around 80 people – from trade unions and local campaign groups – gathered at the site of the proposed coal mine in Whitehaven, to hear a range of speakers talk about climate jobs for Cumbria, […] Read more »
Report: Northern March for the NHS
The Northern March for the NHS on July 1st in Leeds attracted about 600 supporters. The march was called by Keep Our NHS Public and 24 unions branches across the North. Read more »
Film review: Time to blow up a pipeline?!
Another month, and yet another set of news stories that graphically underline the indisputable fact that the Climate and Ecological Crises are continuing to worsen, and are thus impacting negatively on the lives of millions of people around the world: Read more »
National Humiliation for The Patriots in Leeds
On Saturday 10 June a mobilisation for the neo-Nazi Patriots was drowned out by a counter demo in Leeds. Read more »
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