UK Public sector cuts Newswire Archive
Call Out to Hackney Anarchists to organise against the Cuts
16-02-2011 20:03
Nottingham protest to open banks as homeless centres
16-02-2011 19:51
On Saturday 19 February and attempt will be made to transform banks as homeless centres.Lobby Justice Secretary over Ed Wollard’s 32-month sentence
16-02-2011 19:42
Campaigners are urging Edward Woollard’s supporters to take part in a government consultation before it ends on March 4, and to let justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke know their views on the sentencing and rehabilitation of offenders, and why they think Edward Woollard’s sentence is in complete contradiction to the aims of the government’s Green Paper, Breaking the cycle.Workers storm Southampton Civic Centre as Council votes through pay and job cuts
16-02-2011 18:11
Protesters held a lobby this afternoon at Southampton City Council's budget-setting meeting, before a break-off group managed to break through security and got into the building, banging on the door of the Council Chamber minutes before £25m of cuts were finalised.Three arrests at Shire Hall as £50m cuts made to local services.
16-02-2011 17:29
More on the library cuts
16-02-2011 11:49
It sounds like some of the councils are reconsidering library closures, though many are still under threat - see link to Guardian article below.Charnwood Campaign Against the Cuts meeting on 21 February
16-02-2011 05:38
Charnwood Campaign Against the Cuts is planning to escalate its protests in Loughborough through a series of meetings.National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts – Day 3
15-02-2011 13:53
The 3rd National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts has been called for April 14th 2011.Blackbird Leys - three days left to stop the council...
15-02-2011 08:29
If you live in Blackbird Leys, or anywhere else in Oxford, you have just two days to lodge an objection to a Planning Application from the Council to itself for a new swimming pool.Oxford City Council is pressing ahead with its scheme to close down two leisure centres (Temple Cowley Pools & Fitness Centre, and Blackbird Leys Swimming Pool) and build a brand new pool in Blackbird Leys next to the existing Leisure Centre. The existing centres could be refurbished and improved for £3m, while a new 25m pool will have a capital cost of over £9m. Does this make financial sense or offer value for money when there are cuts to frontline services happening across the city?
West London anti-cuts meeting on 16 February
15-02-2011 07:34
West London Anti-racism Alliance Fight the Cuts (WLARA) is calling on everybody who is free on Wednesday 16 February evening to support the anti-cuts public meeting.Disabled plan protest against Clegg on 4 March
14-02-2011 19:50
Campaigners in wheelchairs will target Nick Clegg over the government's cuts lifeline allowances during the Scottish Lib Dems' final gathering before the Holyrood election.Mansfield anti-cuts meeting on 16 February
14-02-2011 18:03
On 16 February there will be a ‘Fight the Cuts!’ meeting in Mansfield.A Short Legal History of the Credit Crunch
14-02-2011 17:30
A critical legal analysis of the credit crunch, the banks' tactics for survival and the roll out of these tactics as part of the cuts agenda.Bristol: occupied homeless centre faces eviction
14-02-2011 17:23
Homeless people in Bristol have occupied a former homeless advice centre recently closed down by the council. They are now facing eviction by notorious bailiffs Constant & CoEd Woollard support website launched
14-02-2011 17:02
Supporters of Edward Woollard have launched a website, Support 4 Ed Woollard after receiving an “overwhelming” number of messages of support for the 18-year-old student serving a “disproportionate” 32-month sentence for violent disorder.Budget of Government 'anti-snooping' agency is slashed
14-02-2011 12:49
The Government is planning to dramatically cut the budget of its surveillance watchdog despite pledging to protect the public from Big Brother-style snooping.Shrewsbury march against the cuts on 19th February
14-02-2011 10:11
On 19th February there will be an anti-cuts protest in Shrewsbury.Still time to make your voice heard locally!
14-02-2011 04:34
With Oxfordshire County Council set to vote through its budget cuts at the County Council meeting on Tuesday 15th February, you have the right to make your views known.BMA anti-privatisation lobby on 17th February
14-02-2011 04:08
Lobby the British Medical Association to oppose privatisation.
