UK Public sector cuts Newswire Archive
Packed meeting calls for a halt to Whittington sell off
14-02-2013 17:58
"Nothing short of shambolic":privatisation, cuts & court interpreting
10-02-2013 15:23
This time last year a contract to privatise court interpreting services for foreign language speakers and the hearing impaired went live with almost immediately disastrous results all round. The contract, defended by the Ministry of Justice and now owned by a company sold to Capita, has been the subject of two parliamentary committee reports (latest published on 6 February) and a National Audit Office report. What's been going on?Sussex University Students in new occupation!
07-02-2013 16:13
http://defendsussex.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/what-actually-happened/) have from today re-occupied Bramber conference centre at the University.
Birmingham Council House Balcony protest
05-02-2013 16:45
On Monday February 4th 1:30pm a group of 20 Save Birmingham protesters entered the city’s Council House and occupied the Balcony that overlooks Victoria Square. The group took this action in protest over the £625m cuts the council are set to approve on the 26th February. The group had previously tried writing letters to each member of the council and after receiving no replies decided to escalate their tactics by occupying the Council House Balcony.Photos from yesterdays Birmingham Council House Occupation and Demonstration
05-02-2013 15:35
Birmingham Council House Occupied
04-02-2013 15:30
"We are up above Victoria Sq in the Council house – We are here because we have a message to communicate to the city. Follow on #SaveBirmingham"
Occupy Sheffield: Peoples Forum on Debt - 2nd March 2013
03-02-2013 10:48
Occupy Sheffield are hosting a Peoples Forum on Debt on Saturday 2nd March 2013, 9.30am-3pm at the Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James St. S1 2EW (just along from the Cathedral, past the Blue Moon).The Tax & Cut Time Bomb: April Showers Pain on the Poor
31-01-2013 14:50
Protest Today! Lewisham A and E closure announcement.
31-01-2013 13:06
Hunt has announced that Lewisham A and E will be closed. Protest today at 5.30 pm outside Lewisham hospitalSave Birmingham March on the Council House Don't let them vote through the cuts
29-01-2013 15:51
Rally February 4th 5pm at the Bullring: Albert Bore know the score, we won’t take it anymore!
Invite your friends, colleagues, community to all come out.
The government might say the cuts have already been decided but we say it's not too late. If they won't fight it in the chambers then we'll fight it on the ground in Birmingham.
Meet at the Waterstones by the Bullring at 5pm and march on the Council House where, at 6pm, the ruling Labour councillors are planning on voting for Albert Bore's recommended cuts to our jobs and services for the 2013 budget.
International Students Movement (UK): Online meeting
29-01-2013 02:12
There will be an online meeting this week for anyone interested in being part of an 'admin collective' to set up and manage a network of independent student groups/individuals in the UK, based on the model of the International Students Movement http://ism-global.net/ism_en
We are Taxing The Bedrooms of Dead Children
28-01-2013 15:36
Britain is a colder place since the passing of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, which seeks to radically change the concept of social security. The social contract is being replaced with a Victorian welfare system. Today we look at the creeping impacts of the Welfare Reform Act and how it is making the poorest in the land suffer the consequences of the crimes of the wealthiest.
Leeds City Council to build new council homes! Oh wait, only 105.
26-01-2013 12:22
LCC claims to be helping those effected by the bedroom tax, the reality shows how little they care about tenants.Tips for the seriously mentally distressed in dealing with ATOS
20-01-2013 23:30
"Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed."How do Starbucks dodge paying so much tax?
20-01-2013 18:53
Friern Barnet People's Library Latest: Report and Photos
14-01-2013 12:43
Storming The Heavens !
11-01-2013 19:55
Storming the Heavens (open forum for anti capitalists)
is series of meetings for reds and greens to discuss and explore
alternatives to the current economic system.
Britain's military adventures have cost us all so much
11-01-2013 10:49
This article was first published on Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)Austerity: Another Word For War.
10-01-2013 14:49
The article equates global austerity to a condition of large-scale 'war' by the upholders of the capitalist mode of production - against the rest of society. The article considers two possible lines of resistance and defence which could put ordinary people onto a self-reliant and defensive war footing.Boycott Duchy Originals
10-01-2013 13:50
According to the campaign group Republic, the heir to the throne, Charles Prince of Wales pays zero corporation tax on his Duchy empire. Boycott Duchy Originals until he pays his fair share of tax.
