Friday, 8 April 2011

Large demonstration against ConDem cuts – what next?

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The demonstration against the ConDem budget cuts was huge. More than 250000 people took part in the protest against the public sector cuts o...
Thursday, 24 March 2011

The First Social Conference in Europe: a move towards wider resistance?

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On 10 and 11 March 2011, I attended the First Social Conference in Europe . Around 80 representatives of European trade unions and social mo...
Monday, 21 March 2011

Is there a future for trade unions in the UK?

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In this University of Nottingham podcast , I look ahead to the planned TUC demonstration against cuts in the public sector on Saturday, 26 M...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Dangerous illusions in the top tier - Part2!

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Despite the cut-backs in Higher Education in the UK, members of staff in top tier institutions feel fairly secure in their employment. Job l...
Sunday, 13 March 2011

A radical feminist vision of resistance and the struggle against budget cuts

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The current attack on the welfare state in the UK by the ConDem government through its draconian budget cuts is unprecedented. No area of th...
Saturday, 12 March 2011

COALITION OF RESISTANCE in the UK!

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Resistance against the attack on the public sector by the ConDem government is gathering pace. The Coalition of Resistance has been establi...
Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Trade unions, free trade and the problem of transnational solidarity

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Resistance against free trade agreements has increased since the demonstrations at the WTO ministerial conference in Seattle in 1999. Positi...