Tuesday, 13 September 2011

An Autumn of Discontent?

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Considering the full-scale attack on the public sector in the UK, including measures such as cuts to welfare benefits, imposed changes to pu...
Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Cave canem: the gobal financial crisis and the Left in Britain!

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Considering the global financial crisis and the ConDem government’s current attempts to save money through drastic cuts to the public sector...
Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Towards a public sector wide strike in the UK? Impressions from the annual congress of the University and College Union.

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Several public sector unions in the UK are currently balloting for industrial action in order to go on strike together on 30 June. The Highe...
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...