“Cash strapped Councils struggle to cope as Osborne’s austerity cuts bite”

Research by the Financial Times shows the extent to which local authorities are struggling to cope with the cuts in … More

Tory ballot-rigging threatens democratic right to strike

“Today’s Queen’s Speech is a speech for working people, from a One Nation government that will bring our country together.” … More

At the recent Prime Minister’s Question Time David Cameron goaded interim Labour Leader Harriet Harman on Labour’s attitude to the … More

Stop the Tories ballot rigging proposals A letter to the Swindon Advertiser The parliamentary majority which the Tories won in … More

These are some brief initial observations on the outcome of the General Election. Understanding exactly what happened in the General … More

20 years ago I wrote a pamphlet for the Thames Valley District Council of the RMT. The text on the … More

Ken Loach “Martin Wicks has written a valuable account of a grassroots campaign from the inside, but the book is … More

Fantasy Island George Osborne’s Budget speech reminded me of the old saying, an empty vessel makes the most noise. He … More

I’m not sure what evidence Elizabeth Mackley has that the proposal by the New College Corporation in relation to Buckhurst … More

New College is shortly to put in an application for an all-weather football pitch on Council owned Buckhurst field1 which … More