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Photo Paul Mattsson
23 May 2012
Back to work? How the system fails the unemployed
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show a slight fall in unemployment. But behind that headline are trends that indicate the impact of the Con-Dems' cuts.
23 May 2012
'They refuse to help kids who need extra support': Angry parents of children with special educational needs (SEN) met in New Cross, south London recently to start forming a campaign group
Joe Simpson, POA assistant general secretary, addresses Socialism 2011, photo Senan
16 May 2012
Why prison officers joined the protests
Interview: On 10 May, members of the POA prison workers' union took part in protest meetings outside prisons against pension cuts. POA assistant general secretary Joe Simpson speaks about the action.
PCS members on strike 10 May 2012 outside Parliament, photo Paul Mattsson
16 May 2012
M10: Angry workers walk out across the country
In London, Westminster was a sea of pickets. 400 Unite health strikers and supporters marched across Westminster Bridge from St Thomas's hospital to attend a lunchtime rally. 700 strikers heard Mark Serwotka...
Unite Health strike demo. Photo Hugh Caffrey
10 May 2012
Pensions strike reports - 10th May
Prison officers have walked out to join hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers taking strike action in defence of their pensions, including trade unionists in PCS, Unite, UCU, and Nipsa
23 April 2012
Hundreds of Liverpool Sure Start parents demonstrate against cuts
Liverpool Sure Start parents and children came together to demand that Liverpool City Council hear their reaction to the proposed 53% cuts to children centre services
Kirklees Sure Start children centres lobby Kirklees council's budget meeting, photo Huddersfield Socialist Party
7 March 2012
Kirklees marches to save child centres
Around 100 angry parents and their children demonstrated through the streets of Huddersfield on Saturday 3 March against Kirklees council's proposals to mothball half of the 32 children's centres, writes Mike Forster.
6 February 2012
All 39 Sure Start centres in Manchester have been saved following a mammoth year-long battle by parents and staff against the council
1 February 2012
David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, has called for the 'smacking ban' to be repealed. He claims his constituents back this, blaming lack of parental control as a factor in last summer's riots
28 January 2012
Anger over Tommy Sheridan 'gagging order'
"Tommy Sheridan's lawyer has accused prison authorities of trying to "gag" him on his release from jail, writes BBC report: 28 January 2012 Last updated at 13:41.
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