6 December 2017

End Tory war on poor

14 million people in the UK - over 20% of the population - are living below the poverty line

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6 December 2017

Teachers strike in Sheffield

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) went on strike today (6.12.17) at Westways primary school in Sheffield

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5 December 2017

Glenfield victory shows people power can save our NHS

Celebrations were taking place in Leicester city centre following an outstanding victory for the campaign to save congenital heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital

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30 November 2017

Victory: Glenfield Children's Heart Centre saved!

The proposal to end surgery at the centre has been dropped

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29 November 2017

Save Glenfield Children's Heart Centre! Save our NHS!

A grassroots movement is continuing to build up against the grievous bodily harm being committed against the NHS by the Tory government

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15 November 2017

TV review: Abortion on Trial - hard-hitting look at impact of 1967 act

Abortion on Trial is a hard-hitting, personal and political look at the 1967 Abortion Act. Eight women, who had all had abortions, and one man were invited to discuss their experiences

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15 November 2017

Carlisle socialists campaign against Universal Credit

Universal Credit benefit changes will cause untold misery for thousands in Carlisle when they are fully rolled out in April next year

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8 November 2017

Opposition to new academy school being built on Leeds playing fields

Leeds council should not just accept the diktats of the Tory government

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8 November 2017

Child poverty set to hit 5.2m - unions and Corbyn must act now

Welfare cuts are set to make child poverty soar over the next five years to 5.2 million kids

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8 November 2017

Bosses say 217 years to close pay gap - workers' struggle can close it now!

This is the first time figures have shown the situation is going backwards

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25 October 2017

1967 Abortion Act reflected social changes

Fight for the right to choose when and whether to have children: Fifty years ago the 1967 Abortion Act was signed into law - where are women's rights today?

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25 October 2017

Kids wait 18 months for mental healthcare

Kick out cutters and profiteers: Children suffering from mental health problems have to wait up to 18 months to access care

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18 October 2017

Schools "can't go any further" - stop the cuts: set deficit budgets now

'Southampton Fair Funding for All Schools' brought teachers, students, TAs, heads and parents onto the streets on 14 October to protest against the growing crisis in Southampton schools. The action took place ahead of the national lobby of MPs at Westminster on 24 October, which the campaign has built for.

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11 October 2017

Don't wreck our rec! Campaigning to save green space in Standish

On the morning of 10 October the Tory government announced it was launching a website to show the widespread racial inequality in Britain. To many this will seem like a sick Black History Month joke.

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11 October 2017

Shocking insight into Isis

TV drama: The State: The brutal finale of the Channel 4 drama about Isis, 'The State', came as no surprise

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27 September 2017

One in four teenage girls depressed - crisis made worse by cuts

We are more familiar with depression than ever. What was considered uncommon 20 years ago is now increasingly prevalent, particularly among young people, with new studies indicating that one in four girls have depression by age 14

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6 September 2017

Schools and teaching: A perfect storm of cuts, underfunding, excessive workloads and low pay

Schools return this week for a new academic year with the usual mix of emotions but with the prospect of budget cuts lingering in the background

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6 September 2017

UN slams Tories for disabled rights ruin

Reverse all the cuts now!: A damning UN report has criticised the government's attacks on disabled people in Britain. It states legislation has "failed to recognise living independently and being included in the community as a human right."

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30 August 2017

Community and artists campaign to save Todmorden College

The town of Todmorden has had a community college since the 1950s - now slated for closure

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24 August 2017

Racist smears won't stop child sex abuse

The real answer to tackling abuse is not racial profiling. It starts with fully funding essential services

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