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Friday, September 20, 2024
Stricken PFI outsourcing company Carillion has collapsed into liquidation this morning, threatening to plunge small businesses in its supply chain and public service provision across hospitals, schools and prisons into chaos. Questions must now be asked of Government and the UK Treasury, which has acted as a champion of rip-off PFI...
Today families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are coming together for a memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral. It is a difficult and important time for those affected by one of the biggest tragedies this country has seen. Adel Chaoui, who lost family members in the Grenfell...
Something truly symbolic happened last night, and you may have missed it. Question Time featured The S*n 'Journalist' Rod Little, the SNP/Scottish Independence supporting Val McDermid, former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, Labour's Emily Thornberry and the Conservative's Nadhim Zahawi. That, of course, in itself is not significant. What...

HOPE Not Hate Wins!

I am very happy to announce that Nigel Farage has now withdrawn his false claim that HOPE not hate is a “violent and undemocratic” organisation and has promised never to repeat it. This is a massive victory for HOPE not hate and the 16,432 people who donated to us to...
A tribute to Celia Hollingworth who died in Greece last month: This is truly awful and tragic news. More so for any who knew Celia. It's difficult to read this news account. Celia was a lifelong socialist. Totally incorruptible and a fighter for the oppressed. She was also a...
Campaigning MEP Julie Girling is calling on the European Parliament to investigate and put a stop to sexual abuse within the institution. And she is encouragding fellow MEPs to offer "safe havens" to complainants by giving them employment while their cases are investigated. Today she backed a cross-party resolution...

The Shoestring Army On The March

There are many Facebook and community groups that stand up for those being crushed by an ideology of oppression that is intensifying across the world but specifically under the guise of austerity.  Join one or more of these groups and get your voice heard. Join together with others and...
The corporate media have published/announced (what ever you want to call it) that Dennis Skinner voted with the Tories and against Jeremy Corbyn's leadership on the issue of the power grab. Why? It is simply untrue as Hansard proves. Is this yet more incompetence from the corporate stooges? Is...
They sometimes get an unfair coverage and sometimes not but this is what it should be about when covering community events. This specific event is of course world renowned and it is this type of capture that reflects the happy and the positive.  No to discriminatory stop and search....
Questions need answering honestly. Money in and money out Me: Can I please request a laptop and ipad for a lady that has just recovered from a 3 week coma? She is still in hospital. Agency: No sorry all the laptops and ipads were handed out weeks ago. ME:...