Questions and answers on the cuts
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Q. The Lib/Tory coalition says that the government just has to make social cuts, in the same way as anyone who has "maxed out" their credit cards needs to cut back. Is that true?
Anti-cuts, public services
Tower Hamlets Class Struggle (education workers' bulletin) - Issue #5, May-June 2012, CFGS victory special
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An industrial bulletin by and for education workers in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. This special issue celebrates the successful strike against cuts at Central Foundation Girls' School.
2012 May Day demonstration in Nottm - AFED throw a tantrum
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Well first the good stuff.
Unison leader calls for TUC demo
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On 25 April Unison general secretary Dave Prentis called on the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to organise a national demonstration in autumn 2012.
Left victories in NUS can lay ground for new round of student struggles
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This year’s National Union of Students conference (24-26 April, Sheffield) saw left-wing student activist groups, most notably the National Campaign Against Fees and Cu
Save Sure Start!
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On Thursday 19 April, a colourful and noisy protest of 250 women, children and men, plus teddy bears and balloons took place in opposition to cuts in Sure Start nursery care provision in Liverpool.
Protest at Department of Health against Health and Social Care Bill
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Date:
17 March, 2012 - 14:30 - 15:30
Location:
Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2NS
Description:
Protest against the Health and Social Care Bill, called by Hackney Keep Our NHS Public
A trillion for the banks, more cuts for us
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Quietly, without any of the stomping that accompanied Greece's “bail-out”, the European Central Bank has lent European banks more than a trillion euros at ultra-low interest rates, in two tranches, one in December and one in February.
Thousands of jobs on the line as councils prepare new cuts
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As local councils begin setting their 2012-2013 budgets, working-class people face another round of attacks as councils across the country put jobs and services back on the chopping block.
A different sort of Labour council (Lambeth AWL public meeting)
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Date:
28 February, 2012 - 18:30 - 20:30
Location:
St Vincent Community Centre, Talma Road, Brixton SW2 1AS
Description:
Janine Booth, author of Guilty and Proud of It: Poplar's Rebel Councillors tells the story of how after World War 1 a Labour council led the working-class movement of Poplar, in East London, to victory over the last Tory-Liberal coalition government. We will discuss the lessons for our fight against cuts to jobs and services today. (For a summary of the story, see here.)
Chair: Ruth Cashman, Lambeth Unison and Save Our Service (pc)
Followed from 7.30pm by placard-making and planning for the Lambeth SOS anti-cuts demo the next day (see here).
For more information ring 07930 845 495 or email ruthycashman@yahoo.co.uk