"Benefit cuts and sanctions do not create jobs, but increase poverty and place greater pressure on the NHS, local councils and other public services – ultimately costing us more in the long run."
Milburn attacks disabled young people – Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK has released a statement following reports that the Milburn review will contain the removal of disability benefits for disabled young people.
Trump told the US to vote like he was on the ballot. They did – Carol Turner, Labour CND
While the US midterm results are cause for celebration, Carol Turner calls for caution and vigilance against Trump's response - especially on foreign policy.
Budget should focus on net zero, not war – Paul Atkin
"While there was a resounding statement about being “unshakably committed to net zero”, the measures taken indicate a hollowing out of that commitment under the pressure to prepare for war."
Care staff sacked after Surrey charity loses visa sponsorship licence – UNISON
UNISON have released the following press release following the dismissal of over 50 migrant care workers in Surrey.
Council housing remains marginal in Labour’s programme – Martin Wicks
"If the government wants to build council housing on a scale not seen since the post-war years then it needs to recognise that it cannot do that without devoting funding directly to councils, and on a far larger scale than the SAHP."
Socialist Health Association respond to Burnham’s first budget
"We reject the self-imposed and demonstrably failed Treasury rules and call for a publicly funded and provided NHS that meets the needs of the population in the context of a functioning welfare state."
Royal Mail needs a new model of ownership – CWU
“You can’t say you’re going to end 40 years of neoliberalism without doing something about Royal Mail" - Dave Ward CWU General Secretary.
Strike Map Solidaritébus heads to France in solidarity with the General Strike
More than 50 trade unionists and students from across Britain are travelling to Paris to stand in solidarity with French workers taking part in the general strike.
Kim Johnson MP: The cracks in Trumpism are a victory for the organised left
The temptation is to view these results purely through the prism of Trump. Yet the most important lesson is not that Trump lost. It is how the American left won - Kim Johnson MP.