Britain
London and Manchester: Striking college workers speak out
By our reporters, July 6, 2009
Striking college workers in London and Manchester spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about the cutbacks in education.
Northern Ireland: Racist attacks force 100 Roma out of Belfast
By Jordan Shilton, July 4, 2009
Over the course of several days in June, violent attacks on the Roma community in Belfast forced at least 20 families to flee their homes and eventually to leave the UK.
Britain: Public sector jobs set to be slashed
By Barry Mason, July 3, 2009
Large-scale job losses and cuts in services are planned throughout the UK public sector.
Britain: Glasgow primary schools blockaded and occupied by parents
By Steve James, July 2, 2009
Parents, children, their friends and supporters have blockaded two Glasgow primary schools scheduled for closure.
Governor of Bank of England warns government on debt
By Chris Talbot, July 2, 2009
Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has publicly warned the Brown Labour government that “the truly extraordinary” level of UK public debt must be brought down rapidly.
Royal Bank of Scotland increases top executives’ pay
By Jean Shaoul, July 1, 2009
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced a 50 percent salary deal for its chief executive, Stephen Hester.
Britain: University lecturers take strike action
By Robert Stevens, July 1, 2009
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are involved in a series of disputes around the country to oppose job losses, pay reductions and cuts in education services.
Britain: Lindsey oil refinery workers win reinstatement
By Robert Stevens, June 30, 2009
Striking subcontracting workers employed at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire, Humberside, voted to return to work on June 29, after an agreement was reached between the managing contractor Jac...
Britain: Labour government forces one million disabled workers to find work
By Paul Mitchell, June 27, 2009
The Brown Labour government is forcing a million disabled, sick and injured workers off social benefits.
Memo confirms Bush and Blair knew claims Iraq had WMDs were lies
By Paul Bond, June 26, 2009
A confidential memo detailing a meeting between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair confirms their determination to press ahead with the invasion of Iraq in 2003 without any evidenc...
UK Conservatives form new rightist bloc in European parliament
By Ann Talbot, June 25, 2009
The UK Conservative Party has broken from the European Peoples Party grouping in the European Parliament to form a new bloc with a number of right-wing anti-federalist parties.
Britain: Barnsley College lecturers protest threat of redundancies
By our reporters, June 25, 2009
The local branch University and College Union in Barnsley called a demonstration June 20 to oppose the threat by management to make 53 lecturers redundant.
