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UK reneges on promised independent inquiry on rendition, torture By Paul Mitchell
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has abandoned its promise to carry out an independent inquiry into Britain’s involvement in “extraordinary rendition”, detention”and torture carried out by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Instead, the inquiry will be undertaken by Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), whose record is one of covering up the activities of the… Continue reading
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Workfare: Britain’s modern-day slavery By Tony Gosling
This new slavery is conducted by “ruthless” individuals housing and feeding Britain’s growing army of destitute citizens in exchange for labor. Home Secretary Teresa May triumphantly tells us the punishment for the modern slave-keeper will be “life imprisonment.” Continue reading
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How the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England are Fueling Massive Global Inequality By Steve Rushton
Benjamin works as the local authority manager for the U.K. campaign Move Your Money and is investigating how much public money authorities lost in the financial crisis. Founded in early 2012, Move Your Money — which has parallel groups like this oneoperating in the U.S. — has helped over 2 million people in the U.K.… Continue reading
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UK local government spending will have fallen by a third by 2015 By Barry Mason
Local government spending in England (excluding police, school and housing benefits) will have fallen by nearly 30 percent in real terms between 2008 and 2015. Spending in Scotland will have declined by 24 percent. Continue reading
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NHS regulations are unfair: they’ll stop us tax dodging! By Richard Whittell
The healthcare companies taking over NHS provision are lobbying regulators to allow their tax avoidance schemes to continue. Continue reading
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Isa Muazu and the Perversion of Refugee Law By Akwesi Shaddai
Just as British wars abroad are justified by spurious claims about concern for human rights, it seems that the battle for rights at home has itself already been lost. It is well known that on-going conflicts throughout Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia and elsewhere have resulted in millions being displaced from their country of origin.… Continue reading
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Hospital closure clause battle heats up today By Caroline Molloy
Stormy scenes are likely in parliament today as the government tries to “rush through” changes that will make it far easier to close hospitals without public consultation. The changes face fierce opposition from doctors, 38 Degrees, the British Medical Association and charities. Continue reading
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“Why I do and why you should fight for our #NHS” By Glen Chisholm
By the law of averages it is highly unlikely that if you’re reading this in the UK, that you have had no experience of the NHS. I’ve had many myself; from being born in an NHS hospital to trips for sports injuries over the years, from treatment for a heart problem to watching my father… Continue reading
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UK parliamentary pay: Party leaders taking MPs back 200 years By Tony Gosling
The paralysis that is British parliamentary democracy took a further excruciating nosedive this week with all three party leaders ‘agreeing’ that MPs should have their real pay levels reduced! Continue reading
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Britain: Disabled widow commits suicide after benefits withdrawn By Mark Blackwood and Paul Mitchell
Despite being partially sighted, only able to walk with the aid of a cane and in constant pain due to slipped discs, Jacqueline Harris, a 53-year-old former nurse from Bristol, England, was pronounced fit for work in November 2012, following a government Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Continue reading
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Brave Words from a Bully Pulpit By Kiri Kankhwende
With current transitional controls imposed on Bulgarians and Romanians moving to Britain due to be lifted in January, anti-EU, and in particular, anti-Roma rhetoric is ramping up. Continue reading
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The problem of patriotism and the left By Gerry Hassan
The Guardian editor being asked if he loves his country highlights how much of a problem the British left has with patriotism. With Scottish and EU questions being posed, this problem is coming to a head. Continue reading
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Police, protest and the fragility of capital By Matt Bolton
The de-facto criminalisation of lawful protest by the British police only serves to highlight the fragility of the market order in its post-08 slump. Continue reading
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Brand new OurNHS guide to NHS campaigning and resources
10 December 2013 — Our NHS A brand new guide to NHS campaigning and resources from OurNHS’s own archives and across the web. Continue reading
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Resources – Get information on what’s happening to your local NHS
10 December 2013 — Our NHS What to ask and how to ask it. Part of the OurNHS Resource Guide. Continue reading
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Conservative Britain: Repackaging the American Dream By Sean Keach
Much of America’s aggression towards communism in the 20th Century was mobilised through a propaganda campaign that dangled white picket fences and warm blueberry pies over the heads of a blue-collar citizenship. Even today, the American dream idealism can be seen propagating the ever raw political divisions of the United States. Fast-forward to modern day… Continue reading
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Skyrocketing energy prices increase Britain’s winter death rate By Zach Reed
An estimated 31,100 “excess” deaths occurred in Britain last winter according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS)—a rise of almost a third. Most of the deaths, some 25,600, were of people over 75 years of age and largely the result of cold-related illnesses affecting the heart and respiratory systems. Continue reading
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Are working class people to work until they die? By Ellie May O’Hagan
Last year it was revealed that 18 of the 29 cabinet ministers are millionaires with a combined wealth of £70m. Since then, the “millionaire government” line is so frequently-used, it’s almost a cliché. Rolling our collective eyes at our privileged, out-of-touch rulers has become such a national pastime that we almost forget what the implications… Continue reading
