France: More workers join strikes Hundreds of thousands of health workers, civil servants, printers postal workers and air traffic controllers yesterday joined transport and…
Radical London & The Workers Dreadnought in the early 1920s - Claude McKay Arriving in London from the US in 1919, West Indian writer McKay describes in these excerpts from…
Coventry Telegraph strike averted as pressure wins more staff The Coventry Telegraph has moved to avert strike action by promising more staff, according to the…
Camus, Albert and the anarchists Organise! magazine looks at the life and work of the great thinker and writer, Albert Camus, and his close relationship with the French and…
Wildcat strike at Paris Opera A strike at the Paris Opera has forced the cancellation of six shows, including two on Monday, and threatens to cause losses running up to 2.2…
Liverpool museum staff on fourth day of strikes 250 staff at six Liverpool museums staged their fourth one-day strike in three months today.
BBC announces 2,500 job cuts The BBC has confirmed plans to eliminate 2,500 jobs in a bid to save $4 billion over the next five years, The Times of London reported Thursday.
BBC faces strikes over 3,000 job cuts A new wave of strike action is likely at the BBC as its director general Mark Thompson prepares to announce up to 3,000 job cuts.
NUJ strike ballot in Coventry following unanimous vote The NUJ chapel at the Coventry Telegraph are balloting for strike action in a stand against…
Mischief Night - review Its writer/director Penny Woolcock wanted Mischief Night to be ‘a very silly film about very serious issues’. Tom Jennings judges it spot on.
Pan’s Labyrinth - review Tom Jennings reviews Guillermo del Toro's Pan’s Labyrinth, a fantastical tale set in post-Civil War Spain.
Favela Rising - review Tom Jennings is disappointed at Favela Rising’s focus on its founder’s personality rather than Brazilian Afro-Reggae’s grass-roots potential.