Town hall 'riot' over cuts in Camden Workers and residents angry at service and job cuts last night stormed a council meeting in the London Borough of Camden.
Egypt's wildcat strike wave continues unabated As reported previously on libcom, tens of thousands of workers in Egypt continue to defy their unions and the government in the nation's state…
Nurses asked to do unpaid work to avoid "significant job losses" Health campaigners have condemned an NHS trust for asking its staff to resign, work for no pay or…
Private health centres fall flat Rob Ray interviews a leading health watchdog on the rollout of Independent Sector Treatment Centres, which have faced strong criticism as…
NHS to start advertising The government has announced plans to introduce marketing into the NHS alongside a pay-per-patient funding system that would see hospitals…
NHS staff protest outside parliament Hundreds of NHS workers from 16 different Trade Unions rallied outside Parliament yesterday in opposition to health service privatisation.
Oldest council estate says no to private landlord In 1900 the Boundary Estate, just north of Brick Lane in the Whitechapel area of east London, became Britain's first council estate and, following a vote last week, it will continue to be so for the forseeable future.
Mass demonstrations against NHS cuts Thousands of people have been marching today against the ongoing NHS cuts that are part of ‘cost saving’ privatisation measures designed to…
Health Our analysis of what is wrong with the UK health system and National Health Service, the reasons behind it, and what we as ordinary people can do about it.
One-day national NHS strike Workers at the supply agency NHS Logistics have walked out on a symbolic one-day strike to protest the planned privatisation of the logistics…
1993-1996: The Dublin fight against water charges A short history of the successful direct action campaign of non-payment which prevented the imposition of charges for water in Dublin, Ireland.
