United Kingdom

Content about events and struggles in what is now the United Kingdom.

Workers divided as teachers and lecturers strike alone in London

As groups of education workers have been left to strike alone in London on March 28, the Anarchist…

‘Smooth operator’: The propaganda model and moments of crisis - Des Freedman

An article by Des Freedman on Herman and Chomsky's propaganda model for the mass media and moments…

The rise of the British culture warriors

This post was prompted by Joseph Kay's "bodies as a site of class struggle." As well as raising some interesting questions regarding the right to…

Education round-up 25/3/12

Threat to shorten school summer holidays. Gove says 'man up'.

EW #8

Education Worker #08 2012 - Anti-academies

This issue we focus on academies. What they are, what they do, why they are a problem and what should be done about it.

The front page of the Brighton Argus, Sat 24 March 2012

Bodies as a site of class struggle?

This is a short blog prompted by recent events in Brighton, as well as wider discussions I’ve been having about the (possible) relationship of…

Militant Anti-Fascists in Bolton

Fifty militant anti-fascists from Liverpool, and several others from around the UK travel to Bolton to confront fascists. We had a hard job…

Alternative Futures Group support workers begin the fightback

Support workers begin their fightback against the Alternative Futures Group and their attempts to…

South African human rights Day Assembly

Today has been a particurlarly shit day for me at school and in light of me being lazy about posting the update on Pro Share I thought I could do…

Do we only love unions when they strike? Response to a defence of trade unionism

Steven Johns responds to an article in Freedom newspaper by Ewa Jasiewicz defending trade unionism…

Last Orders For The Local?

Inspired by the destruction of most of the best pubs in our locality and the increasing difficulty in finding a pub with a bearable atmosphere to…

The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw

Greenwich council's latest plans for the riverside from West Greenwich (by the Millenium dome) to Woolwich were published in February. It is no…