United Kingdom

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

Why nurses should take industrial action

The privatisation of the NHS, dismantling of the welfare state, and attacks on terms and conditions mean that nurses are facing the biggest…

Royal gangsters strike again

As Prince Philip gives us his less than favourable views on wind farms, he forgets to mention that he trousers a fortune from renting out the …

50,000 NHS job losses are the tip of a huge iceberg

The government says that the RCN claims of 50,000 job losses in the NHS are 'typical trade union scaremongering'. 50,000 is an understatement and…

police prevent electricians linking up with students, London, Nov 9 2011

This event is described at the beginning of the thread http://libcom.org/forums/news/impressions-n9…

Don’t you f*****g threaten me Francis Maude

I am getting a bit sick of Francis Maude continually making not so 'thinly veiled' threats against the working class.

A radical social worker's appeal to colleagues ahead of #N30

This was written by a radical social work student for her fellow students, to make the case for…

More politics please - Paul Petard

A booklet produced by anarchist cartoonist Paul Petard in 2003. One frame asks the question "Is the economic system really dynamic or just a…

A marriage made in the gutter

Rumours of Tommy Robinson leaving the EDL for the British Freedom Party have been premature. In a meeting this evening Robinson officially …

I'm striking on N30 because...

...the ruling class is attacking all of us, not just our pensions but our jobs, benefits, public services and communities. It's about time we…

Where has all my money gone you vile insidious woman?

The great privatisation swindle has meant that we are indirectly paying twice for some services…

Tommy Robinson to leave the EDL for the British Freedom Party

It has been a badly kept secret, but Tommy Robinson is about to announce he is leaving the EDL to…

‘Red’ Ed is a clueless fantasist

Ed Miliband has called for a 'new capitalism'. It is of course bollocks