NHS job losses grow - as does opposition According to health union Unison nearly 7,000 job losses have now been announced across the NHS - with more to come.
Sporting victory for community in Milton, Glasgow An eight year long campaign to save the St. Augustine's football pitches in Milton, Glasgow has finally triumphed, with a £2.4m investment in community facilities.
NHS: 'Blame the Workers.' Seriously? Longer waiting lists, delayed treatment, redundancies, staff training slashed, patients discharged from hospital too quickly, public health programmes at risk - the NHS is in crisis.
Anti-CPE Movement: Occupations Assorted photos of occupations from the French anti-CPE movement in 2006.
Abuse of power in the NHS - the Kerr Haslam Inquiry Ellen Kemp looks into the sexual abuse scandal involving vulnerable people that didn’t rock the nation.
UK: Bus drivers to come out over pay With pay stagnating and conditions under constant review by management bus workers in the Midlands have voted three to one in favour of industrial action.
PFI scheme reignites for NHS Two major victories for government supporters of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding for improvements to public services have been approved in the last two weeks.
Pensions? What pensions? Legal battle with steel firm Major legal battles have been taking place regarding private pension funds and the protections being offered to workers.
UK: 1 million workers strike to defend pensions Tuesday 28th March 2006 saw over a million workers take part in the largest one day strike in Britain since the general strike of 1926.
Former BNP councillor jailed for violent disorder Five football hooligans, including former BNP councillor Luke Smith, have been jailed after going on the rampage in Manchester at a World Cup…
1.5million set to strike today over pensions Workers across more than nine different unions are set to strike today over an attack on the local government pension scheme, with the Labour government planning to increase the age workers can retire at.
Commonwealth Games pitches close In 2014, Glasgow intends to host the Commonwealth Games. In 2007 and 2008, Glasgow intends to prepare for that great event by selling off football pitches at Maryhill Road, North Kelvinside; Acre Road, Summerston; and Cowlairs Park, Springburn.