Walthamstow anarchists' war memorial clean-up Weeds, litter and leaves were cleared from an "unkempt" war memorial by a political group at the weekend.
A fraught old age - the Turner Report and pension worries The preliminary findings of the Turner report - a commission on pensions expected to be highly influential on future government policy - have recieved a mixed reaction after they were leaked ahead of their official release.
Crossrail and Spitalfields Following on from Corporate Watch's coverage of how Channel Tunnel Rail Link contractor Skanska is ignoring the concerns of local Stratford residents about dust pollution, we have been contacted by local residents who report of similarly damaging proposals in the East End of London.
Possible strikes at Luton, Birmingham and Heathrow Fire and security staff at Birmingham airport have voted for 2-1 in favour of strike action in December over the sacking of two union organisers.
Guardian withdraws Chomsky interview The Guardian has withdrawn its recent interview with Noam Chomsky from its website, after their media editor admitted it was "misrepresenting... wrong... unjustified..." and has retracted the misrepresentations made in the interview with an "unreserved apology".
Book review: Undefeated - Terry Marsh Sporting autobiographies are two a penny. Henry Cooper has written three at the last count. George Best has written more than he has had livers – and that is saying something!
Questions over union training fund The new Union Modernisation Fund, worth £5m, is to be spent over the next two years training the next generation of senior unionists on behalf of New Labour.
A view from inside the Gate Gourmet dispute Corporate Watch presents an interview with Mrs Kaur, one of the striking workers at airline catering company Gate Gourmet. Mrs Kaur has worked at Gate Gourmet for over six and a half years.
Outside and against the unions - Wildcat Focusing on the example of the NUM in the UK miners strike of 1984-5, Wildcat argue that far from helping workers, unions actually act as a…
London: Policeman opens fire outside US embassy An armed police officer fired his weapon whilst on duty outside the US embassy in London on Friday.
Smearing Chomsky - The Guardian in the gutter On October 31, the Guardian published an interview with Noam Chomsky by Emma Brockes, 'The greatest intellectual?' (The Guardian, October 31, 2005).
Chomsky answers Guardian This is an open letter to a few of the people with whom I had discussed the Guardian interview of 31 October, on the basis of the electronic version, which is all that I had seen.
