Strident opposition builds up to Tory government’s Health and Care Bill
The Conservative government’ Health and Care Bill 2021-22 is currently undergoing deliberations at the committee stage in the House of Lords. Critics say it will lead to greater private control over the National Health Service
Historic assault on rights in UK amid political crisis
Asad Rehman discusses the set of regressive bills proposed by conservatives in the UK parliament and the response in the streets
Massive rally in London by progressives declares Tories are unfit to govern
Asserting that the Tories are unfit to govern the country, the protesters condemned the government’s bid to enact draconian laws intended to block protests. The call for the mobilization was given by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity
Education unions in the UK slams Tory government’s plan of reopening schools
With all schools set to open on March 8, unions have accused the UK government of being unprepared to ensure the safety of the students. The National Education Union said the necessary safeguards had not been put in place
London bus drivers go on strike protesting pay cuts
Bus drivers at the bus service operator RATP in London protested the company’s attempt to implement pay cuts in the garb of the COVID-19 crisis that could see some of the drivers lose up to 2,500 Pounds (3039.57 USD) a year
Progressives slam Tory government over disparities in COVID-19 relief
Research conducted by the Labour Party shows that richer areas in the UK are seeing bigger falls in COVID-19 infection rates following vaccine distribution compared to poorer, working-class areas
Workers of British Gas strike against restructuring of contracts and ‘fire and rehire’ threats
Thousands of British Gas workers under the leadership of GMB union started a five day strike from January 7 against the management’s plan to restructure workers’ contracts and threats of ‘fire and rehire’
“Students are being treated as a source of profit by university managements”
Peoples Dispatch spoke to Jude Percival, press officer for the 9K4WHAT? campaign group in the UK which is campaigning against higher tuition fees being charged by universities across the UK during the COVID-19 crisis
New spike in COVID-19 cases in the UK puts university students in peril
Various students and youth groups have denounced the failure of the Tory government to take necessary precautions to tackle the predicted spike in COVID-19 cases in the UK
UK housing rights group demands end to evictions during pandemic
Housing rights group ACORN said that despite the government’s extension of the ban on evictions, landlords can still issue a Section 21 Notice of Possession to their tenants and begin the process of taking over a property
After A-level fiasco, UK govt. releases secondary education results bases on teachers’ inputs
The results of the General Certificate of Secondary Education were announced on August 20. Earlier in the week, following a major outcry, the government was forced to reverse A-level results that were based on an algorithm
Maritime union intensifies campaign against job cuts in the UK ferry industry
P&O Ferries in the UK has announced plans to cut 1,100 jobs citing the crisis in the ferry services industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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