A $112bn pension fund that invests the savings of 12.3 million Malaysian workers has launched a £1bn property spending spree as Far East pension money comes into the UK....

I have spent most of this Bank “holiday” weekend painting and decorating (Ugh)! Tomorrow I will try and finish off the living room. I now look up at the freshly painted ceiling and it still looks a bit of a mess. I freely admit to being really, really rubbish at DIY. I had the simply awful...

So what is Vegtember then? Put simply it is a Vegetarian September, Why? Well my union the CWU is part of a green project called Climate Solidarity. This is a coalition of a number of Trade Unions...

Rarely has there been a more self indulgent internal political process than the extended leadership election taking place within the Labour Party. The PLP nomination process started on 24 May and the...

Nick Lowles of Hope not Hate reports on yesterday’s events in Bradford where over 800 far right EDL supporters congregated. Nick praises the local community and anti racist campaigners: ‘ I saw at...

Even tonight and I need to take a walk and clear my head about this poem about why I can’t go out without changing my clothes my shoes my body posture my gender identity my age my status as a...

Waterloo Branch have invited the candidates on the 30th September 2010 who are looking for Branch support for the Council of Executives position 2011-2013....the candidates will address the Branch...

Have you ever had that feeling when watching a film, that it seems like it was made specifically with you in mind. I did, earlier today, when I went to watch Scott Pilgrim versus the world. It was...

2 more ship to shore cranes arrived this afternoon to join the other 3 cranes on F.S.R

This BBC report confirms earlier rumours that the CONDEMS are planning to scrap NHS Direct and replace it with a privately run call centre staffed by unqualified operatives.  So much for the Tory pledge to safeguard the NHS?  NHS Direct is a success and actually saves money by...

Last night’s rumours that NHS Direct is to be abolished have been confirmed by the government. The service is to be replaced within 3 years by a national phone service (using the non emergency 1-1-1 number) based on the pilot project in the North East. Two-fifths of NHS Direct staff are trained...

This is a letter from Anthea Beaumont to the Swindon Advertiser IT was good to read that Swindon’s libraries bucked the national trend and saw an increase in visitors and loans over the last five years. No doubt the impressive new Central Library was one reason for the encouraging figures, but it...

By Katie Bond » THREE women with learning disabilities say they will take drastic measures to save their day centre from being axed. The trio, who have used the Upham Road Resource Centre for a total of 28 years, say they will even camp out in the building to prevent Swindon Council shutting the...

GMB MEMBERS AT WEST LOTHIAN REFUSE SERVICE TAKE STRIKE ACTION IN PAY DISPUTE West Lothian Council need to come back to the negotiating table to resolve this dispute, says GMB Sixty GMB members today took strike action at West Lothian Council Refuse Service over the Councils imposition of a pay cut....

RMT is participating in a Europe-wide demonstration of trade unions in Brussels on September 29 to tell the politicians that ordinary people will not pay the price for the economic crisis caused by the bankers

UNISON has reacted angrily to COSLA’s decision to impose a three year pay deal, calling it a kick in the teeth to local government workers....

Andrew Lansley, Tory Secretary of State Secretary of State for Health, has let slip that the Coalition is to scrap the popular and highly used NHS Direct for a cheaper service, according to a...

Two reports highlight the complex and contradictory nature of the capitalist economic system and the differential impact of Con Dem cuts. The excellent East Midlands UNISON blog draws attention to...

He showers excessively While the bombs drop, Silently repeating his mantra: Wash away the war. Wash away The war. Now, as he shampoos For the fifth time, he sings the Words aloud. Wash away the...

STAND UP FOR NHS DIRECT The Guardian states that Conservative Secretary of State for Health has let slip that the Coalition is to scrap NHS Direct for a cheaper service. The proposal is to replace 3,000 dedicated specialist nurses and health professionals with a cheap private call centre, with...