The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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Kill the Bill: ‘Important’ must not mean ending rights
Targeted services may be essential but so are workers’ rights – unlike these class war measures. By Alsef general secretary Mick Whelan
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
Aslef represents ordinary, decent and hard-working people doing a safety-critical job to ensure that passengers on Britain’s railways get the first-class public transport they deserve. We have serious fears about what this government is proposing.
If the Trade Union Bill is passed, we will face even more restrictions before our members can take action which is legally protected.
A ballot will require not just a majority of those who vote, but a majority of those who are entitled to vote.
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