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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One struggle and one fight
Trade unionists should link up in solidarity wherever and wherever we can – and the GMB Mitie strikers joining the RMT rally last weekend set an example for the whole labour movement to take courage from, says HELEN O’CONNOR
THE WAY TO DO IT: GMB and RMT strikers march with banners to the rail union’s rally on Saturday
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
GMB members have held a solid 10 days’ of strike action in their ongoing battle for better contracts and job security in St George’s hospital in Tooting, south London.
Other trade union members from the RMT, Unite and the CWU are also embarking on struggles against ruthless employers who want to cut staffing to the bone, fragment services and drive down pay and conditions for anyone who survives the carnage.
No-one will escape the impact of the ongoing cuts and privatisation agenda that is being wreaked on our public services.
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