Cartoon by Andrew Birch. More at www.tribunecartoons.com
Archive for June, 2011
We need a bill of rights to stop the race to the bottom
By Louise Haigh /Wednesday, June 8th, 2011Urgent action must be taken to ensure unscrupulous employers cannot flout the law
Paul Routledge
By Paul Routledge /Wednesday, June 8th, 2011City of culture, courtesy of a Labour council
Tribune to launch digital archive
By Tribune Editorial /Tuesday, June 7th, 2011SEVENTY FIVE YEARS OF LABOUR HISTORY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Alex Hughes’ view
By Tribune Web Editor /Sunday, June 5th, 2011Cartoon by Alex Hughes. More at www.tribunecartoons.com
Care in UK is in crisis, report shows, with elderly to be hit even harder as cuts take affect
By Bernard Purcell /Friday, June 3rd, 2011Around 800,000 older people in England who need social care – a figure expected to rise to a million by 2014 – are being left out of the system and receive neither public nor private sector support because of Government spending cuts, according to Age UK’s Care in Crisis report published this week.
Slav enmities ancient and modern
By Edward Pearce /Friday, June 3rd, 2011While applauding Ratko Mladic’s capture, we must recognise that blame in Balkan conflicts does not lie with the Serbs alone, says Edward Pearce
UCATT wins case for workers sacked by conference call
By Keith Richmond /Friday, June 3rd, 2011Construction union UCATT has won a significant employment tribunal victory for 192 workers who were dismissed by conference call, without consultation or notice, after the collapse of the property service giant Connaught in September last year.
Supine supplication is UK speciality
By Julian Priestley /Friday, June 3rd, 2011Julian Priestley insists we delude ourselves if we really believe this country’s relationship with the Americans is ‘essential’ to them