Monthly Archives: November 2009

A big thankyou to all those who turned out on Friday afternoon to send off one of the trucks and two of the drivers leaving from the island. The trucks are packed with aid items raised from the Isle of … Continue reading →

Meet outside Jo Daflo (JO’s) in Union Street Ryde, on Friday 27th November at 2pm to send off the Convoy on the first part of its journey to Gaza. On 5th December, three drivers from the Isle of Wight will … Continue reading →

Richard Howard, Secretary of the Portsmouth Branch of the RMT writes: “There is a large group of progressive thinkers, socialists and trade unionists in the Solent area who are planning to stand and support candidates in the coming general election. … Continue reading →

1. A fair economy for a fairer Britain. Take the leading banking, insurance and mortgage industries fully into democratic public ownership run for the benefit of all. Regain control of the Bank of England and keep interest rates low. Tightly … Continue reading →

When the Ryde and east Wight Trades council was re-constituted after it collapsed a couple of years ago it did it because there was no union office operating on the island as such. Together with the other Trades Council in … Continue reading →

Democratic people are responding to the necessity to discuss the programme for political renewal and for an anti-war government by organising or participating in political forums. In this people are empowered to give voice to their concerns and to discuss … Continue reading →

The latest three-day strikes by postal workers are set to go-ahead today, October 29, after the mail operator and the CWU failed to reach an agreement during resolution talks yesterday. A CWU spokesperson said that as things stand, the strikes … Continue reading →