Monthly Archives: July 2015

Corporations, Rich individuals, finance capitalists and employers’ organisations should be banned from making political contributions to political parties. We need to reform the electoral process so that people have the strongest voice in our democracy. There must be equity and … Continue reading →

An onthewight report. A new pressure group has been set up to help secure the future of the Island Line train service with a sustainable, reliable and viable service for the duration of the next franchise period. from Stewart Blackmore … Continue reading →

The basic guidelines on how to intervene in the new struggles of the people. Really, the issue poses itself as to what are the Marxist-Leninists and the Workers’ opposition dealing with at the present. One way of answering this is … Continue reading →

New report shows many employers are in denial about pregnancy discrimination, says TUC Commenting on today’s (Friday) report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which shows that one in nine (54,000) new mothers lose their job every year as … Continue reading →

Ongoing maintenance to be prioritized The polyclinic Mario Muñoz Monroy in the Guanabo community of Havana, is one of 339 public health facilities recently renovated in the city, as part of a special repair and maintenance program. Author: Lisandra Fariñas … Continue reading →

The neo-liberal offensive, involving Austerity, Productivity and Social Programmes has met with much resistance since the island press first exposed how the Conservative MP has plotted to attack the Social Train network. Island Line, as part of the South West … Continue reading →

Mat Thomas Some might say that organising is about taking professional minutes or putting out rules, others might say it’s about ‘democratic centralism’. The reality is that people need to be organised with coherent discussion and decision-making. There can be … Continue reading →

Karina Urbach It is no surprise that the royal archive is closed to historians: a wealth of embarrassment lies within When analysing the approach taken by the British royal family to events in Germany in the 1930s, key is the … Continue reading →

The UK government crackdown on trade union rights is reminiscent of former Chilean dictator Augustus Pinochet and an attack on democracy itself, UNI Global Union General Secretary Philip Jennings has said. The far-reaching reforms will make legal strikes virtually impossible … Continue reading →

INSOLVENCY rates on the Isle of Wight are among the highest in the country according to latest figures. CP They paint a bleak picture for the Island which has been ranked joint 18th in a league table of local authority … Continue reading →