As the national campaign against blacklisting in the construction industry grows, George Tapp, Unite member and veteran anti-blacklist campaigner, was hospitalized after being deliberately knocked down by a car as he took part in a protest against blacklisting at Manchester City football ground last week.
George, 64, was taken to the MRI Hospital last night with two [...]

By @JustinTheLibSoc
On Tuesday 7th May, Cap Gemini’s serene offices in Vauxhall, South London were once again rocked by a surprise visit by the Cleaners and activists of the Industrial Workers of Great Britain (IWGB). The dispute started when a senior manager told the predominately Latin American cleaners that they could never be British because “they were [...]

By Guido Tallman
Firstly, a word of calm. UKIP are far from knocking on the doors of power. In the recent local elections they got 25% of the vote (where they stood) – on a 30% turnout in the most backward areas of the country. That’s 7.5% in the bits of the country most suited to [...]

By Farzana Rahman / @bananarahmana
Last night, my sort of boyfriend was competing in an “amateur” cage-fight. It was his 6th since he took up the sport. He’s not pro, doesn’t want to become pro, but enjoys the training and the discipline that comes with cage-fighting. His day job is a Physiotherapist and Sports Masseur. I’m competing in [...]

By @Prolapsarian

Over the last couple of years more and more official Metropolitan Police twitter accounts have popped up. These are part of the Met’s wider media operation, although the individual accounts are often controlled much further down the ranks – hence the ability not to spell “beggars” correctly. And yesterday, these two tweets (pictured above) were posted by a [...]