Campaign news archive - November 2013

New Statement for a Fighting Policy against all Local Government Cuts

New Statement for a Fighting Policy against all Local Government Cuts By Councillors against the Cuts [continue...]

Help to Buy – a “mortgage debt escalator”?

Help to Buy – a “mortgage debt escalator”? By Martin Wicks Like all the other coalition government housing policies Help to Buy is already a resounding success. It must be, the government says so. In a press release it boasts that HTB “puts a new generation of home owners on the housing ladder”. Well, not exactly a generation, but 2,384 applications. According to the government the average lending taken out by these people is “around £155,000 for houses worth £163,000.” They face an average monthly payment of £900 and, apparently have an average annual household income of £45,000. [continue...]

Overwhelming support for public ownership

Overwhelming support for public ownership The British people are not stupid. They know that neoliberal, neoclassical ‘free market’ economics does not work, even if they don’t use those terms. In a survey by YouGov, the leading public opinion pollsters in the UK, more than two-thirds of those asked wanted the railways, the energy companies and the postal service renationalised. [continue...]

Unite can’t be left to resist Cameron’s smear campaign alone

Unite can’t be left to resist Cameron’s smear campaign alone Seumas Milne in the Guardian, Wednesday 13 November 2013  [continue...]

John McDonnell defends Keith Henderson against dismissal as officer of the GMB

John McDonnell defends Keith Henderson against dismissal as officer of the GMB John McDonnell has written to Ed Miliband to express his concerns of the possible involvement of Mr Miliband’s office that has led to the discriminatory treatment that Keith Henderson has received by his former employer the GMB Union. He has also written to Paul Kenny repeating his offer of mediation. [continue...]

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