The Russell Group of universities is now offering more places on courses to international students than to British students – and bringing in more income as a result.
Workers September/October 2023
Surfers Against Sewage, a citizen science initiative, has named Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Pepsico as Britain’s biggest plastic polluters.
After a recent triathlon in Sunderland, 88 people have now reported suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting. The swimming leg of the event took place in the sea off Roker beach.
Junior doctors in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer. In a ballot nearly 82 per cent voted for the deal on a 71 per cent turn-out.
Spending on public services in Wales will be cut to deal with a £900 million gap in its £20 billion budget.
Protests have been taking place across Britain against plans to shut our railway ticket offices. The action is part of the RMT union’s continuing campaign “Save Ticket Offices”.
School attendance is essential for both personal attainment and a key part of developing the skills we need as a nation.
No worker really thinks that one year’s success ends the necessity for future defence of pay. Yet perpetual, unending strikes are not the answer either…
The University and College Union (UCU) is to take more strike action before the end of September unless the employers agree to return to negotiations.
Are mayors the wise men who should lead today’s educated population? Or are they surplus to requirements? We need to dig deeper to find the real power in London, look at the role of the City, its financial sector…