“Attending this conference and its fringe meetings has indicated a
change in mood. Derek Simpson has said that he wants to return Amicus
to where it belongs that is in the hands of the membership, not as an
extended hand of the multinationals. Activists in the union have to
make sure that this is carried out in practice.”
House price increases are slowing down in Britain. In June in London
prices actually fell. This is the beginning of the end of the house
price bubble and it will be very painful for many families who have
borrowed on the basis of the increased equity in their property. It
will have a knock-on effect on the whole economy as spending is already
slowing.
This article was written before today’s terrorist attacks on Central
London. However, today’s events will undoubtedly be used to strengthen
Blair’s attempt to introduce ID cards in Britain, with the excuse that
they will help "fight terrorism". They exist in the rest of Europe, so
“what’s the big deal?” many may think. The point is they will not be
mere ID cards. The legislation that is being prepared will allow the
government to have detailed files on the activities of every person
living in this country.
The
establishment of the Premier League in Britain, a renaming of the old
First Division, in the early 1990s opened up a period of naked
commercial exploitation of football. The new league exists to maximise
the profits and commercial potential of the richest clubs at the
expense of the rest. Central to this are clubs like Manchester United,
the world’s richest club which has now been virtually bought up by US
tycoon Malcolm Glazier, who has grabbed control of over 75% of the
club’s shares.
Over the weekend of May 28th to 30th the National Association of
teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) held its annual
conference in Eastbourne, Britain.
Over the past weekend the Annual National Conference of the 67,000
strong college and university lecturers union, NATFHE, which took place
in Eastbourne, Britain, unanimously agreed to support the Bolivarian
revolution and the measures that it has taken to help the workers and
poor in Venezuela.