In 2010 Cameron promised not to close any A&E or maternity wards. His promise was just as dishonest as Johnson’s will be As the Tories’ conference starts today, Boris Johnson […]
The blight of Tory government on the UK and its people in a few short bullet points As the government prepares for the Chancellor’s ‘Spring Statement’, a list of Tory […]
May’s denials draw ridicule – and mothers plan direct action to protect their and others’ children. On Monday Theresa May was ridiculed and heavily criticised for a nonsensical claim that […]
The SKWAWKBOX has previously covered the attempts of Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members on Merseyside to combat what they call the ‘revenge‘ actions of the local fire authority in closing […]
Comment Fracking company Ineos says that the current limit on reportable earthquakes threatens the fracking industry in the UK – so the limit must be ‘eased’, according to the Sunday […]
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and activists on Merseyside have been celebrating victory in their campaign to prevent the acceleration of a plan to make drastic cuts to fire cover […]
NHS staff in the north-west are striking against a decision by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust to transfer their employment out of the NHS to a new limited company […]
Today, as the public inquiry continued into the Grenfell Tower disaster that claimed so many lives just over a year ago, a fire broke out on the 16th floor of […]
The ‘Keep our St Helier Hospital’ (KOSHH) campaign has been fighting hard to prevent the planned closure and/or downgrading of one or both of Sutton’s hospitals. In recent months the […]
In a move that ought to be astonishing, even unbelievable – but is anything but – the government will not ban the use of flammable cladding or untested cladding systems […]