Posts Tagged with ‘england’
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The Health of Nations
13 Mar 2012
I've been watching the twisty-turny passage of the NHS bill through the Commons and Lords, with horror mixed with relief. The devolution settlement means that the Scottish NHS is not subject to the same privatisation, and although as with other international struggles, I offer my solidarity to the people of …
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Policing & Justice in the Context of Uprisings
14 Aug 2011
The events of the weekend in London shows the level of anger present in local communities in the capital of the UK. Riots unseen since the early 1980s have raged for two days across a seven mile stretch of North London. This occurs in the context of uprisings across Europe, …
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Internationalism in One Small Island
17 Jun 2011
I attended the launch of Coalition of Resistance in Glasgow last week, a fantastic event with a participative format, which was a refreshing change - a few short speeches were followed by lots of practical group discussions among a wide range of activists. It was a great launch, and to help us on our …
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The Proper English
03 Jun 2011
As a young teacher in a multicultural school in West London, with a reasonably serious level of interracial conflict among the children, I was asked to deliver a programme of anti-racist education to 13 year old children. As with much of the material that was produced at the time, it …