Birmingham

Tories deploy 'British values' against Muslims

By Bernie McAdam After their humiliation in the EU elections at the hands of UKIP the Tories had to do something to reclaim the mantle of Britain’s number one racist party. The answer was to stir up Islamophobia by attacking Birmingham schools whose catchment area has a large Muslim population. In March an anonymous letter was […]

Workers Power  ·  23 June 2014

The August Riots – one year after

Racism rife, jobs and services in shreds, justice denied – Jeremy Dewar reports

Workers Power  ·  08 August 2012

N30 Birmingham: 15,000 join mass city-wide protest

Around 15,000 marched in Birmingham yesterday. Huge contingents of teachers, civil servants, careworkers, nurses and local government workers from across the West Midlands defied Birmingham City Council’s plan to stop the march from taking place. The Tory/Lib Dem coalition tried to impose charges of up to £10,000 on the TUC. The organisers refused to pay […]

Workers Power  ·  01 December 2011

Birmingham council strikes loom

Birmingham City Council has announced that £300 million will be cut from the budget over the next four years. This will involve the loss of 7,116 full time jobs, that is 37 per cent of the workforce, reports Bernie McAdam. The losses will increase to 10,000 when part time jobs are included. The Con Dem […]

Workers Power  ·  14 February 2011

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