24 February 2021

Social care: End privatisation and let workers decide how it's run

When Boris Johnson became prime minister in July 2019, he promised to "fix the crisis in social care once and for all"

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17 February 2021

NHS white paper: no solution to failed Tory policies

The publication of the white paper was met with headlines about the government 'taking back control' of the NHS.

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10 February 2021

Tories admit market failure - we want our NHS back!

In the middle of the Covid pandemic, a leaked government draft white paper has revealed the Tories' plans to reorganise the NHS in England

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3 February 2021

Children in care: Privatisation is not working

Many people would think that children, who are in the care of a local authority, would be safe, well cared for and free from the risks of sexual or criminal exploitation

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6 January 2021

Protect lives and livelihoods, fight to defend the NHS

A recent report 'Exposed, Silenced, Attacked', commissioned by Amnesty International, highlights the global failure of governments and employers to protect health and essential workers during the Covid pandemic

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16 December 2020

Fight for NHS pay and funding

On 2 March 2020, as coronavirus cases rose to four in a day, Boris Johnson told us that Britain was "well-prepared with a fantastic NHS"

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2 December 2020

NHS: Underfunded, understaffed, underpaid

Everyone on shift feels the Tories have been an unmitigated disaster in their handling of the pandemic, whatever they voted in the general election.

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26 November 2020

PPE contracts: It pays to have friends in high places

Huge sums of money were thrown at dubious businesses

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4 November 2020

Testing is failing - it's a privatised mess

Covid-19 infections are spreading fast because England's 'test and trace' reached only 60% of the contacts of confirmed Covid cases in recent weeks

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29 October 2020

Tree-cutting council must admit it was wrong

Thousands of trees were felled under the privatised Streets Ahead programme

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14 October 2020

Napo AGM 2020: Celebrating probation victory and preparing for challenges ahead

Napo, the union of probation workers and Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service staff), held its first online annual general meeting (AGM), and the first since the 'reunification' of the probation service after a costly and devastating part-privatisation

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7 October 2020

Massive testing 'glitch' caused by privatised fragmentation

15,841 positive Covid-19 results were mislaid

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7 October 2020

Contact tracer speaks out: privatised system 'in chaos'

On Saturday 3 October, at 2pm, I got a text from NHS Professionals: "CALL TO ACTION we have an urgent requirement to fill additional shifts this weekend. Please log on to book into shifts."

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9 September 2020

Under the microscope

As the Tory government opens up schools and workplaces to benefit employers, Covid-19 infections are spiralling upwards.

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22 July 2020

Hugo Pierre for Unison general secretary

Dave Prentis leaves a legacy of failures

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15 July 2020

Water shortage warning: nationalise now!

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has expressed concern that parts of England could run out of water within 20 years

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8 July 2020

Johnson blames care workers for deaths

Boris Johnson has tried to shift the blame for the scandal of mass Covid-19 deaths in care homes.

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7 July 2020

Bangladesh: Stop closure and privatisation of Jute Mills

A solidarity statement initiated by east London members of the CWI

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24 June 2020

Renationalisation of the probation service

The renationalisation of our probation service is a victory, but just the start of what's needed

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1 April 2020

NHS supply chain worker: privatisation has cut equipment quantity and quality

Terrified staff are without adequate PPE

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