This is a really misleading article . These weren’t “voluntary departures” - staff were forced to take a deal as they would otherwise have been sacked. Strong resistance from Goldsmiths UCU saved some jobs but this is a warning for the rest of the sector timeshighereducation.com/news/goldsmith…

Riots, racism and the rise of Reform: interview with Heather Wood | Counterfire Alex Snowdon interviews Heather Wood of Women Against Pit Closures, about why support for far-right ideas has risen in areas that were once bastions of the labour movement counterfire.org/article/riots-…

Thanks to ⁦MayaSallLDR⁩ & ⁦Adriana Elgueta⁩ ⁦BBC London⁩ for covering our fight to save #Hackney’s Children’s Centre #nurseries! Our case will be heard at the High Courts of Justice on the 6-7th November. ⁦SaveOurSebright⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🇵🇸 National March for Palestine 🇵🇸 🗓️ Saturday 7 September 📍Central London, route TBC 👯 Assemble 12 noon 🗣️ Demand Britain ends its support for Israel's genocide in Gaza. #StopArmingIsrael #CeasefireNow

🚨BREAKING: Labour is set to repeal both the Minimum Service Levels and the 2016 Trade Union Act. The Tories brought these laws in to ban workers from defending jobs, pay and conditions. This legislation wouldn't be out of place under a dictatorship - good riddance.

Important discussion coming up with Chris Bambery from Haringey Counterfire in Turnpike Lane. Tell your friends, book your FREE tickets here.

BREAKING🚨 The IDF has arrested Alice Kaissieh and her mother from outside their home which has been stolen from Israeli settlers… Activists had joined Alice to fight to take back her home and land from settler thieves..🇵🇸

Palestinians thank Namibia for refusing docking for a vessel suspected of carrying military cargo for Israel! Palestinians salute Namibia for denying port to the Kathrin, a ship widely suspected of carrying military material for Israel during its ongoing genocide in Gaza. The

Claudia Jones: Communism and the Notting Hill Carnival | Counterfire As well as founding the Notting Hill Carnival, Claudia Jones lived a revolutionary life fighting for black liberation and socialism, writes Lucy Nichols #NottingHill #NottingHilCarnival counterfire.org/article/claudi…

🇵🇸 STATEMENT: We will march to the Israeli Embassy on Sat 7th Sept 🇵🇸

"In the light of Israel’s continuing genocidal assault on the people of Gaza and refusal to agree to a ceasefire, the demonstration on Saturday 7th September will march to the Israeli Embassy." stopwar.org.uk/article/statem…

BREAKING 🚨: The UK government has decided not to defend the case against Rosebank. This is a massive win and a huge step towards stopping Rosebank for good.

More than 400 students Goldsmiths, University of London have written to the university threatening legal action after mass staff redundancies resulted in courses and modules being axed, reports Juliette Rowsell timeshighereducation.com/news/goldsmith…

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Coalition statement signed by MPs and trade union general secretaries on Met Police threats over this Saturday's National March for Palestine 🔽

An admission of guilt. But we need a full, comprehensive ban on arms sales to apartheid Israel - not this half-hearted approach. news.sky.com/story/uk-to-su…

The victims of Grenfell Tower Fire died for no reason other than the incompetence of public officials and the greed of private companies. We demand justice.

"It is essential that the police recognise the importance of respecting the rights of citizens to gather and express their views peacefully." stopwar.org.uk/article/coalit…

🚨 FULL ROUTE ANNOUNCED - National March for Palestine ⏰️Sat 7 Sept 📍 Regent Street, St James, London marching to the Israeli Embassy 🚶Join us as we march from Regent Street, St James near Pall Mall to the Israeli Embassy. #FreePalestine #StopArmingIsrael

Israel has dropped almost 80,000 tons of explosives - this means that Israel has dropped ~36 kilograms of explosives on Gaza for every man, woman, and child. Each red dot shows a bombed place in Gaza. (UN Satellite Centre, July 6th) This is what genocide looks like.