Peter Mandelson, minister for business, urged G20 governments to speak out in defence of liberal market reforms imposed on poor countries, linked to restrictions on imports from those same countries. ‘How can we be expected to maintain our standard of living without protecting profitability?’, he asked. Appealing to the G20 nations to stand united in [...]

Date Sat, 28 Mar 2009 Location Central London – Embankment to Hyde Park Visit www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk for more information, and to show you’re coming along. On 28th March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis. Even before [...]

As members of the University and College Union National Executive Committee, we would like to send solidarity greetings to the students in the 17 universities who have occupied their universities in protest over the Gaza crisis. This is the largest wave of occupations for over a quarter of a century. Too often, the media seek [...]

On February 18 2009 a large meeting of students at the University of East London Docklands campus voted to occupy (currently in the West Building), demanding that UEL as an institution should express its condemnation of the war crimes committed by Israel against the people of Gaza. They are also demanding that UEL management should [...]