While management hide, students occupy part of Brighton University campus in solidarity with staff
Correction: this article was originally credited to Steve Topple, when in fact it is Kathryn Zacharek's work. We apologise for ...
Tag: privatisation
UCU digs in and prepares for more strikes in the new academic year
The University and College Union (UCU) has said that its members will strike once again in September. The current marking ...
Brighton University’s summer of discontent: from greylisting to graduations.
Graduation season at Brighton University, and in higher education overall, is usually a time for celebration. It's the perfect way ...
Activists are demanding public transport that actually serves the public
Two youth climate groups in the West of England have joined together to protest against 'unfair' buses. The groups are ...
Cowardly UoM bosses discipline nine students over the ongoing rent strike
A disciplinary panel at the University of Manchester (UoM) has found nine students guilty of health and safety breaches. It's ...
Thames Water avoids renationalisation with yet another cash bump
On 10 July, Thames Water announced a massive financial injection from its shareholders. This will, for now, keep the privatised ...
Thames Water fined more than £3 million for polluting our rivers
On Tuesday 4 July, Lewes Crown Court fined Thames Water £3.3m for polluting rivers. The company pleaded guilty to pumping ...
Thames Water might need temporary renationalisation – but it should be permanent
Thames Water, Britain's biggest water supplier, might need to be temporarily renationalised by the government. At least, that's according to ...
ACORN has been winning more victories for tenants across the UK
Tenants from the ACORN renters union have been winning victories across the UK over the last few weeks. Union branches ...
UoM students are not having it – despite cowardly bosses running to their lawyers
Students at the University of Manchester (UoM) have vowed to continue their rent strike into at least the next academic ...
As things heat up in Brighton, university students and staff refuse to back down
It has been an eventful few weeks for staff and students at Brighton University. The senior management team is insisting ...
Some oddly-timed fire alarms have ended the student occupation at Brighton University
University of Brighton bosses are planning to make 140 staff redundant, but workers and students alike haven't been taking it ...
The situation at the University of Brighton is worsening – but we’re fighting for justice
In the last few weeks, staff and students have collectively organised to stop the University of Brighton making 140 academic ...
Campaign group EveryDoctor call attention to links between politicians and private healthcare sector
Campaign group EveryDoctor has released yet more information on NHS privatisation. The group previously published research on the links between ...
We need to save the University of Brighton – our education is at stake
The University of Brighton has announced that it intends to make 110 academics and 30 professional staff redundant, all in ...
TransPennine Express to be brought back under government control due to litany of failures
The government announced on 11 May that it's taking TransPennine Express under its control. It's blaming persistent delays and cancellations ...
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