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Bedroom tax activists call for mass action at Housing 2013 conference, Manchester
Bedroom tax activists in Manchester are calling for tenants, trade unionists and other campaigners from across the country to flock to the city at the end of June – to demonstrate and lobby at the biggest corporate event in the [...]
Forty attend first Moss Side bedroom tax meeting in Manchester
On Wednesday 10th April South Manchester Against the Bedroom Tax held its first public meeting in Whalley Range Methodist Church. The attendance of 40 people was promising, owing partly to some comprehensive leafleting of the Alexandria Park Estate over the [...]
P.s. I love you: The Spirit of 45 review
Ken Loach new film, The Spirit of 45, reminds us all of a precious commodity, the Welfare State. A review by Rachel Brooks.
Manchester bedroom tax protest: a tale of two demos
A good start to bedroom tax campaigning, despite attempts by the Labour Party to hijack the day, writes Jak Dyehouse
Solidarity not charity: the Case for Mutual Aid
The left needs to act in the face of welfare attacks. Mark Booth on the case for mutual aid and solidarity not charity.
Bedroom Tax: what you need to know, what you need to do
John Bowman explains the policy behind the bedroom tax and the next steps for the campaign Of all the Tories’ cuts to benefits, the “bedroom tax” has provoked the biggest wave of anger. The cuts of 14% to housing benefit for [...]
Bedroom Tax: outrage over latest attack on the poor
Dan Edwards discusses the Government’s latest policy disaster.
Austerity’s Logic on Display
As the welfare bill passes with a 56 majority, Dan Edwards reflects on its murderous consequences