UCU is actively alienating its Jewish members
University & Colleges Union (UCU) – an organisation that has suffered a series of resignations by Jewish members claiming institutional antisemitism – is fanning those fears
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Labour suffers from economic “Stockholm Syndrome”
One of the reasons that economies are being crucified on the cross of ‘austerity’ is the discrediting of so-called Keynesian policies of the 1970s, writes Ann Pettifor.
The government that didn’t do its homework – fees fiasco hits deadline
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt takes the government to task – on the day of the student fees deadline for universities – for a bad policy, badly executed.
Coalition’s regional growth fund sweetener leaves a bitter taste
Kevin Meagher weighs up the benefits of the coalition government’s regional growth fund; finding a positive focus but a lot left to be desired.
Livingstone eats into Johnson’s lead in latest poll
A YouGov poll for the 2012 London mayoral election shows that Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson is ahead of his Labour Party opponent Ken Livingstone.