The campaign to beat the pandemic
What does Johnson’s plan mean and how should we respond? Boris Johnson is still reacting to conflicting pressures, with the result that he is aiming at an “acceptable” level of death – mainly deaths of old people and people with … Read more
There has been much criticism of the UK Test and Trace approach during the pandemic. In this article Graham Checkley looks at how government policy steered community Covid testing on to the rocks. “… the UK’s preparedness and response, in … Read more
Zero Covid, the broad-based grassroots campaign across Britain to eliminate Covid-19, is pleased to announce the formation of a campaign for a ‘Zero Covid Scotland’. Here is a statement of the aims of the Zero Covid Scotland campaign: The only … Read more
There is a concerted propaganda offensive against our teachers and parents, with headlines screaming, ‘Reopen our schools.’ But the schools aren’t closed! Teachers have been working heroically, at risk to their own health, teaching at-risk children and the children of … Read more
Kevin Courtney, joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, summed it up when he said the best response to the Tory pandemic disaster is to join a union and join the Zero Covid campaign. Tribute Talking at a 400-strong … Read more
Following the announcement of a full mainland lockdown on 4th January, the Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced a further tightening of lockdown measures in a statement to the Scottish Parliament on 13th January. Message The welcome six new measures included … Read more
The UK Government of Boris Johnson has finally announced the national lockdown for England that increasing numbers of observers had confidently predicted would be necessary. This includes the much-needed closure of schools to most pupils and a move to online … Read more
Boris Johnson’s announcement yesterday that his promise to allow households to mix over Christmas is now to be broken typifies the chaotic lurches in policy that we have seen from the U.K. government throughout this pandemic. Families who had been … Read more
Online rally: Larissa Kennedy, NUS president Roger Lewis, DPAC (Disabled People Against Cuts) Professor Yaneer Bar-Yam, endcoronavirus.org Dr David Strain, BMA (pc) Livestreams from protests Followed by Q&A In Manchester a rally was held in Piccadilly Gardens. Dr Emma Runswick … Read more
AS ENGLISH LOCKDOWN ENDS: DAY OF ACTION ON 5 DEC FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MEASURES Doctors, scientists, students and trade unionists are planning coordinated protests across Britain on Saturday 5 December to protest the UK government’s reckless return to regional tier … Read more