The campaign to beat the pandemic
When, late on a winter’s Friday afternoon, I received a text inviting me to book an appointment for a Covid vaccination I was taken aback by the intensity of my feeling of relief. It was as though a weight had … 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
Covid-19 has had devastating effects on social equality. In one of a series of linked articles, Graham Checkley reports on how Covid-19, plus a hostile immigration environment, produced a lethal combination. Not a terrorist incident “I still believe we should … Read more
In the lead-up to the Zero Covid online event to explore the origins and impacts of Covid-19 on 13 February we publish here an article by author and activist Neil Faulkner which looks at the relationship between climate breakdown and … 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
BBC News has just run a week-long series about the crisis in the hospitals. Not by an inch did it deviate from the UK government line ‘we are all in it together’. Not once did we hear an authentic voice … 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
Register on Zoom An online event to explore the origins and impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Saturday 13 February 2021, 2-6.00pm Discussions on ecology and economics will be introduced by: Julia Steinberger, Professor of Societal Challenges of Climate Change at Lausanne … Read more
Matt Hancock says that a Zero Covid strategy is not feasible for the UK. Priti Patel, with the collusion of the mass media, blames the public recalcitrance for the unfolding catastrophe. These are the twin strands of a state narrative … Read more