A California union’s decision to host a meeting about US policy towards Cuba has prompted a congressional probe and renewed attacks on international solidarity, writes CAMERON HARRISON
Landlords have the power to evict tenants for no reason – but a new campaign is fighting back
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
Long-term underfunding and state neglect, while simultaneously probation services have been undermined, have intensified the prison crises, argues SOLOMON HUGHES
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
The hounding of the late Jason Arday is an all too familiar experience for many black people. ROGER McKENZIE calls for collective action to combat what can feel like personal isolation
THE gig economy traps people in precarious work, the hostile environment leaves people uncertain of their status in Britain and “no-fault evictions” mean tenants face being put out on the streets with just a couple of months notice.
Labour has thankfully pledged to ban zero-hours contracts, reverse government hostility to migrants and guarantee secure tenancies if and when they take power.
But in the meantime Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 allows private landlords in England to kick tenants out without giving a reason.
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