We’ve just seen the latest unemployment figures, we are sure you’ve seen them too. Unemployment went up again this summer. And over 1 million young people are now out of work – a record high. Today, we’re supporting a new campaign by the unions to tell the real stories of this jobs crisis. If you have lost your job, or if you are worried about the future for you or your family, we want you to speak out. Together, we [...]

The Government is planning the biggest re-organisation of the NHS since it began in 1948. It is unnecessary, unwanted, wasteful and damaging – and threatens to end the NHS as we know it. Only last year, the Government promised people they wouldn’t do it. Many thousands of people have already called on the Government to stop. But they are ploughing on, ignoring public and professional opinion, out of touch with Britain.  We need to make the Government listen before it’s [...]

  Hi, I’m Beckie, I’m a fifteen year old girl in britain, and thousands of teachers try spread the word about bullying; but they’re adults, I want to show things from a teenagers perspective.   Almost half of all children and young people (46%) say that they’ve been bullied at some point during their time at school and these shocking numbers may be rising. I want to make a change. Please join me by clicking the link and signing the [...]

We have supported this tax for a long while, our candidate at the general election put his weight behind it, and it became an issue again at the G20 summit.   Over the course of the G20, a group of G20 countries from France to Brazil backed the Robin Hood Tax, under pressure from trade unions, development NGOs and climate change campaigners. The link between the Robin Hood Tax and fighting poverty and climate change at home and abroad became [...]

  The next Branch Meeting is on Tuesday 29th November at 7.30pm in 3 North Street, Lewes.  We hope to see you all there as we discuss the our latest community campaigns, have an important report from the Labour Conference, membership involvement, discuss further the possibility of a Labour MP under new boundary changes, making links with east Brighton At the branch meeting will be discussing our Fundraising and how ever member could give £2/month by standing order, Our Christmas [...]

  See website: http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1247 Saturday 19th November: Day of Action On average, women earn less, own less, and are more likely to work and retire in poverty than men. The government’s approach to cutting the deficit will widen the gap between women and men:   -Female unemployment is rising as jobs are cut in public services -The benefits and services women rely on more are being slashed -Women on low incomes are becoming poorer -The pay gap looks set to [...]

The 2nd  Lewes Festival of Socialism & Trades Unionism comes to an end on Oct 26th with a public meeting addressed by CWU General Secretary Billy Hayes. It kicks off at the Lewes Arms at 8.00.pm.   Please come along in massive numbers & bring those banners out one last time. The banners have really made this festival something special.   We will try to be as fair as possible in allocating space for stalls. But please be aware, that space is [...]

This was another good evening provided by Lewes Trades Council 2011 Festival.  Some photo’s from the evening at the Elephant and Castle last night, including the LAbour Party Banner banner.  Quite a number of Party  members attended and were made very welcome.  We enjoyed Rob Johnson’s songs again.  Attila played fiddle, banjo, read moving poetry about his mother, and sang some wicked songs, including a very funny one about Maggie Thatcher.    

This is a really worrying time for families and businesses; struggling with higher food prices and gas bills and worried about their jobs and their children’s futures.  The Tory-led Government are cutting too far and too fast and risk choking off economic recovery. Unemployment is rising again and is currently at the highest level in 17 years.  One in five young people are out of work and now more women are unemployed than at any time since 1988.  We need [...]

The 1st May band were fantastic last night.  Labour Party members and supporters were there supporting the Labour and trade union movement . Further information on what else is on in this post t