by admin | May 13, 2011 | Campaigns, nuj
It’s not often that we can trumpet success, but this week a victory at an employment tribunal could have a big impact in enforcing the rights of interns to be paid at the basic minimum wage and help put an end to the scandal of unpaid work. Last autumn the NUJ, led by...
by admin | May 7, 2011 | international, Press
‘A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.’ Attributed to Mark Twain It’s a good job that the US does not run its military operation against Osama bin Laden like its running its news management of the event. Since Sunday’s...
by admin | Apr 28, 2011 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, whistle blowing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8hZPXZOnUQ This speech by Gareth Peirce was first screened in London on 17 April 2011 as the keynote address at a public meeting entitled “Free Bradley Manning! End the War! The event was held at “Giuseppe Conlon...
by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Campaigns, nuj
On Wednesday 20 April I joined the march from Enfield town centre in defence of our local newspapers in north London. It took the form of a funeral procession, with coffin, incense, the grim reaper and all the trimmings. It was, however, a very upbeat occasion,...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Campaigns, international, whistle blowing
Jailed and tortured; accused of exposing war crimes…and being a WikiLeaks whistle-blower. Last Sunday I attended an international meeting called by London Catholic Worker – ‘Free Bradley Manning! End the War!’ The gathering was held at the Giuseppe Conlon Hall in...
