There is a severe shortage of nurses in the UK, reports Dr Veronika Wagner, and the situation isn’t helped by the government’s unjust training and recruitment policies. How do we motivate someone to choose a [… read more ]
Regular S&C contributor Christine Lawrence urges Portsmouth City Council to reconsider the decision to cut domestic violence services in Portsmouth in 2017/18. I was more than horrified to hear of Portsmouth City Council’s decision to [… read more ]
Cal Corkery, a Portsmouth Homelessness Support Worker working with disadvantaged and vulnerable young people, has given Star and Crescent permission to publish his deputation to councillors at last week’s Portsmouth City Council meeting to decide the [… read more ]
National campaigners Sisters Uncut staged a protest in the public gallery of a Full Council meeting yesterday following a passionate plea from Chief Executive of charity Aurora New Dawn to protect local domestic violence services. By Sarah [… read more ]
Following the launch of a petition this week that has quickly generated over 38,000 signatures in support of domestic violence and sexual health services, UP Antifascists release a statement calling for Portsmouth residents to protest the [… read more ]
A local resident with deep concerns about cuts to Portsmouth’s domestic abuse and sexual violence support services writes about the impact of proposed cuts from Portsmouth City Council on victims and survivors of violence in [… read more ]
Portsmouth City Council has launched a consultation with local residents on the Chancellor’s announcement that local authorities should fund adult social care costs by raising council tax by an additional 2%, reports Sarah Cheverton. Chancellor [… read more ]
Portsmouth City Council trade unions have launched an online petition as Portsmouth City Council proposes to end all trade union secondments as part of the forthcoming cuts required of the local authority by central government. By Sarah [… read more ]
The ruling adminstration of Portsmouth City Council has set out its budget savings proposals for 2016/17 to deliver £11 million of savings in the next financial year, responding directly to priorities identified by just under [… read more ]
Richard Peirce reports on the delivery to Portsmouth South MP Flick Drummond of a 3 million-strong European petition rejecting the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The sky was overcast and the autumn light fading as a group [… read more ]
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