Tim Gopsill
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Alan Slingsby obituary
As well as his professional work, Alan Slingsby would work free for friends, community organisations and causes he cared about, such as the Palestine News. Photograph: Janina Struk Alan Slingsby, who has died aged 76, was a journalist-philanthropist admired for putting his media skills at the service of the community. After training in the 1970s on the sub-editors’ desk at the Morning Star, he produced publications for trade unions, local groups and countless individuals.
Alan Slingsby obituary
Alan Slingsby, who has died aged 76, was a journalist-philanthropist admired for putting his media skills at the service of the community. After training in the 1970s on the sub-editors’ desk at the Morning Star, he produced publications for trade unions, local groups and countless individuals. One union journalist designated Alan “designer to the labour movement”.
The Left’s dilemma: who do we vote for now?
On 7 June the People’s Assembly Against Austerity held a lively protest march through central London. There were dozens of trade union banners and placards. The march reflected the national concern over the impending cuts in welfare and public service spending and was nationally reported, which is rare for left-wing events.
Duncan Campbell 1944-2025 | The Freelance
DUNCAN CAMPBELL was a first-class reporter, a lovely writer, a concerned colleague, and of course a steadfast member of the union. More than that, Duncan embodied a certain approach to the trade that now seems precious: rigorous, non-competitive, honest and fair. Duncan Campbell addresses a London Freelance Branch meeting He earned respect as crime reporter at the Guardian, by changing the traditional approach.
Duncan Campbell 1944-2025 | The Freelance
Online only DUNCAN CAMPBELL was a first-class reporter, a lovely writer, a concerned colleague, and of course a steadfast member of the union. More than that, Duncan embodied a certain approach to the trade that now seems precious: rigorous, non-competitive, honest and fair. He earned respect as crime reporter at the Guardian, by changing the traditional approach.
Media Democracy Festival 2024
In order to create a democratic society, we have to first create a democratic media. Every year, the Media Democracy Festival brings together activists, independent media organisations, academics and policymakers to understand what's happening in the media landscape.
Freelance Sep23: Solidarity with National World newspaper strikers
Online only JOURNALISTS at papers owned by National World will strike on Monday 18 September. Titles affected include the Sctotsman, the Yorkshire Post, the News Letter in Belfast and the Sheffield Star. Journalists will then begin a work to rule - not doing any work that is not specified in their contracts - on 19 September, with further strike action currently planned on 22 and 25 September.
Freelance Sep23: Solidarity with National World newspaper strikers
Online only The strike dates below are postponed. The union’s national executive council had called on the general secretary, Michelle Stanistreet, to seek the urgent intervention of the conciliation service ACAS. Journalists have served notice on National World that they will be striking five five further days from 23 October to 27 October. JOURNALISTS at papers owned by National World will strike on Monday 18 September.
Serve ‘em right if Harry wins
It has cost Rupert Murdoch more than £1bn over 12 years; the Mirror group has lost more than £100mn: the huge sums forked out to stop people whose privacy had been invaded by the papers and their private lives ruined going to court. According to a report by the Commons home affairs select committee, “as many as 12,800 people” may have been victims of phone hacking.
It’s all over: a look back at the soon-to-be-repealed Leveson report
The government positioned the final nail to hammer into the coffin of the Leveson inquiry with the obscure pronouncement in the Queen’s Speech read out by Prince Charles on 10 May that they were going to repeal section 40 of the 2013 Crime and Courts Act. This contentious clause was a component in the shaky structure put up by Lord Justice Leveson after his inquiry in 2011–12 supposedly to install a regulation regime that would secure responsible, fair and decent national media for the UK.
Brixton Ritzy told it must reinstate sacked living wage campaigners
Ritzy staff protesting in Windrush Square after the sackings were announced TWO staff members at Brixton’s Ritzy cinema who were sacked for organising the campaign of strikes for a living wage have won their jobs back. The two activists in the broadcast and theatre union BECTU won a tribunal case in July that they had been unfairly dismissed, and today (5 December) the tribunal followed up with an order that they must be reinstated onto the staff in January.
Brixton lecturers strike over pay and cuts
Tracey Young (second from left) picketing with colleagues outside Brixton Hill campus on Thursday Lecturers at Lambeth College in Brixton went on strike for two days to win higher pay and more government spending on further education. And there could be more action if things don’t improve.
Metropolitan tenants protest over eviction fears
Tenants facing eviction from the Clapham Park estate in the new year mounted a noisy protest outside the office of the Metropolitan housing association yesterday (23 November). Metropolitan, which manages the 1,400-flat estate, is set on clearing out its short-term tenants as part of a massive regeneration scheme that it says will create up to 3,000 new homes. The flats with the “assured shorthold” tenancies are in buildings scheduled for demolition or rebuilding under the scheme.
Public meeting opposing deportation of Amitt Bhatt
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST Amitt Bhatt is facing deportation to India and the likelihood of arrest and torture - possibly even death - for his work exposing corruption and human rights abuses in war-torn Kashmir. On 14 March his last-chance appeal against deportation will be heard - and the National Union of Journalists is calling a public meeting to support his case. The meeting is in London on Monday 6 March and London Freelance Branch voted on 13 February to support it.
At work among the rich
At work among the rich PHILIP BERESFORD, veteran reporter responsible for the Rich List, told LFB's November branch meeting that the annual feature was feeding a popular "obsession with the rich". When he started doing the list 26 years ago, "nobody knew about the rich or who they were. Now every time a multi-millionaire sneezes it's in the press.
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