International

With the government clamping down on protest rights, Thompsons Solicitors updates on the latest changes Since the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group, expressing support for the organisation now risks a 14-year prison sentence. Over 200 arrests have been...

The fire appliance donated by FBU members in Scotland to Palestinian firefighters has now been detained by Israeli customs for over a year.  The fire engine has been held by Israel despite having the necessary paperwork to be transported to its destination in Nablus, in the West Bank.  This is part...

The fire and rescue service is at a crossroads. After 14 years of austerity, Labour has a duty to deliver for public safety. In this edition, I set out our plan on pay: for pay progression, pay equality, and a recovery from the damage done under the Conservatives. We are making good progress with...

No firefighter joins the fire and rescue service to prevent people from protesting, says Mark Chapman, FBU Southern regional secretary. As a humanitarian service, our primary aim is to prevent suffering and loss caused by fires and other disasters. But in recent years, we have seen repeated...

As UK politicians start to echo Trump and Musk’s attacks on public sector workers, Eric Blanc writes on how workers are starting to fight back in the US – and what we can learn  “I’m a federal worker, and I feel like a canary in the coal mine right now—because what they’re doing to us is going to...

The fire appliance donated to Palestine by the FBU continues to be held by Israeli authorities at the port of Ashdod. Members in Scotland sourced and refitted a fire engine, loading it with medical supplies, to be shipped to Nablus in the West Bank. Stephen Gethins MP and Brian Leishman MP have both...