Tag Archives: National Union of Journalists

Thornton Heath activist Wadsworth awarded union gold badge

By STEVEN DOWNES Marc Wadsworth, the campaigning journalist and broadcaster who was expelled by the Labour Party on trumped-up charges, has been awarded with the highest honour available to his trades union, the National Union of Journalists’ gold badge. The … Continue reading

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Tory Security Bill will ‘criminalise public interest journalism’

Britain under the self-proclaimed “compassionate Conservatives” moved much closer to becoming a police state this week with the passing of Priti Patel’s National Security Bill in the House of Commons. Warnings have been raised that the bill as it stands … Continue reading

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Job cuts to hit Croydon’s local free newspaper

More local job cuts announced – and this is very bad news. The local freepaper, the Croydon Guardian, looks set to lose its hard-working and well-respected sports editor, Graham Moody, among 12 journalists facing the axe under the latest cost-cutting … Continue reading

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