Will circulate info re the initiative and the forthcoming conference. On what basis has Bill organised his country-wide trip? We need to hear too from the participatory initiatives that have been stifled, which are hidden from history.

And as I often say I think there is an intimate relationship between young people standing up for themselves and workers doing the same. Passive, compliant workers don’t encourage active, critical young people.

And as for cuts we need to participate with one another in resisting the potential onslaught.