100,000 people from across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland marched on Saturday 18 October to demand a pay rise for Britain.

Staff members of homeless charity St Mungo’s Broadway who are members of the Unite union are on strike for 7 days until Friday 24th October.

This Friday the 17th of October #occupydemocracy began occupying Parliament Square to demand the alternative. Each day of the camp will cover different aspects of the huge democratic deficit.

Defend democracy, get to Parliament Square now if you can to give a hand. Don't let police take away our freedom to protest. http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/occupy_democracy

Watch this space for rolling updates. #occupydemocracy

James Meadway: reports from the last few weeks say that the world economy is on course for another financial crisis - with Britain dangerously exposed.

Last Thursday, a deal guaranteeing the long term future of the world famous Southbank Undercroft was signed.

It was the high point of the community-run Long Live Southbank campaign and ended Southbank Centre’s plans to replace the world famous skateboarding spot with more coffee shops and restaurants.

The Focus E15 Mothers and Residents, a housing campaign based out of Newham, East London, have gone into occupation of an empty block of flats on the Carpenters Estate and turned it into a vibrant, politically charged social centre.

In the latest edition of Fightback, Richard Lynch looks at the facts behind pay in Britain, inflation, jobs, rail fares and more as we head towards the TUC Britain Needs a Pay Rise demo on 18 October 2014.