Rising international tensions and the threat of wide scale war are clear for everyone to see. The question for British workers is whether we accept that the government knows what it is doing and needs our support.
Parliamentary elections, we have consistently said, change nothing. And despite all the froth around the local elections in May, they too will change nothing fundamental in Britain.
Britain needs to be out of NATO and out of the grip of US foreign policy. The alternative is to be dragged into wars of America’s – and the EU’s – making…
The government says it is going to completely reform the special educational needs and disabilities system. Professionals and parents are looking on with scepticism…
Debt hangs over British workers, and it’s growing – forcing millions of workers to depend for their existence on finance capitalism…
It is evident to all workers, and many capitalists, that Britain is experiencing a worsening decline in the economy, unable to provide the jobs, goods and services people need. But that observation on its own will not lead to change…
Britain is being covered with vast data centres. Workers are going to face even bigger utility bills as a result. And a great deal of the power they consume is used keeping track of the population…
Polling shows overwhelming support in Scotland for developing our own oil and gas resources. Politicians in Holyrood and Westminster from a wide range of parties think they know better…
An Oxford University researcher looks at what people think is happening with climate change, and what actually is happening. The results are instructive…
With chancellor Rachel Reeves looking around for funds to prepare for war, it’s instructive to see how the Nazis approached the problem…
26 February 2026
The pay dispute at the British Library has ended after strike action. PCS union members have accepted a significantly enhanced pay offer, although it fell short of their claim.
Increased SEND spending also puts pressure on other areas of local government spending. In particular, the cost of funded home to school transport has increased sharply.
