Junior doctors (picture caption)
Junior doctors demonstrating in Walthamstow, northeast London, on 6 April. As Workers went to press, they were due to walk out again on 26 and 27 April.
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Economy: EU-driven decline
The UK’s overall balance of payments – now known as the current account deficit – deteriorated sharply last year.
Bankers: Voting with their snouts
No wonder the City of London and the banking mafia in Canary Wharf in their multitude of banking skyscrapers shriek so loudly about the “dangers” of Britain leaving the EU.
Their profit, our loss
This issue we review two books which show clearly where the wealth that workers create is going…
The American origins of the EU
In its early years European integration proceeded without revealing its real, political, purpose. Now we know better…
Tata: the folly of foreign control
Tata was not able to take a long-term view on steel production in the UK.
Maintain steelmaking in Britain
The steel industry is strategically important to the British economy
Steel: the figures
Speciality steel products from Britain are highly regarded.
The challenge of steel
All steel-producing countries are cutting back on production. But only in Britain is it considered feasible to eradicate crude steel production entirely – though it is essential to any modern economy…
Are we witnessing the slow death of the EU?
Those in favour of staying in the European Union claim it is a force for stability. Nothing could be further from the truth – the EU is falling apart before our eyes…
EU Directive threatens investigatory journalism
Another directive, another threat. This time it’s journalists at the receiving end…
When the working never stops
A survey by one union branch shows a disturbing pattern of excess and unremunerated working, along with a lack of awareness about the law on working hours.