British workers cannot leave it to Keir Starmer and his government to decide on what our country does about war across the Middle East. Britain must stop interfering in other sovereign nations and get out of NATO.
5 March 2026
Britain’s people must decide against the USA’s attack on Iran, born of the desire to control global energy. This is not a war of our making, we should have no part of it.
23 April 2026
Ed Miliband seems unable to appreciate the folly of his net zero policy. Whether mistaken or deliberate, the consequence for Britain is industrial suicide.
23 April 2026
Keir Starmer plans a change in the law to allow the government to adopt EU single market rules without a parliamentary vote. He aims to by-pass opposition to applying EU rules to Britain.
23 April 2026
Dentists are demanding that the government funds proper NHS dentistry services for all. They are calling for an end to the long term problems suffered by dentists and their patients.
23 April 2026
University and College Union members across the country continue their fight for jobs. This is taking place separately in each institution, as part of a united campaign.
23 April 2026
Surgeons are alarmed about the impact of training cuts on specialist care and patient safety. They demand that government looks at alternatives.
23 April 2026
Salt is vital, but British production is under threat. There are huge reserves, but one of the two production sites is closing and the other is foreign owned.
Britain relies on oil and gas for around three-quarters of its energy – a level that has hardly changed in decades. We will be relying on oil and gas for the foreseeable future, as the Climate Change Committee says…
In the first of a two-part feature Workers looks at what’s going on in the Arctic, and the looming war over its natural resources…
One hundred years ago the General Strike took place in Britain. While marking the centenary, it’s vital to recognise what actually happened…
27 March 2026
On 19 March the government announced its steel strategy, including import tariffs. But there are wider challenges to face to secure the vital industry, particularly the cost of energy.
25 March 2026
The EU has long been preparing for war with pushing increased military spending by member states – but also increasing its central control. Not everyone is happy, but Keir Starmer wants to tag along.
25 March 2026
London university workers have launched a series of strikes after rejecting an “insulting” 1.4 per cent pay offer. They say this amounts to a pay cuts as their household costs are increasing.
6 March 2026
Teachers at a school in Gloucestershire are taking action to resolve what thy say are unsafe working conditions. So far the school and the academy trust of which it is a member are not listening…
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.
The National Education Union is running a ballot of its members in schools in England to test their response to the government’s offer of an unfunded 6.5 per cent pay increase over three years.
As council taxpayers across the country await the expected rises in their council tax bills, seven local authorities have been granted special permission to demand a rise nearly double the usual 4.99 per cent limit.
Members of the Prospect trade union working at the London Museum are in dispute over their pay.
Unemployment among people aged 16-24 rose to 16.1 per cent at the end of 2025 – the highest for over a decade.
