On the right track
The railway industry and its workforce enter 2023 with uncertain futures. So far rail workers have shown they are prepared to stand and fight for their interests, together with those of the industry…
Workers January/February 2023
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How long before Brexit is really done?
While the EU is increasingly devoid of direction and entangled in debt, the government is reluctant to take the steps needed to secure British independence…
SNP abandons referendum demand
Short of options and short of money, the SNP/Green coalition has effectively shelved its demand for an immediate referendum. Yet its budget is widening the tax gulf with the rest of Britain…
Nurses expose ministers' lies
On 15 December nurses conducted the first-ever national strike in the 106-year history of the Royal College of Nursing, followed by a second strike day on 20 December. The government is so far avoiding meaningful negotiations.
Amazon faces first strike
For the first time in Britain, Amazon workers are exerting their trade union organisation in pursuit of higher pay. GMB members at the company’s Coventry site have voted to back strike action for an increase to £15 an hour.
Medical Schools - Only for foreign students
The good news: new medical schools are operating in Britain. The bad news: they are unable to accept British students, and will be recruiting only applicants from abroad.
Government sabotages rail deal [print version]
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has slammed the government for scuppering a deal which could have prevented rail strikes in the run-up to Christmas.
Vaccines - Strategy obliterated [print version]
The joined-up thinking that characterised Britain’s immediate response to the need for a Covid-19 vaccine in 2020 is now just a memory – despite its stunning success in helping to protect the population.
NHS: collective action is the route to control
The NHS is a prime example of what happens when governments refuse to govern or indeed make any decision. Now the government is attacking the very people struggling to keep providing care in a mess of its own making…
The real economics of ‘net zero’
Why is it so difficult to have a grown-up discussion – or any discussion at all – about the government’s net carbon zero commitments? But as the costs hit home, discussion cannot be avoided…
So where is Plan B?
Nowhere has the reluctance to break definitively with the EU been more evident than in research…
Behind the science headlines
Issues around science are often high up in the news agendas, but many players can be involved in bringing a story to the public…
The financialisation of capital [Print version]
Finance capitalism keeps a malign stranglehold over the real economy, serving only a tiny group of super-wealthy speculators. How did this come about?
Finance - More deregulation
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced a package of financial sector reforms speaking in Edinburgh on 9 December.
Northern Ireland - Legislation stopped
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has stopped the passage of a vital piece of legislation designed to bolster the independence of the UK, the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
New year, new spirit
In many ways the situation facing workers in Britain is as dire as it has been at any time since the Second World War. But there is a shining light: the army of the working class is on the move.
Resistance breeds oppression
When a strike takes place, when workers withdraw their labour, they and their employers are confronted with the truth: workers are essential to capitalism.