Fashion - Boohoo factory opens
Fashion retailer Boohoo is to set up what it claims will be a “model factory” in Leicester
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Volunteers go floral to keep pier going
Volunteers who run Clevedon pier, Somerset have come up with a beautiful method of social distancing.
Britain takes on EU over plant safety
9 August 2020
Britain is refusing to give way to an EU instruction that it must reverse a government decision to enforce stricter regulations on the importing of some plants and the banning of others.
Volunteers go floral to keep pier going
7 August 2020
Volunteers have installed 50 pots of flowers down the middle of Clevedon Pier, ensuring one-way movement for visitors.
Devolution gathering pace
7 August 2020
Last week devolution in South Yorkshire became law, and attempts to devolve spending plans for the nation’s capital to the mayor are now being mooted.
Fightback against Nissan pensions attack
9 July 2020
Workers at Nissan Sunderland are fighting for pension rights shortly after celebrating the plant's long-term future. They are angered at the opportunistic attack by the company and refusal to consult.
Dexamethasone saves lives in Covid-19 patients
9 July 2020
Britain leads research to combat novel coronavirus Covid-19 across many areas. One strand has already produced great results that will save lives.
Fighting Covid-19
Throughout Britain people are working out for themselves what they can do in the fight against Covid-19…
Epidemics - Africa now polio-free
The World Health Organization has certified Nigeria and Cameroon free of polio, a crippling disease that usually affects children under five
Holyrood blocks rail renewal
Again we see divergent policies driving a wedge between Scotland and the rest of Britain.
Student nurses - call to scrap tuition fees
Unions representing nurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals are calling on the government to improve support during their training.
Foreign supertrawlers on the rise in UK waters
A Greenpeace investigation into supertrawler fishing in protected UK waters has reported that they doubled their activity last year.
Back to school, urge paediatricians
19 June 2020
More than 1,500 paediatricians have signed a letter to the prime minister urgently calling for the government to publish a clear plan for getting all children back to school.
Britain’s coal-free energy not as green as it looks
Britain has now gone for two months without burning coal. But the figures hide the full truth about today’s carbon-neutral energy.
RMT attacks decision to axe Doncaster rail refurbishment jobs
18 June 2020
The RMT union has condemned plans by American giant Wabtec to cut rail refurbishment jobs at Doncaster under the cover of Covid-19.
Scottish administration stymies rail improvement work
11 June 2020
While important railway enhancement works have started up again in England and Wales, the devolved Scottish administration has not allowed workers in the sector to return, keeping it under lockdown.
Start the music!
7 June 2020
The world famous Abbey Road studios started recording again on 4 June. Musicans are actively working to get back to work safely and practically.
Scrap student nursing fees, say unions
5 June 2020
Student nurses and midwives stepped up when they were needed. Their unions are calling for an end to their tuition fees. This will remove barriers to new students created in 2017 by cuts in financial support.
Borders: still out of control
24 May 2020
To go by the latest official figures on non-EU immigration, the government’s pledge take control of our borders is already worthless.
Take control of P&O to safeguard jobs and marine supply chain, says union
14 May 2020
P&O Ferries has cut jobs on key ferry routes, while taking government support for Covid-19. The seafarers’ union RMT is calling for the government to take control of the company.
Brussels bids to take charge of health services
The European Commission is making a concerted power grab to give itself the right to intervene in member states’ health systems.
EU hopes for coronavirus extension
12 May 2020
The EU hopes the coronavirus emergency will keep Britain in its orbit. The impact of Covid-19 makes it more important there is no extension to the transition period.
Chaos and cost ahead as EU looks for more money
11 May 2020
Coronavirus is tearing the EU apart. The European Commission has a plan to grab money from members, and which threatens Britain with unknown extra costs if the Brexit transition is extended.
Devolution an obstacle to tackling coronavirus
4 May 2020
How is devolution to Scotland and Wales helping Britain tackle the coronavirus pandemic? Not at all.
Celebrate May Day in song
30 April 2020
On this May Day – Friday 1 May – with workers around the world unable to gather in numbers to celebrate the day, we invite all our readers to raise a glass in solidarity and sing the traditional Communist anthem, The Internationale.
Tourism shutdown tipping Windsor into bankruptcy
30 April 2020
It’s come to something when income from a tourist attraction – a royal tourist attraction at that – is the only thing that stands between a local authority and bankruptcy.
Fighting Covid-19: from north to south
30 April 2020
Stories are beginning to emerge which point to the resourcefulness and humanity of ordinary people in extraordinary times. When workers use their initiative, there is no end to what they can achieve.
West Country rail a cornerstone of economic recovery
30 April 2020
The future for rail is looking brighter in the West of England with the acknowledgement that it can contribute to rebuilding the economy after the Covid-19-induced setbacks.
Glasgow marks Workers Memorial Day
30 April 2020
Glasgow Trades Union Council marked Workers Memorial Day on 28 April by taking part in the Britain-wide “one-minute silence” tribute to those who have died in the health and caring professions during the current crisis.