A day to remember power
May Day is a day to remember the power of the working class to transform the world. In 2024 we must assert that power to shape a future for Britain.
Workers May/June 2024
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Middle East: keep Britain out of war! [print version]
Escalating military action in the Middle East threatens a wider war. What can workers in Britain do about it? We need to be united and to assert Britain’s interests, which are not to be involved in foreign wars.
Scotland gears up to finally reject SNP
Britain needs unity, not division, not devolution. In Scotland the multiple failures of the ruling SNP separatists are coming home to roost…
Ukraine: all the ruling class offers is escalation
Despite the huge sums of money, the vast quantities of ammunition, and the covert presence of soldiers on the ground, the war in Ukraine is not going well for imperialism. Their answer: double down…
Billions available for war
The government has already committed a massive £12 billion to carrying on the Ukraine war since February 2022.
Renewable energy – friend or foe?
It’s not enough to say that renewable energy is the solution to environmental woes. Technology alone will fail. What is needed is long-term planning, and we are a long way away from that…
Housing, population and immigration: the facts
There’s a whole industry dedicated to ‘proving’ that importing workers into Britain is an undiluted good. Tell that to young people looking for somewhere even remotely affordable to live…
Who governs Britain? And how?
Examining the glaring limitations of present-day political arrangements forces us to fathom the best way of confronting the myriad problems surrounding us…
What’s going on with retailing in Britain?
High street names are disappearing, branches are being closed, city centres are emptying. Is nobody buying anything any more – or are capitalist greed and asset stripping to blame?
What is private equity?
Far from creating wealth or adding value, private equity (PE) is another capitalist way to filch wealth already created by workers.
Consultants accept new offer
Hospital consultants in England have voted to accept a pay offer. The offer will see most consultants receive increases of between 2.9 and 12.8 per cent on top of 6 per cent already offered in November 2023.
Teachers Pay: Preparing for battle
After a year of unprecedented industrial action, the National Education Union discussed what to do next in its ongoing pay campaign at its Easter conference.
Wales: Fighting for convenience
Local councils are cutting services and closing facilities across the country. One small town in Wales is making a stand.
Financial systems as weapons
As communications systems have become ever more centralised and monopolised, so too has state control of them. They are now weapons of war…
1918: The war of intervention
After the bloody world war between rival imperialisms, the British ruling class and its allies turned their attention to the infant Soviet Union…
Nottingham goes bankrupt [print version]
Local government minister Simon Hoare announced in February that commissioners would be appointed to run Nottingham City Council.
Migration: Legal and soaring [print version]
The increase in net migration into Britain is mainly driven by legal routes and not by people smuggled into the country.
Still fighting the P&O sackings [print version]
P&O Ferries workers are continuing to protest against the notorious sacking and re-hiring scandal.