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Workers have many questions. Will there be a war? How can Britain secure the energy we need? How much of our food can we grow here?
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Workers have many questions. Will there be a war? How can Britain secure the energy we need? How much of our food can we grow here?
British involvement in overseas adventures should be a thing of the past. It has brought conflict, not peace. And now British armed forces are to be used against Iran.
16 August 2025
In 1787 six striking weavers from the Calton area of Glasgow were killed and many more injured. The annual commemoration of their watershed struggle is building towards the 240th anniversary in 2027.
14 August 2025
Newly qualified nurses this year don’t have jobs to go to due to a recruitment freeze. This is a crucial point in their careers and the NHS needs them. Action is needed!
14 August 2025
Despite staff shortages newly qualified medical professionals in all disciplines are finding it difficult to get jobs due to recruitment freezes. This wasteful situation has a direct impact on patient care in the NHS.
14 August 2025
A Workers reader writes to point out that the closure of primary schools is both a symptom of workers being priced out of London and something which will hinder its reversal.
13 August 2025
The water industry is a mess. A report commissioned by the government on regulating the industry doesn’t provide any answers.
13 August 2025
A group of healthcare workers in Gloucestershire are taking on their trust which refuses to pay them at the right grade. Strike action has been going on since April.
13 August 2025
Cardiff bus workers, members of Unite union, are to vote on a new pay offer after being set for three weeks of continuous strike action. They are fighting against low pay and poor conditions.
13 August 2025
Arriva bus workers in south east England are being balloted on strike action over a below-inflation pay offer. Stikes could begin in September, resulting in major disruption to bus services in the areas affected.
11 August 2025
The Labour government has spread its talk of war to the Pacific, against China in particular. This is a dangerous development.
11 August 2025
In contrast to the Labour government, the RMT union sees the folly in backing Ukraine against Russia. It says that won’t lead to peace.