Overground pay rise
4 March 2024
Rail workers in London have won a significant backdated pay rise from their employer, Arriva. The dispute was settled only after the threat of strike action.
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British farming under attack
24 February 2024
British farmers are under attack from capitalism. They are starting to defend their industry – and our food supply. Without that we can’t be an independent nation.
Water companies pump even more sewage
23 February 2024
Privatised water companies continue to pollute. Regulation of the heavily indebted industry is failing to change this.
Action, not elections
No parliament holds the answers to what workers in Britain need. Electing a different government and hoping things will get better is an illusion.
Britain needs peace, not war
Our government spends precious resources in two theatres of war, in Ukraine and the Middle East. The time has come to question its aims.
Welsh farmers up in arms
Farmers are not impressed with losing 20 per cent of their land from food production, and protests have been growing.
Steel: Fresh blow
In another blow to Britain’s steel production, the Spanish company Celsa has put its Cardiff plant up for sale.
The development money tap
What happens when devolved mayors, giddy with power, assume ownership over public assets was brought to light recently.
Scottish farmers make gains
21 February 2024
Scottish farmers have won a significant victory in their struggle for survival. They have secured continuing support for food production, halting the move to environmental payments.
Assert the right to strike
The capitalist class wants to shackle organised workers. That’s the whole point of its recent legislation on minimum service levels. What can we do about it?
Waiting on the NHS
Health workers and the rest of our class know that radical changes are needed to ensure the future of the NHS. Where is the necessary leadership coming from?
Decay in dentistry
The queues of would-be patients waiting to register with a Bristol dental practice that offered NHS treatment that hit the headlines in early February were a shocking reminder of the state of dentistry.