Pay victories across Britain
21 February 2024
Workers in many sectors have secured more pay through successful disputes. But the next round of claims will see employers try to regain some ground.
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Net zero: a great fraud begins to unravel
The drive to net zero is creating problems without solving them. Changes demanded for vehicles, domestic heating and farming are impractical. It’s time to expose the falsity in the casual idealism of government and policy makers…
Why capitalists love higher immigration
Many people wonder why successive governments have failed to reduce immigration, or even control it. The answer is simple: the government and the employers like immigration, because it weakens workers.
Devolution – a serious threat across Britain
Why is it that those in the working class most in favour of the EU tend to also favour the break-up of Britain?
Steel: the backbone of industry
Steel is vital for manufacturing and infrastructure. Producing it is energy intensive, but closing blast furnaces without a realistic plan for future steel production undermines Britain’s self-reliance...
Net zero: an irrational target
Looking for someone to explain precisely what’s wrong with the government’s net zero targets? A new book could help…
1984: GCHQ trade union ban
Forty years ago workers at a government intelligence centre stood out against a ban on union membership…
Pay victories across Britain [print version]
Workers across many sectors organised in Unite have recently secured over £430 million in additional pay and benefits because of successful disputes.
European Union: Farmers flex their power [print version]
After years of simmering discontent, farmers’ protests are spreading across EU member countries.
Anti-Union Laws: Cheltenham march [print version]
On Saturday 27 January thousands of trade unionists from across the country assembled in Cheltenham for a TUC march and rally against the latest anti-strike laws.
European farmers demand a future
9 February 2024
Farmers’ protests are spreading across the EU. They are taking to the roads to demand that the EU supports food production.
Measles epidemic follows cuts in health visitors
8 February 2024
Measles was eradicated from Britain in 2017, but it has come back. That’s due to a cut in health visitors, which needs to be reversed.