29 December 2020
The rail freight sector’s slow recovery during the summer from the impact of Covid-19 has prompted calls for a national programme of investment in freight infrastructure.
27 December 2020
After the trade agreement with the EU, the challenge now for workers is to take responsibility for the future.
The overwhelming reliance on road transport to keep the country functioning is a growing problem – for health, for the environment, and not least for passenger transport…
New developments in agricultural policy give some idea of our potential future as a sovereign nation…
Visitors from abroad recognise Britain as one nation – something tour operators are well aware of…
While a significant minority in the cultural industries cried (literally) over their imagined loss through Brexit, coronavirus succeeded in uniting the country around a cause all corners of Britain could agree on: survival…
It is not easy to take control of your future when your energy supply is uncertain as it is in Britain
The government’s latest announcement on energy policy is full of positive signs, with a welcome wish to use government procurement to boost jobs and investment here. But workers will want more than promises…
For Britain to persist with devolved health services is a nonsense – economies of scale are being lost and during the current health crisis efforts are being dissipated. A look at Scotland indicates the scale of the problem…
One battle ends, but the war goes on. With the end of British involvement in the EU comes a new beginning – the fight for real independence…
In this original and exciting book, Ben Pontin argues that independence presents us with a real opportunity for environmental protection in Britain…
Born 200 years ago, Friedrich Engels played a great part in the working class movement in the 19th century, particularly in Britain…
