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Editorials
May abandons control
25 March 2019
By her visit last week to Brussels, Theresa May has finally abandoned all pretence that she aims to deliver Brexit.
Dishonourable members
15 March 2019
All that is rotten in Britain has come together in the Palace of Westminster.
It's up to us
By now it is clear to all that we cannot sit back and expect Westminster to do what it promised and implement the referendum result.
Brexit: Beware the saboteurs (updated)
Brexit is in danger. Despite the defeat in parliament on 29 January of every binding amendment to block or delay Brexit – including Labour’s permanent customs union – parliament is still strongly against leaving.
Brexit: beware the saboteurs
10 February 2019
Brexit is in danger. Despite the defeat in parliament on 29 January of every binding amendment to block or delay Brexit – including Labour’s permanent customs union – parliament is still strongly against leaving.
Hands off Venezuela!
28 January 2019
There can be little doubt who is behind the flagrant interference in the affairs of a sovereign nation.
A coup against democracy
13 January 2019
As the delayed vote on Theresa May’s “withdrawal” agreement approaches, it has become increasingly obvious that parliament is planning a coup.
The TUC's own Project Fear
The TUC has been running its own special Project Fear campaign, largely unnoticed – though given its recent performance, that’s not surprising.
We must go
We must leave the EU on 29 March 2019. It’s what Britain voted for in June 2016 and that decision must be carried out.
Message to May: just go
11 December 2018
If May is allowed to remain in office, there will be no Brexit – just interminable pretend negotiations. She has to go.
Seize control! Ditch the deal!
26 November 2018
This weekend Prime Minister Theresa May came out as the EU’s agent in Britain.
Manufacture here, in an independent Britain
22 November 2018
Why has the contract to build new rolling stock for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line gone to a German conglomerate?
What next after the Brexit betrayal?
15 November 2018
This is a betrayal unprecedented in British history. Parliament must vote to reject it. And this traitor Cabinet must be replaced by one willing to obey the people’s instruction to leave the EU.
Defend Brexit!
We the people voted to leave, but our vote is being frustrated. We must stand up, stand tall, and defend Brexit.
The punishment bloc
Ever since the referendum the EU has been clear: the only deal it wants is a punishment deal, to discourage other EU members from following our example.
Labour's Brexit betrayal
2 October 2018
Labour has aligned itself with those in Westminster who want to betray Britain, betray the trust that people put in the referendum process, and betray democracy itself.
TUC opposed in closet call for second referendum
13 September 2018
Instead of calling for – effectively – a second referendum, TUC unions should follow the RMT’s lead and assert their own sovereignty against the employers.
Let's get on with leaving
The government set out its policy for leaving the European Union in July after the infamous Chequers cabinet meeting, publishing what it called a White Paper. But it’s more like a white flag.
Proxy wars
The parliamentary parties and the media are currently embroiled in proxy wars about religion and race. These furores are artificial.
Be prepared to walk away
The tangle of detail and objections is designed to trap us in the EU net.
Time for a new democracy
Are we going to press ahead confidently for a full Brexit that will allow the potential of our nation to flourish, or will we be cowed by the EU?
The disadvantage of being British
The vicious treatment of the Windrush Britons – who arrived from the Caribbean as children from 1948 to 1971 – contrasts starkly with the position of EU nationals under the Brexit transition agreement.
Hands off Syria
With an opinion poll indicating that only 22 per cent of people in Britain support military action against Syria, Theresa May ordered the RAF to launch strikes – pre-empting debate in parliament.
Stop the bombing of Syria!
16 April 2018
Like its predecessors – the governments led by David Cameron and Tony Blair – our government has shown it is willing to allow British blood to be shed to back up US imperialism.
Call this a transition?
28 March 2018
The much-heralded Brexit “transition” agreement has delayed our departure from the European Union – and left us in the position of a vassal state.
Corbyn's speech: cynical, disingenuous, reckless
6 March 2018
Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit speech in Coventry on 26 February would have been breathtakingly naïve had it not been so stunningly cynical.
Public service, private chaos
Over 20,000 workers are finding themselves in the role of sacrificial lambs on the altar of the private provision of public services following the collapse of Carillion.
Customs: Something to declare [print copy]
Suddenly, it seems, the talk is all about the EU’s customs union, with “commentators” bewailing the possibility that in leaving the EU Britain will also leave the customs union.