The antidote to disunity – Britain united
Britain truly became united not because of an act of parliament or a monarch’s ambition. It became one with the rise of the working class and working class culture…
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Rotherham: the impact of migration on one town
Workers looks behind the headlines to find out what is going on with immigration in one town: Rotherham.…
Class matters: workers and capitalism
Who is working class? What is the working class? Do these questions matter? Yes, they do…
Without food, there’s no health or security
A country that is not self-sufficient in food will always be vulnerable to attack – in peacetime by global producers of junk food, or in wartime by blockade and invasion…
Energy self-reliance, not net zero dogma
The drive to import energy in the name of net zero threatens Britain’s independence as a modern manufacturing economy…
Grenfell’s legacy must be effective fire regulation
Part Two of our investigation into the far-reaching consequences of the Grenfell Tower disaster. New laws were passed but much still needs to be done…
Capitalism cannot be regulated – only destroyed
In the last issue we looked at the background to how regulation operates. Here, we examine not just whether Britain is being held back by too much regulation, but also whether capitalist monopolies can ever be regulated.
Costs and delays – the impacts of Grenfell
Part One of our investigation into the far-reaching consequences of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Nearly eight years after the fire, residents across Britain are still suffering in unsafe buildings and the survivors wait for justice.
Cass: a materialist approach to healthcare
The Cass Review into the care of young people questioning their gender identity represents a triumph of a materialist, evidence-based approach over zealotry and dogma.
Industry matters to British workers
Britain, its workers and industry are intimately connected. But a future for both nation and class depends on getting a grip on the undermining of industry.
The British state and grooming gangs
The big question raised by the grooming gangs is not that some men, especially in tightly knit communities, might seek to take advantage. It is how on earth such abuse went on for decades.
Immigration is a class matter
Massive migration into Britain is hitting pay, working conditions and vital infrastructure. It is an attack on the working class, and requires a working class response.
The growing threat of war: what can workers do?
What can workers do to stop the growing threat of war? Perhaps the first question we need to ask is: do they want to stop it?
Immigration: how workers can respond
It is a precious thing when workers are able to talk to one another – and listen to the ideas of others. Nowhere is this discussion more needed than over the movement of labour across borders…
Who controls the regulators?
The ongoing failure of regulation in the water industry poses a fundamental question about the governance and accountability of industries and utilities in Britain: how, and in whose interest, are they regulated?
They can’t even run a prison service
Many of our prisons are at breaking point. This has not happened overnight but is the result of a cocktail of circumstances including the actions and inactions of successive governments…
Muck makes money
The water industry is in crisis, like the rest of capitalism. Water quality targets are missed, companies are heavily in debt, infrastructure needs investment. But profits and dividends are up...
Britain must have investment
There is capital – plenty of it – that could be used for investment here in Britain but instead countless billions of pounds are invested overseas. Meanwhile employment and living standards here suffer…
Families don’t grow under capitalism
It’s getting harder and harder to build a family in Britain – and in particular to start one before your thirties. High house prices and low wages mean many are forced to wait longer than they want…
Stand up for the arts!
Struggle is under way to reverse decades of decline in culture funding. From Cardiff to Nottingham, from Edinburgh to Birmingham and beyond, those who work in the arts are fighting for their future…
No, the NHS is not broken
The government is keen — alarmingly keen — to say that the NHS is “broken”. You might almost think that ministers would like it to be…
Not a skills shortage, more a training blockade
It’s bad business as usual: employers and their governments continue to blockade training for British workers. It’s no accident, either, rather a deliberate policy…
One era ends in Scotland – time to build a new one
The departure from the political stage of many leading separatists, be it through illness, death, scandal or retreat, marks the end of an era for Scotland and a new opportunity in the quest for a united British nation…
Grangemouth: the myth of a ‘just transition’
Look behind the fine façade of the Just Transition Commission, and all you find are false promises, lack of transparency, indifference, and inaction by governments ducking their responsibilities…
Clean water – a clear demand
The Labour government’s new water bill is a fraud. It will do nothing about the debt that continues to hamstring the industry. And nothing, either, about the blatant failure to maintain minimum environmental standards…
Higher education – who should it serve?
What do workers in and outside of higher education think is its purpose in our society? And are they prepared to fight for it?
Why are public services getting worse?
Public services are in a sorry state, and the new government has other priorities, like devolution and backing wars. Our focus must be on what change is needed in our public services – and how we can make it come about…
If you want progress, prepare for struggle!
A snapshot of the condition of our country shows the scale of the problem facing us and also suggests a path to return Britain to progress…