29 December 2017
Strikes to halt the removal of guards continue on many passenger franchises. The RMT announced further strike action extending into the new year in the separate disputes on Merseyrail, Northern, Greater Anglia, South Western Railways and Island Line.
Martin Schulz, head of Germany’s Social Democrats, is calling strongly for ever-closer European integration to build a “United States of Europe” by 2025.
Decisive action by the workers at Burntisland Fabrication in Scotland has saved jobs at the oil and gas industry equipment maker.
If nothing else, the Ministry of Defence has a sense of humour: with only one month left of the 2017 calendar year, it designated 2017 as “The Year of the Royal Navy”.
29 December 2017
University workers across Britain are being balloted over whether to fight to prevent the closure of their University Superannuation Scheme, a final salary arrangement.
A good development: the new National Education Union, Unison and the GMB have agreed not to poach each other’s members. But there is also a negative side.
Tax plans in the budget issued by the devolved government in Edinburgh mark a split in the united approach to taxation in Britain.
21 December 2017
It’s been revealed that a massive hack of South Korean military computers unveiled plans to assassinate North Korea's leadership and invade the country. No wonder the country is developing its missile capability.
21 December 2017
President Trump has admitted for the first time that the USA has “a small number” of ground troops in Yemen. The US government has also given arms and logistical support to the Saudi-led coalition invading the country.
12 December 2017
Concerns have been raised that the US government is limiting scientific collaboration between US and Cuban scientists – to the detriment of US citizens.
12 December 2017
Care provider Four Seasons is in talks with its creditors – another symptom of a widespread, deep-rooted crisis in social care.
11 December 2017
The Open University has now agreed to admit students from Cuba after criticism from educational unions and others – reversing its view that it could not go against the USA.
11 December 2017
On 13 November the government dramatically drew back from EU military integration schemes. It now refuses to absorb Britain’s armed forces into a Euro army and in doing has shown it respects our decision.
11 December 2017
Those wanting to undermine the EU referendum result try to blame Russian interference. The facts don’t support that.
7 December 2017
The government is giving up to £15 million over three years to support the establishment of a new, private, tech university to be based at a campus in Hereford city centre.
27 November 2017
A case going through the High Court illustrates the way regeneration schemes are often merely a curtain raiser for the demolition of council-owned housing.
6 November 2017
A new CPBML pamphlet calls for the campaigning bodies left dormant after the referendum to be reactivated. The people must assert control over Brexit.
3 November 2017
The head of the International Council of Nurses is calling on developed countries not to rely on overseas staff but rather train and develop their own staff.
2 November 2017
The government is recruiting 8,000 officials to deliver on Brexit, deal or no deal, with new posts in Whitehall departments and border check points.
30 October 2017
Data journalists on the Sunday Times have exposed how housebuilders are making a mint out of Right to Buy.
27 October 2017
The Carillion construction and outsourcing giant is not alone in crisis. Other major privatisation and outsourcing companies – Mitie, Interserve Capita – now also face a perilous situation of their own making,
The vote to leave the EU has induced a frenzy of pessimistic media forecasts about the future of investment and productive activity in Britain.
Data from the Office for National Statistics published in October show the number of Romanians and Bulgarians resident in Britain soared by 79 per cent in the previous two years.
London has the severest poverty in Britain, a new study shows.
Official data show 72,000 children were in care in England at the end of March, up 3 per cent on the previous year.
Over 2000 Unite bus workers in 11 depots took strike action on Thursday 19 October over pay, paralysing local bus networks in the North West.
16 October 2017
Carillion, a British company running construction and facilities management services across the globe, posted a £1.5 billion loss in the first half of 2017. This has been followed by a retreat from outsourced and private contracting across the Middle East, North America and Britain.
16 October 2017
Workers at City University in London have secured better terms and conditions. This came from the negotiating strategy entered into by the Unison branch over annual leave
A survey shows the decline in religious belief in Britain. Yet religious groups have a disproportionate influence over our education system and government.
8 October 2017
Bin workers in Birmingham have been in dispute about job losses for over three months. The strike restarted in August after the council went back on a settlement. Action is suspended for now, but the dispute is not over yet. The people of Birmingham should defend their high quality collection service.
