Steel industry – green threat
7 November 2023
British Steel wants to close down the blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant. This threatens the jobs of 2,000 skilled workers and the future of the industry.
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Firefighters’ manifesto to protect Britain
7 November 2023
Firefighters have launched a manifesto to highlight risks of fire and flood and the impacts of service cuts.
Class struggle – school attendance matters
6 November 2023
The coronavirus pandemic affected the level of school attendances across Britain and they have not recovered since. This is brought out in a new report just published.
Ticket office victory
2 November 2023
The government has scrapped plans to close rail ticket offices in the face of overwhelming opposition from rail workers and passengers – a victory for people power.
Union Busting: Unite takes fight to Paris
Unite the union has taken its fight to end union busting to the doorstep of the French company Bouygues, whose offices are based in Paris
Borrowing: Britain's ballooning debt
The government has been borrowing at a huge rate – something that tends not to be reported in general news, appearing rather in the relative backwaters of newspaper business sections.
Blow to renewables policy [print version]
The government’s approach to future energy supply depends heavily on wind power, dedicated as it is to net zero aims. But it’s as much off course with wind as it is with nuclear energy.
End privatisation, says RMT [print version]
US private equity firm, I Squared Capital, has bought bus and rail operator Arriva in a deal worth about $1.69 billion, including debts.
Campaign for future of steel [print version]
Unite the Union has launched a new campaign to highlight the decline in Britain’s steel industry.
Wales waiting times exposed [print version]
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has forced the Welsh Government to admit that it has been misrepresenting the extent of waiting times in Accident & Emergency departments for years.
Wanstead young people campaign to save youth centre
21 October 2023
A campaign by the people of Wanstead appears to have secured the future of their youth centre, threatened with closure by the council.
Investment in sheet metal plant in Shropshire
21 October 2023
The Swiss-owned engineering company Bruderer, a manufacturer of high-speed presses, has announced investment in a new UK headquarters in Telford, Shropshire.
A&E waiting times in Wales figures miss thousands of hours
20 October 2023
An FOI request from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has revealed the true extent of waiting times in Welsh Accident and Emergency departments.
Chips are essential
20 October 2023
Semiconductor chip technology is essential to modern industrial production, and a British firm's designs lead the world, but processors are becoming pawns in a US-China trade war.
End privatisation says RMT as Arriva is sold to private equity
19 October 2023
RMT denounces sale of Arriva bus and train operations by the German state railway to US private equity.
HS2 sabotage hits train manufacture
2 October 2023
The government is planning further cuts to the HS2 rail project. This sabotage puts engineering jobs at risk as well as undermining the transport benefits.
Blow to renewable energy policy
28 September 2023
The government’s approach to future energy supply depends heavily on wind power, dedicated as it is to net zero aims. But it’s as much off course with wind as it is with nuclear energy.
Campaign for the future of steel
28 September 2023
Unite has launched a campaign to highlight the decline in Britain’s steel industry, with a plan for its future, including the demand that public contracts are obliged to use British steel.
Steel jobs and industry threatened by Tata Steel deal
28 September 2023
The government claims it has rescued Tata Steel, but the deal threatens the existence of Port Talbot, Britain’s largest steel works. Thousands of skilled jobs are at risk.
Net zero – wider discussion needed
25 September 2023
Rishi Sunak has postponed the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles and gas boilers. This is welcome but only a first step in challenging net zero orthodoxy.
Horizon Europe – hidden strings revealed
24 September 2023
Details of the agreement signing up Britain to the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme show that it is a dodgy deal.
Doctors continue pay strike
20 September 2023
Junior doctors struck from 20 to 22 September, with more strikes planned for 2 to 4 October, and a national rally outside the Conservative party conference in Manchester on 3 October. Hospital consultants will also strike on 20 September and on the October dates.
Birmingham – political bankruptcy in council provision
20 September 2023
Birmingham City Council announced that it could not meet its financial liabilities. Essentially it is bankrupt, threatening both jobs and services. These are structural problems, shared by other councils.
Libya – chaos and tragedy
19 September 2023
The chaotic situation in Libya has contributed to the tragically huge death toll from recent floods. This has its origins in the 2011 NATO-led military intervention.
Youth services are out of service
12 September 2023
Youth clubs are under threat – to an even greater extent than many other services. This year’s Mercury Prize provided a reminder of their value.
Research – Horizon giveaway
9 September 2023
A long-delayed deal with the EU to allow British scientists to take part in the Horizon research programme is weighted against Britain’s interests.
Keep US nuclear bombs out of Britain!
8 September 2023
There have been no US nuclear bombs in Britain since 2008, but there’s a possibility they will return. The bombs were removed from Lakenheath, the US air base in Suffolk, after a persistent and concerted campaign of action against their presence here.
Ticket office fight moves to next phase
1 September 2023
Rail workers are stepping up the fight to save ticket offices after the end of the sham consultation at the end of August.
Universities: Strikes to resume [print version]
The University and College Union (UCU) is to take more strike action before the end of September unless the employers agree to return to negotiations.
Ticket office fight continues
Protests have been taking place across Britain against plans to shut our railway ticket offices. The action is part of the RMT union’s continuing campaign “Save Ticket Offices”.