The drive to war accelerates
1 July 2025
The decision to buy F-35A aircraft, armed with nuclear weapons under US control, brings us closer to war.
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Questions and answers
Workers have many questions. Will there be a war? How can Britain secure the energy we need? How much of our food can we grow here?
Cultural workers gear up for AI battles ahead
Artificial intelligence is touted as a means to boost economic growth. It is of course a great step forward and has great potential. But workers – especially in the creative industries will have to find ways to exercise control…
The remorseless rise of finance capital
Finance capital rules the roost here in Britain to the detriment of our economy. No wonder Britain’s leading business newspaper has long been the Financial Times, not the “Industrial Times”…
The task is to rebuild Britain
Politics is not parliament. It’s up to us. the working class, to take the initiative, take over our country, and set about reconstructing it in the interests of workers. That’s the message from May Day 2025…
A manifesto for the NHS
Skilled professionals in the NHS have a chance to take the lead. They must do so…
Industry: fundamental to Britain
Having failed to persuade the people that Britain can exist without industry, the government has been forced to make concessions. Even the sanctity of net zero is coming into question…
Building more houses is not the answer
In cities all over Britain councils are turning their gaze on strategies to build even more houses, and using up precious green belt land. The approach dominates thinking in London’s City Hall. But it won’t work…
The battle for mineral resources [print version]
A global competition is under way to secure access to minerals such as lithium and cobalt, crucial to technological development…
Why philosophy mattered to Marx
Nearly two centuries ago Karl Marx found the practical basis and connection that exists between thinking and being and action…
Water - an industry sinking
Water company shareholders in England and Wales have taken more than £85.2 billion since privatisation in 1989. The water companies’ total debt is £65 billion.
Good news for Rolls
On 10 June Rolls-Royce announced that it has been selected to develop Britain’s first three small modular reactors.