The burden of Thames Water
25 February 2025
Thames Water continues to be a burden on its customers and the public purse. Its latest financial plan agreed in the High Court drew criticism from water campaigners and trade unions.
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Scotland: perks for foreign students
25 February 2025
Despite having no power to alter UK immigration policy, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has called for a visa scheme to let foreign students work in Scotland after they graduate from a Scottish college or university.
Social care – disgraceful delay
25 February 2025
The government has launched yet another review into social care provision. It won’t even report for three years – a disgrace after decades of indecision. The crisis in providing care needs urgent action.
Chancellor bows down to the banks
25 February 2025
Rachel Reeves is trying to shield banks from paying compensation for mis-selling car finance. She talks about “growth”, but what we see is disregard for the needs of British people.
Net zero – bad for your health
25 February 2025
Energy efficiency schemes launched in the name of the drive to net zero are creating health problems. The government has now acknowledged the wide-scale issues after complaints and media reports.
As unsafe as houses
25 February 2025
Workers must be prepared to fight for their own safety, not least in housing. Predictable risks of flooding and fire have been ignored too often.
Migrating doctors
25 February 2025
The negative impact of migration is a topic that seemingly can’t be discussed. Yet there’s a pressing need to do so, not least in relation to doctors and healthcare workers.
Fix Hammersmith Bridge!
25 February 2025
Hammersmith Bridge in London has been closed to vehicles for six years. The latest delay is blamed on steel shortages.
Peace, land and bread in Britain 2025
The Bolsheviks called for “Peace, Land and Bread” in 1917 at a time of crisis and transition in Russia. They aimed to unite a country weary of a war for rulers they despised and for aims they did not share.
Not left or right - but for British workers
Communists aim to unite workers, those who live by selling their labour power.
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…