6 September 2016
As London commemorates 350 years since the Great Fire of 2 September 1666, we are reminded of what a real catastrophe looks like – unlike the spurious and risible warnings of the “disaster” of Brexit.
5 September 2016
Hospital doctors have begun a new phase of action in response to the government’s attempt to impose new contracts. Strikes planned for the autumn will take place unless the government halts the imposition and restarts meaningful talks.
The decision to leave the EU has been made, and we must grapple urgently with the more difficult task of deciding what kind of Britain we want.
A YouGov poll in July indicated that Britain’s decision to leave the EU has not cut Scottish support for remaining within the UK, undermining the SNP’s push for a second referendum.
In 1616 the Catholic Church banned Copernicus’s books and announced its first judgement against Galileo…
The referendum result continues to highlight the urgent need for unions to take responsibility for an independent Britain.
Teaching staff in Britain’s universities are ramping up their fight for pay. With the autumn term beginning, they could be joined by administrative staff.
If teacher unions are to protect and improve members’ pay and conditions of work, then tactics and strategy must be reconsidered and revamped.
The struggle for safety and jobs on Britain’s railways is intensifying as the government seeks to take on the unions.
The EU’s latest pensions directive is a direct threat to the dwindling number of final salary schemes in Britain.
The referendum campaign blunted one EU attack on pensions. Now the real pensions fight must begin.
