GSK pay dispute escalates [print version]
Workers at pharmaceutical giant GSK are to escalate their strike action in a dispute over pay.
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Doctors in dispute [print version]
Junior hospital doctors in England were on strike for 72 hours from 14 to 17 June – their third strike since March in support of their pay campaign.
Capitalism causes inflation, not Brexit
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Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England, blames Britain’s inflation on Brexit. But inflation is, and always has been, a feature of capitalism.
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Inflation, capital and labour
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Health workers need a plan
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Assert the right to strike
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1943: The battle of Kursk
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Raging ferociously from July to August 1943, Kursk was the most decisive battle of the Second World War, crucially transforming anti-fascist fortunes.
Doctors in dispute
14 June 2023
Junior doctors in England are on strike again in June in support of their pay campaign, but talks have been unproductive so far. Consultants also take action next month.
Waiting on the NHS across Britain
14 June 2023
In NHS England and across Britain, hospital waiting lists are increasing, with little sign of progress.