Not a skills shortage, more a training blockade
It’s bad business as usual: employers and their governments continue to blockade training for British workers. It’s no accident, either, rather a deliberate policy…
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Warmongers, not peacemakers
25 October 2024
The defence pact with Germany just announced is the latest step in the Labour government’s warmongering. Since the election, Starmer and his ministers have actively ramped up NATO commitments in the name of “defence”.
The training scandal in figures
Headlines from the latest Employer Skills Survey 2022 compared to 2017
One era ends in Scotland – time to build a new one
The departure from the political stage of many leading separatists, be it through illness, death, scandal or retreat, marks the end of an era for Scotland and a new opportunity in the quest for a united British nation…
Grangemouth: the myth of a ‘just transition’
Look behind the fine façade of the Just Transition Commission, and all you find are false promises, lack of transparency, indifference, and inaction by governments ducking their responsibilities…
Clean water – a clear demand
The Labour government’s new water bill is a fraud. It will do nothing about the debt that continues to hamstring the industry. And nothing, either, about the blatant failure to maintain minimum environmental standards…
Rail success in Bristol
Bristol celebrated a new station at the end of September. This is the result of a long and determined campaign, which has further improvements in its sights.
University pay still not settled
Pay for university workers is still not settled. The five unions representing higher education workers submitted a claim in April, but there’s no agreement.
Carbon Capture: Three schemes announced
The government has announced funding of £22 billion for carbon capture schemes.
Pay rises on the railways [print version]
Rail workers in most train operating companies have voted to accept the national pay deal...
Cuts in arts education [print version]
Arts education provision across Britain is suffering from continuing cuts including instrumental music, drama and visual arts.