Flooding – protection works
23 January 2024
Floods this winter again highlight the government’s failure to deliver better flood protection. The Fire Brigades Union continues to campaign for the resources they know can make a difference.
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Student loans: a cost to us all
22 January 2024
Student loans aren’t a good deal for students or taxpayers. A new report highlights the increasing costs for government.
Rough sleeping on the rise
22 January 2024
Record numbers of people are now sleeping rough. The Conservative Party pledge to end rough sleeping in England by 2024 looks an empty promise despite action during the pandemic.
No to war in the Red Sea
13 January 2024
The British government, hand in glove with the US government, is attacking Yemen. This act of war dangerously widens the war in the Middle East. We should condemn it.
Time to take up the challenge
A short twelve months ago NHS workers and their unions were deep in preparation for what everyone knew was going to be a major battle on that most central of issues, pay and conditions.
Ofsted under fire
The Association of School and College Leaders and the National Association of Head Teachers have called for Ofsted inspections to be paused immediately.
Engineering - Alstom Derby at risk
Britain’s only train factory able to design, engineer, build and test new trains, the Alstom plant at Litchurch Lane, Derby, is once again at risk, with no confirmed workload beyond next March.
Free speech and discussion - crucial to Britain
Free speech is under threat – and in fighting for it workers can’t allow themselves to be sidelined by divisive laws and policies…
Flooding shouldn't have to be a disaster
Floods are an ever-present risk in Britain. While they’re never good news, their impact can be managed and lessened. But not if government continues to fail to act…
Capital, not computing, is the enemy of progress
After decades of developments in computing laboratories, artificial intelligence has broken through into the mainstream. Is this good news or bad?
Copper. The metal we can't do without
With the transition from traditional sources of energy to all-electric, Britain’s security of supply is in question as never before. And with it, the issue of national self-reliance…
Respect FE - deal with skill shortages
Turn on the news or read the newspaper and you hear “skills shortage”, and “shortage occupation list” for legal migration. But why is there a skills shortage and what is the national plan for addressing it?