23 February 2026
London Tube cleaners are fighting against outsourcing and deterioration in their pay and working conditions. Their union, RMT, is campaigning for an end to all TfL outsourcing.
23 February 2026
The reality behind the uncontrolled drive for solar and wind energy is the destruction of productive farmland and damaging valuable moors. And consumer bills will rise to pay for this.
23 February 2026
Despite earlier promises, it looks like the Labour government no longer plans to double the number of medical school places by 2032.
23 February 2026
AI is touted as the future. But despite technological advance, it carries risks and is showing features of yet another capitalist investment bubble.
23 February 2026
Landlords could be forced to install either a heat pump or solar panels under Miliband’s Warm Homes Plan. Both professionals and unions have criticised the move as unrealistic.
23 February 2026
The government plans energy links with other countries linked to an big increase in offshore wind electricity generation. The claimed benefits may not materialise.
28 January 2026
A coroner has called for government action after the death of a baby boy. Non-therapeutic male circumcision is unregulated in Britain – and earlier deaths produced no changes.
26 January 2026
President Donald Trump has created a “Board of Peace”. The way things are going, it looks more like an attempt to maintain US hegemony over international affairs and to bypass the United Nations.
26 January 2026
Two recent cases highlight continuing harassment and discrimination faced by nurses who refuse to accept the imposition of males claiming to be female.
26 January 2026
The Labour government cunningly tries to disguise its plan to reverse Brexit is as dynamic realignment with the EU. British workers should not be fooled.
23 January 2026
The government promises improvements to rail services in the north of England. But the plans lack detail and won’t produce the necessary results for years – or decades.
20 January 2026
Health care assistants are in grading disputes across the country. Cash-strapped NHS trusts are not always keen to settle, leading to some strikes.
