Record numbers in care
Official data show 72,000 children were in care in England at the end of March, up 3 per cent on the previous year.
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How crashes happen
There’s only one way to avoid financial crashes: break the power of finance capitalism…
No deal is what we want
The spectacle of a British prime minister scuttling back and forth to Brussels displaying a desperate desire for a Brexit deal with the EU, is a betrayal of the 2016 referendum vote. We don’t want a deal, we want out.
Pay strike stops buses in North West
Over 2000 Unite bus workers in 11 depots took strike action on Thursday 19 October over pay, paralysing local bus networks in the North West.
Carillion on the brink
16 October 2017
Carillion, a British company running construction and facilities management services across the globe, posted a £1.5 billion loss in the first half of 2017. This has been followed by a retreat from outsourced and private contracting across the Middle East, North America and Britain.
City University: improved leave
16 October 2017
Workers at City University in London have secured better terms and conditions. This came from the negotiating strategy entered into by the Unison branch over annual leave
TUC: 150 years young in 2018
16 October 2017
Workers need trade unions as much as ever. The TUC and its affiliates are now preparing for the momentous 150th anniversary in 2018. What can we learn from the TUC’s history?
Secular Britain
A survey shows the decline in religious belief in Britain. Yet religious groups have a disproportionate influence over our education system and government.
Dunkirk: the film and the book
16 October 2017
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk, is an evocative but unusual portrayal of the evacuation of the British and French armies from the French port in June 1940. Joshua Levine’s fascinating book gives a more complete picture of why Dunkirk is of such singular importance.
EU causes pain in Catalonia
10 October 2017
The separatist movement in Catalonia and the reaction to it have raised questions about the future of Spain. The EU pretends to stand to one side but the cause is its policy of "A Europe of the Regions".
Who should run the bins in Brum?
8 October 2017
Bin workers in Birmingham have been in dispute about job losses for over three months. The strike restarted in August after the council went back on a settlement. Action is suspended for now, but the dispute is not over yet. The people of Birmingham should defend their high quality collection service.
Say goodbye to EU law...and no to EU liability
2 October 2017
There is no credible argument for the UK to pay for the EU pension fund deficit or the EU’s ongoing programmes after Brexit according to a new pamphlet.