Safety first
Britain’s railways have become a battleground as companies bent on profit look to cut corners…
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They're turning prisons into profit centres
The prison population is soaring. Meanwhile, conditions of work suffer - and more prisoners than ever are commiting suicide and self-harming. But never mind, there's profit to be made...
Class struggle across a nation
We look at two struggles from the late 19th century that helped define our class, and what Britain means…
Customs union – another unification ploy
The Scottish and Welsh regional administrations are urging the government to stay in the single market – predictably, since it effectively means staying in the EU and under the authority of its Court of Justice. But they are also calling for Britain to stay in the Customs Union.
Real independence and the single market trap
When the EU invented the concept of the “single market”, it was playing fast and loose with language. It’s not so much a market, more a mechanism for enforcing EU control over national economies and national life…
Class struggle across a nation
25 February 2017
Since the birth of industrial capitalism, a web of industrial sinews has held the constituent regions of Britain together. The recent dismembering of much of that web has brought not only economic collapse to regions but also threatened our national integrity. We recount struggles in Scotland, London and North Wales that pursued essential class goals of improving wages and conditions of work.
The long shadow of war
A journalist looks at the consequences – throughout the Middle East – of the 2003 invasion of Iraq…
Take back the zone
A booklet published last year by the Campaign for an Independent Britain, The Betrayal of Britain’s Fishing to the European Union, puts forward specific proposals for how we can now restore control over Britain’s fish.
We're not a bargaining chip, say fishermen
Fishing communities around Britain are looking for guarantees that their industry will not lose out again after Brexit
Independence: Take control
A new era is dawning for Britain. Workers must make sure it serves the interests of an independent country and brings progress.
Trade: their freedom, not ours
With the prospect of Britain leaving the EU, we’re starting to hear a lot about “free trade”. Workers should be wary.
Mini and Rolls workers fight pension cuts
23 February 2017
Talks between the Unite union and BMW over the German carmaker’s plans to close its final salary pension scheme are set to continue, but the threat of industrial action remains.