14 March 2023
Transport secretary Mark Harper has announced delays to much needed transport projects. His plans have attracted criticism from industry and unions.
14 March 2023
RMT members employed by the 14 train operating companies are continuing their long running dispute over pay and conditions.
14 March 2023
RMT is conducting a referendum ballot of its Network Rail members after an improved offer from the employer. They have now voted to accept.
13 March 2023
BBC journalists are starting industrial action in defence of their jobs and their local stations. They have called a 24-hour strike on Wednesday 15 March, Budget Day, followed by a work to rule.
13 March 2023
Musicians, concert goers and radio listeners have united to condemn the BBC’s decision to close the BBC Singers as part of a plan to cut 20 per cent of jobs in BBC orchestras and music ensembles.
10 March 2023
At the end of February the goverment announced a provisional agreement (the Windsor Framework) with the EU to resolve difficulties with the Northern Ireland Protocol. Rishi Sunak claims this will “take back control” of Northern Ireland. It won’t.
9 March 2023
Health service workers are making progress in their pay dispute now that the government is talking to all unions directly about NHS England pay.
9 March 2023
NHS workers in Wales and Scotland are close to settling their respective pay claims. The settlements are below the level of inflation, but higher than the original offers.
8 March 2023
This excellent documentary focuses on the state of the rivers of England and Wales and the neglect of a key aspect of our national infrastructure.
27 February 2023
The government’s attempts to end railway pay disputes are meeting continued resistance.
27 February 2023
Capitalism can’t feed us. Shortages of tomatoes and salad vegetables are symptomatic of wider problems in farming.
27 February 2023
This informative, amusing book uses the history of the food we eat to illustrate the growth of global capital and the damage it does.
