The best of times?
Government support for SMR reactors is good news for the engineers and other staff at Rolls-Royce, but the company still seems hell-bent on screwing every ounce of profit out them.
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Small is independent: a nuclear future that works
It’s simple: Britain can either develop new sources of nuclear power, or become ever more dependent on the US, China and the technologies they are developing. Fortunately, Britain has an answer in small modular reactors…
In the balance - progress or decline for rail?
Investment in rail could make life better in Britain as well as help the country meet its carbon emission targets. But the government seems obsessed with taking on the rail unions and driving down pay and conditions for staff…
Abattoirs under attack
Britain has come to rely on an underclass of migrant abattoir workers. And we’re all paying the price…
Afghanistan's 40 year war
Afghanistan is known as “the graveyard of empires”. In its unhappy history the country has long been the victim of imperial ambition and aggression…
The positive power of real facts
In a world where doom and gloom seem to be all-pervasive, it pays to look at the facts. As Hans Rosling’s landmark book shows, progress is far from dead…
Refuse workers Sheffield victory [print version]
Refuse collection workers in Sheffield have won a victory over pay against a backdrop of dramatically increased inflation.
Battle for London's transport [print version]
London Transport union RMT has begun balloting over 10,000 members across all grades after Transport for London (TfL) refused to give assurances on jobs, pensions and working conditions...
Scotland: Energy 'surrender' [print version]
Extensive publicity showed Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pressing the button to blow up the famous industrial landmark that was the 600-foot chimney of Longannet coal-fired power station in Fife on 9 December.
Yemen: Creating a disaster [print version]
What the UN has called the greatest humanitarian disaster in the world is taking place more than 3,500 miles away in Yemen.
Take charge
A new year lies ahead. Workers need to take stock of how far they have come as a working class, and how much still has to be done.
Deal - of a sort - on fishing
In spite of threats from the French government, agreement has been reached on licences for French fishermen to fish in British territorial waters, within the 6 to 12 mile limit.