Health unions make progress
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.
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NHS pay settlements in Wales and Scotland likely
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.
Our troubled rivers documented
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.
The fight for rail continues [updated]
27 February 2023
The government’s attempts to end railway pay disputes are meeting continued resistance.
Food shortages: Britain needs a plan
27 February 2023
Capitalism can’t feed us. Shortages of tomatoes and salad vegetables are symptomatic of wider problems in farming.
Economics and food – lessons in capitalism
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.
Trade union laws: a brake on workers' action
Workers have always organised to defend their interests, governments have always used the law to oppose them, but struggle does not stop…
Anti-union law: a brief history
As workers began to challenge the power of capital and employers at the start of the industrial revolution, trade unions were simply made illegal by the Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800.
Understanding 'excess deaths' - and their cause
The increasing number of deaths in Britain is a concern. We need to ask why – and recognise that there is no evidence that Covid vaccines are to blame. Quite the contrary…
The dangerous drive to devolution
Devolution is a threat to workers across England, as well as in Wales and Scotland, with the government bent on breaking up Britain into competing regions…
Defending Britain’s open spaces
The health benefits of open air sports have been known since ancient times, but they are under threat for children in Britain today…
Totnes vs the land grabbers
Events at the King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) in Totnes demonstrate the need for scepticism when purely economic arguments are put forward.