Trade, the new weapon of war
The imperialists are blackmailing the nations of the world – if you want to trade, it’s free trade or nothing…
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1870: The Education Act
Britain took a halting step forward along the road to universal education in the 1870s – but not without ruling class opposition…
A questioning generation
The British working class has a good history of “doing the 24-hour job” and asking the questions at the same time – during the Second World War, for example.
Not a day more under the EU thumb
Has Covid-19 infected the Brexit process? For diehard believers in the EU, it has become the excuse they were looking for.
Coronavirus: Cuba leads the way [print version]
During the global coronavirus pandemic Cuba is standing out as a shining example not just of international solidarity but also of the expertise and treatments possible when a country is run in the interests of its people…
Farming - The new 'land army'
Thousands applied to become agricultural and horticultural workers after appeals by government and farmers for a new “land army” to help prevent millions of tonnes of fruit and vegetables going to waste during the coming period.
Universities - Mortgaged to the hilt
Coronavirus is exposing how deeply higher education has mortgaged its future to the international markets.
European Union - Fake news? Really?
Take a look at the latest publication from the European Union’s External Action Service (EEAS). It indicts China and Russia for spreading fake news, including “claims that the EU is disintegrating in the face of COVID-19”.
Use cash for services - RMT
Transport union RMT has called on the government to ensure that its support for the regional bus industry during the coronavirus epidemic will be used to protect workers and maintain services.
Union reps take responsibility to keep ambulances running
Media descriptions of “health heroes” often stops at doctors and nurses. At the front of the front line, though, are the ambulance services.
Creatives organise to survive
Workers in the creative industries across Britain have sparked their trade unions into urgent action to save jobs for the future, act on behalf of freelancers threatened with destitution and safeguard the pay and conditions of full-time employees who are “furloughed”.
Thousands apply to new 'land army' - yet chartered flights still arrive
16 April 2020
With massive spikes in workers looking for farming jobs, some farmers are still chartering flights to bring in workers from eastern Europe.