Governments are obsessed with the affordability of adult social care. But they never confront the matter so intimately linked with older people’s physical and mental decline – the decline of Britain…
War means that prices, and taxes, go up. It is both a cause of inflation and an excuse for government and employers to pass off a systemic element of capitalism as nothing to do with them…
Britain relies on oil and gas for around three-quarters of its energy – a level that has hardly changed in decades. We will be relying on oil and gas for the foreseeable future, as the Climate Change Committee says…
The Labour government aims to tie Britain to the EU’s severe net zero targets, pushing up energy costs.
In the first of a two-part feature Workers looks at what’s going on in the Arctic, and the looming war over its natural resources…
On 19 March the government announced its steel strategy, including import tariffs. But there are wider challenges to face to secure the vital industry, particularly the cost of energy…
A system created to serve the needs of tax dodgers has become an ideal vehicle for gangsters, fraudsters and terrorists of all stripes…
One hundred years ago the General Strike took place in Britain. While marking the centenary, it’s vital to recognise what actually happened…
23 April 2026
Ed Miliband seems unable to appreciate the folly of his net zero policy. Whether mistaken or deliberate, the consequence for Britain is industrial suicide.
23 April 2026
Keir Starmer plans a change in the law to allow the government to adopt EU single market rules without a parliamentary vote. He aims to by-pass opposition to applying EU rules to Britain.
23 April 2026
Dentists are demanding that the government funds proper NHS dentistry services for all. They are calling for an end to the long term problems suffered by dentists and their patients.
23 April 2026
University and College Union members across the country continue their fight for jobs. This is taking place separately in each institution, as part of a united campaign.
