Scotland: More SNP rubbish
28 June 2025
Such is its concern for the environment, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has banned the burning of bin bag waste in Scottish landfills from 31 December this year.
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Wales: Funding review woes [print version]
While the announcement of rail funding dominated headlines in Wales, the 2025 Spending Review provided crucial detail on the outlook for the Welsh government spending.
Bradford Uni strike for jobs
26 June 2025
Bradford University staff are striking over job cuts. They have criticised the university’s response to a £16 million deficit, forcing through job losses.
HS2 costs soar
26 June 2025
Britain’s railway network needs the capacity that HS2 was supposed to deliver. The latest review says little new and doesn’t address those needs.
Nationalisation: a British rail worker’s perspective
26 June 2025
Workers spoke to railway worker about the prospect of Labour’s rail nationalisation and other issues affecting the industry.
Defence – an alternative view
25 June 2025
An alternative defence review challenges assumptions about the necessity of increasing militarisation. Jobs in defence are not the answer to industrial decline.
The battle for mineral resources
24 June 2025
A global competition is under way to secure access to minerals such as lithium and cobalt, crucial to technological development…
Wales: funding review woes
24 June 2025
Most of the Welsh government’s spending comes from the UK Treasury. The grant for the next three years looks inadequate, which will set the fiscal context for next year’s Senedd election.
Libraries stand up for free thought
23 June 2025
Librarians are standing up for freedom of thought and acting against censorship. They warn of growing threats to being able to offer books freely.
Back off out of the Middle East!
British involvement in overseas adventures should be a thing of the past. It has brought conflict, not peace. And now British armed forces are to be used against Iran.
Starmer’s year of warmaking
4 June 2025
Since he became prime minister, Keir Starmer has toured the world talking war and preparing for war, moving back closer to the EU. This is not in Britain’s interest. He says the defence review will regenerate industry, but his government is doing the opposite.
Creating modern slums
2 June 2025
One aspect of the housing crisis is the bad state of rented homes and the problem is growing, judging by a recent report. These conditions are a threat to health, especially children.