Budget: reality bites
2 November 2024
Details of the Budget were widely trailed beforehand. But behind the headlines and promises there is much that should concern workers.
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Taking Charge - Tasks To Be Done
25 October 2024
Political statement from the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist, 20th Congress, London, June 2024.
Change the climate of debate
The new government has shown that all parliamentary parties are essentially the same in their attitude to British workers. This is underlined by the government’s cowardly attack on the living standards of the more vulnerable section of our class.
Focus on Britain! No to foreign wars! [print version]
Escalating military action in the Middle East rightly worries British workers. But nothing good comes from involving Britain in these conflicts.
CPBML Congress Summary published
The CPBML has published a new document that brings together the major lines of thought to emerge from its Congress in June this year.
Stand up for the arts!
Struggle is under way to reverse decades of decline in culture funding. From Cardiff to Nottingham, from Edinburgh to Birmingham and beyond, those who work in the arts are fighting for their future…
No, the NHS is not broken
The government is keen — alarmingly keen — to say that the NHS is “broken”. You might almost think that ministers would like it to be…
Not a skills shortage, more a training blockade
It’s bad business as usual: employers and their governments continue to blockade training for British workers. It’s no accident, either, rather a deliberate policy…
Warmongers, not peacemakers
25 October 2024
The defence pact with Germany just announced is the latest step in the Labour government’s warmongering. Since the election, Starmer and his ministers have actively ramped up NATO commitments in the name of “defence”.
The training scandal in figures
Headlines from the latest Employer Skills Survey 2022 compared to 2017
One era ends in Scotland – time to build a new one
The departure from the political stage of many leading separatists, be it through illness, death, scandal or retreat, marks the end of an era for Scotland and a new opportunity in the quest for a united British nation…