Must health and care workers be vaccinated?
The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us – if we needed to be taught – that there is such a thing as society. And that there is such a thing as collective responsibility for the health of the country…
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Child care for profit
Almost unbelievably, most children’s homes in Britain are run by private equity companies…
Autism and unemployment
If employment prospects for young people generally are grim, for those with any kind of disability they are desperate. And worse still if that disability is autism.
Youth unemployment: a challenge for us all
During the Covid-19 pandemic young people have been hit particularly hard. Now the prospects for all workers, but for young workers in particular, are going from bad to worse…
Science, technology and progress
As communists, we are for the development of all fields based on human skill and ingenuity. That’s why we chose the theme of science and technology for May Day – because it goes to the heart of the idea of progress…
Watch out, there are freeports about
Freeports are a reality. Most workers have never heard of them, but they soon will – and workers’ organisation within them will really matter…
Diet and obesity – an issue for the working class
Obesity in Britain is increasing, especially in children. This is a relatively recent development, but the trend is clear and persistent…
The Democrats’ permanent war
Happy that Joe Biden is US president? Just remember, he was Obama’s vice-president for the full eight years. And look what happened then…
1945: Labour’s foreign policy
The end of the Second World War could have ushered in a progressive foreign policy for Britain. Labour ensured that it didn’t…
Free trade threat to farming [updated]
British farmers are concerned at the implications of a trade deal “in principle” with Australia agreed on 15 June and being rushed through by the government.
Rail: at heart, no change [print version]
The Williams–Shapps Plan for Rail – a government White Paper – has finally been published. And like too many of Britain’s trains, it arrived very late and was truly underwhelming.
Switzerland - EU rebuffed [print version]
To the delight of the country’s leading trade union federation, the Swiss government has abandoned talks with the EU over replacing its 120-odd treaties with Brussels with one overarching “framework” agreement.