Wasted spaces
24 May 2015
Nicky Morgan, the new government’s education secretary, has tried to bolster free schools. Her stance should dispel the illusion that she is more approachable and reasonable than her irascible predecessor.
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Ferrybridge C power station to close
23 May 2015
The announcement that Ferrybridge C power station will stop generating in 2016 twists the knife in what is left of coal power generation in Britain.
Pressure grows on TTIP deal
19 May 2015
It’s been a bad month for TTIP, and things could soon get even worse for those pushing the transatlantic trade deal. Lawmakers in the EU and the US are having second thoughts.
'Extremism' proposals that threaten democracy
17 May 2015
Anybody who imagines that the threat to democracy in Britain comes from organisations like the EDL should study the government’s latest proposals to “combat extremism”.
Bank Governor: migration does lower wages
17 May 2015
New data from the Bank of England demolish the ideologically motivated belief of those encouraging migration that it has no effect on wages.
NATO intervention and the growth of terrorism
16 May 2015
This revealing account shows how NATO's actions have helped the rise of the jihadi terrorist organisation the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
Victory in Europe: 8 May 1945
8 May 2015
The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the Second World War in Europe, which ended with the defeat of fascism 70 years ago on 8 May 1945. The balance of class forces shifted away from capitalism for a few post-war decades...
Surrey bus drivers ballot for action
6 May 2015
More than 100 bus drivers working for Abellio Surrey at its Byfleet depot are being balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Mayor removed after blistering court judgement
4 May 2015
The directly elected mayor of East London borough Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, was summarily removed from office when an election court found him guilty of corrupt practices at the end of April.
Blundering to disasters
2 May 2015
This excellent book, recently updated, is a manual of policy-making and implementation. It analyses many of the most conspicuous policy disasters committed by governments in recent decades.
Unsustainable policies
2 May 2015
This biography of the new SNP leader by David Torrance is well-informed and full of ideas. His is both appreciative and critical of his subject. His objectvity brings out the flaws in the SNP position.
Midwives and radiographers in first N. Ireland walkout
2 May 2015
Hundreds of members of the Royal College of Midwives and the Society of Radiographers struck for the first time ever in hospitals across Northern Ireland on 30 April as part of the public sector pay battle.