Vaccines plan in tatters
During the pandemic the government promised strategic investment. Now it’s walking away from it…
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Unequal access to GPs: a radical solution needed
Across Britain people are finding it harder and harder to access primary health services. It should not be a battle just to see your GP. Health service workers must take the lead in sorting this out…
Housing for people, not for profit
Everyone needs somewhere decent to live – and to be able to pay for it. But housing in Britain has been in crisis for so long that it seems there’s no answer. It need not be that way…
What caused World War One?
Today’s world situation is similar to that of the pre-1914 years when imperialist forces were also intent on dividing up the planet’s resources…
Britain - the brains behind NATO
NATO may owe much of its military muscle to the US, but it was the brainchild of a Labour government. And now Boris Johnson is using it to further British imperialism’s global ambitions…
Labour's lethal legacy
It was indeed the Labour government elected in 1945 that pushed for the idea of NATO in the first place.
No to the war machine!
Our current prime minister doesn’t know if he’ll still be in office by the end of the summer. But he does claim to know that the war in Ukraine will drag on for years.
The inexorable road to World War One
22 June 2022
World War One scarred the twentieth century with over 16 million dead and millions more injured, brought about by competition between great imperialst powers. It's lessons are relevant still.
Time to fight for pay
As inflation spirals upwards, more workers are lodging and fighting for pay claims. But too many are not...
Trade Unions - Membership drops
Bad news on trade union membership: the proportion of the workforce belonging to a union is at its lowest level since the current method of calculation began in 1995.
SNP opts for division as workers unite in action
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement of plans for a second referendum in an attempt to break Scotland away from Britain (and back into the European Union) must be rejected by trade unions…
Vaccines – lessons from the front
Two of the Oxford scientists responsible for the AstraZeneca vaccine have documented how it was developed – and sound a warning about the future…