ScotRail: SNP bluster
11 September 2021
The rail union RMT is defending rail services and attacks on its members in Scotland from the train operating company and the hostile SNP government.
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No end to foreign attacks on Yemen
10 September 2021
Many Yemenis have been killed since 2015 by attacks from a Saudi-led coalition backed by the US and UK governments
1951: the Festival of Britain
25 August 2021
Post-war Britain was beset by problems. For the majority of people, life was hard and difficult. The 1951 Festival of Britain was an antidote, looking to the future. It was immensely enjoyed and appreciated by the millions who attended.
Battle ahead for the future of Britain's rail system
Never waste the opportunity of a good crisis. So runs the capitalist mantra. Now the government and private operators have seized on the pandemic as an ideal time to cut down on costs and boost profits. A huge battle beckons…
SNP and Greens: a coalition born of weakness
The failure of the SNP to gain a majority in the elections to the Scottish parliament has forced them into a huddle with the equally separatist Greens – and into a series of increasingly unpopular policies…
Power grab threatens chaos in teacher training
Having struggled with the impact of Covid-19, the education profession is now facing turmoil as the government seeks to take control of all aspects of teacher training…
The real cost of the zero carbon lobby
Most of the breathless headlines are now penned not by scientists, but by self-styled climate activists, who believe that the problem with the world is people. They don’t want to talk about the real cost – or the possible solutions…
Planning for a better future
After the postwar boom in planning which was so important in rebuilding the country, Britain has been sliding back, with dire consequences…
Iraq: US ends combat ops
On 26 July, the US government declared the long-overdue end of its combat operations in Iraq. Almost 20 years overdue, in fact.
Steel jobs saved [print version]
More than 600 steel-making jobs at Sheffield Forgemasters have been secured following the decision to nationalise the company.
ScotRail services face axe [print version]
Not to be outdone by the headlong rush across Britain to cut back rail services, Scotland has joined the fray announcing proposals to permanently slash its train services
BTECs: Scrapping opposed [print version]
An announcement that BTEC qualifications are effectively to be scrapped in 2023 has met with widespread condemnation ...