Research and innovation for independence
Brexit has left British research free to develop itself – but has the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU still left some strings attached?
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A Protocol full of perils
The NI Protocol was forced on the UK during Brexit negotiations. It’s already causing problems…
A truly independent coastal state?
The British fishing industry was strongly in favour of Brexit, and the government trumpeted it as a big beneficiary of leaving the EU. But that’s not the end of the story…
How the EU turned a vaccines crisis into a fiasco
The EU cannot hide its dismay at the success of Britain’s vaccination programme. And its attempt to strongarm Britain to make up for its failure backfired spectacularly…
Unreality grips as separatists desert industry
While the SNP concentrates on eye-catching headlines, industry in Scotland faces a bleak future after years of kowtowing to EU state aid rules and a long-term agenda of fragmentation and privatisation…
Buses – the fight for the future
Before Covid-19, 4.4 billion journeys were made by bus each year. Buses are the backbone of Britain’s public transport system, but workers will have to fight to keep the quality bus services the country needs.…
Wales – integral to Britain
There’s a reason why the people of Wales have not succumbed to separatism. As a recent book shows, they are committed to the union…
Workers’ health in South Wales [print version]
With another set of reforms to the NHS in prospect, it’s worth looking at what workers did for themselves in the past…
Health: Breast screening returns [print version]
Breast screening has restarted. But almost a million women have missed mammograms due to the pandemic.
Buses: Manchester strike plan [print version]
Manchester bus drivers working for Go North West have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action against the company.
Uni fat cats purring again
After hollow gestures of solidarity with staff by offering pay cuts in a time of financial crisis, senior Scottish university administrators on obscene salaries have quietly returned to their old ways.