History has been made. Forty-one years after the disastrous decision to remain in what was then the European Economic Community, the people of Britain have reasserted this country’s independence.
Britain has served the EU with notice to quit and the world has changed. It was a brave declaration, born of clarity and determination. When it counted the working class stood up and shouted The fiercely independent spirit of British workers at its best. We’ll need more of that in the coming months and years.
Teachers have long railed against their growing workload, whose bureaucratic nature, ironically, means less time in the classroom.
During the referendum campaign some tried to blunt the Leave attack by claiming TTIP is dead and buried…
As the call for more resources to train engineers for Britain’s future manufacturing increases, pressure is building for more consolidated action – and a return to previous approaches to training…
After the Referendum we must now do something about what remains of our fishing industry. It’s time to reflect on the devastating impact of the EU and how to revive the industry along with fishing stocks…
The government is trying to turn academia into a machine for facilitating personal gain…
The rail unions are fighting running battles across Britain over safety, with one rail company after the other looking to dispense with guards…
One of the reasons for the need for more apprentices is Britain’s need to maintain its defence capability.
11 May, High Court, London. Blacklisted workers celebrate winning compensation for loss of earnings over decades from construction firms subscribing to the Consulting Association’s secret and illegal database.
The European Commission was told six years ago that VW was cheating on emissions tests, but it kept the knowledge secret
Academic staff in higher education are in dispute with university employers over their pay.
Since the government’s reforms of employment tribunal legislation curbing employment rights in 2013, the trade unions have challenged them through a series of judicial reviews.
Rolls-Royce bucks the trend and has taken the brave decision to support its British workforce and maintain its final salary pension scheme.
National Grid, the company responsible for balancing supply and demand, is recruiting cash-starved NHS hospitals to fire up their emergency generators and turn down their air conditioning systems when power supplies are scarce.
The sale for housing of the 42-acre Ford stamping site in Dagenham for brings to an end the 90-year history of vehicle manufacturing.
As we await the long-delayed publication of Chilcot’s inquiry into the Iraq War, here’s a reminder of the costs of medieval invasions of the Middle East…
This issue we review two books that look back on the Spanish Civil War, and one on a more modern conflict – the dirty war that the CIA has been waging in Syria…
International statement from the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist, 17th Congress, London, November 2015. Our world is in flames, and the threat of war is real. Who is for war? Who is for peace? What of the working class?
