Don't give way, make headway
History shows that when we rely slavishly on legislation our aspirations for advance have subsided, along with our organisation…
Workers July/August 2017
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Take responsibility against terrorism
Al Qa’ida and its offshoot Islamic State copy the worst aspects of US interventions, the murders, the torture, the rapes. There is no appeasing them.
Five foundations for independence
Britain will need strength, clarity and obduracy if it is to progress towards independence over the next two years.
Police break-up slammed
Following the suicide bombing in Manchester in May the rail union TSSA has demanded that the SNP halt its plan to merge British Transport Police Scotland with Police Scotland.
Policing - The numbers game
Following the appalling Islamist terrorist attacks in London and Manchester the Mayor of London and others have pointed to cuts in police numbers.
EU claims 'superior' law
The EU is now saying: our law is superior to your law. Or more specifically, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is superior to British law.
Casualisation in further education
Some colleges are using wholly owned subsidiary companies to develop a “shadow FE sector”, employing teachers on worse terms and conditions and hiring them back into the college to teach.
Skills shortage hits safety
Government cuts in funding to Network Rail threaten to precipitate a major skills shortage in the industry as well as threatening jobs and safety.
Fire deaths were preventable
Alongside the terrorist outrages of the past two months, the horrific fire which swept through a Kensington tower block on 15 June stands apart as a wholly preventable event.
Student debt soars
Student debt is rising at a faster pace than any other form of debt, eclipsing credit card debt of £68 billion.
Dustcart strike vote in Birmingham
Birmingham’s refuse workers have voted for strike action over council plans to axe 122 jobs.
The EU's military vision
The EU's idea of the role of a European military force has been expounded by "High Representative" Frederica Mogherini
Independence requires a defence industry
Leaving the EU will also take us away from the advancing moves to form a European army – and make it all the more important that Britain maintains an independent military capability…
Lessons for Britain from the Cuban revolution
Cuba's own experience when Soviet aid was suddenly lost shows that a country that relies on its people has nothing to fear from self-reliance - and everything to gain...
Strikes hit new low
According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics, 81,000 workers went on strike in 2015 – the lowest number since records began in 1893.
Trade unions in crisis – time to change
The lowest membership since the Second World War, the lowest number of workers on strike since records began - these are the symptoms of a failure of purpose that most unions are trying their hardest to ignore...
Why it has to be one law for all
We are witnessing the growth of parallel legal systems run by religious courts…
Sharia - a recent introduction
Maryam Namazie of One Law for All gave evidence to the government review of sharia law and faced hostile responses.
Independence means taking control
The working class is the force that drove and achieved the referendum vote for independence. And the working class gave the government the job of leaving the EU. We must hold it to its promise…
This year's Durham Gala – much to celebrate
The annual Durham Miners Gala started life as a celebration of mining communities but it has become a celebration of trade unionism and working class values…
Albania's election – with EU interference
Socialism brought real progress to Albania, but now the country is a playground for capitalism being driven remorselessly into the arms of the European Union…
Take back our fish!
Brexit means we are no longer beholden to the EU. As far as fisheries are concerned, we are now in charge.