Use your power
Every day, everywhere in Britain and across the world workers produce the necessities of life and all that makes up civilisation. Yet in Britain and elsewhere workers are not in control.
Workers May/June 2025
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The threat is from within
The sight of parliamentarians in front of the Union Jack should fool no one. Working class nationalism, British independence and security of our borders are anathema to the majority in Parliament. They would prefer to stand in front of the EU flag.
The antidote to disunity – Britain united
Britain truly became united not because of an act of parliament or a monarch’s ambition. It became one with the rise of the working class and working class culture…
Rotherham: the impact of migration on one town
Workers looks behind the headlines to find out what is going on with immigration in one town: Rotherham.…
Class matters: workers and capitalism
Who is working class? What is the working class? Do these questions matter? Yes, they do…
Without food, there’s no health or security
A country that is not self-sufficient in food will always be vulnerable to attack – in peacetime by global producers of junk food, or in wartime by blockade and invasion…
Food for the people
In 1978 the CPBML published a pamphlet titled Food for the People!. We quoted experts in agricultural research who argued that Britain certainly could be self-sufficient in food production, and had a highly efficient agricultural sector
Previous government attacks
Under the environmental land management schemes of the previous government, still in force and applicable in England, farmers are paid to adopt sustainable farming practices to take land out of food production.
Energy self-reliance, not net zero dogma
The drive to import energy in the name of net zero threatens Britain’s independence as a modern manufacturing economy…
Grenfell’s legacy must be effective fire regulation
Part Two of our investigation into the far-reaching consequences of the Grenfell Tower disaster. New laws were passed but much still needs to be done…
Coal and creativity
A gallery in Durham dedicated to art by and about miners and their community is part of Britain’s cultural legacy. It should be widely known…
1945: More than a loan
Our ruling class has a track record of not protecting Britain’s national interest. One typical episode occurred at the end of the Second World War…
Scunthorpe steel reprieved
The scramble to acquire the raw materials needed to avert the closure of the Scunthorpe steel plant highlights the folly of successive governments in prioritising imports over domestic production in our vital industries.
Nuclear: Need for action
Britain has a need for nuclear power and a world leading company, Rolls-Royce, able to provide it. The company – and trade union Unite – wants the government to seize the opportunity.
Post Office: The big sell-off
The scandal-hit Post Office has announced the next stage of its plans for the business. Up to 1,000 jobs may be lost – and the operation of the remaining offices franchised to private companies.
Farming: Support withdrawn
The government has closed a key farming support scheme without notice. On 11 March it announced that the Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme (SFI) was immediately closed to new applications.
Shaking the NHS - what next? [print version]
In March the government began a shake-up of the NHS, abolishing NHS England (NHSE). Although that was welcomed, medical professionals and trade unions warned against repeating mistakes of the past.
Get asbestos out of schools! [print version]
On 4 April an impressive meeting was held in Hamilton House, north London, to build a campaign to remove all asbestos from schools. Appropriately, it was held during Global Asbestos Awareness Week. The aim is to press government to take corrective action urgently.