No to NATO/EU war!
Can we be sure any longer the Ukraine war will stay in Ukraine? That’s the question warmongers – civilian and military – want us to fret about, talking about preparation for escalation…
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The real reason for the energy price hikes
The government persists in pursuit of arbitrary net zero goals, raising the price of energy and risking shortages. We are all suffering the consequence…
Energy abundance – a radical rethink
A Workers reader writes about a thorough challenge to net zero orthodoxy – from a surprising source…
The British working class and its trade unions
For better or worse, there's nothing like British trade unions, set up by workers, not by employer, government or church. The working class created them to survive. But defence is not enough...
Food standards: don’t leave it up to Westminster
We all have to eat, every day. And the safety of what we put in our mouths is exceptionally important. So what – particularly after Brexit – is the government doing outsourcing standard-setting to Brussels?
Precision breeding
A big question hovering over the planned Sanitary and Phytosanitary Strategy is what’s going to happen with so-called precision breeding...
The real university challenge: debt
Many of Britain’s universities are sliding deeper and deeper into debt. Yet, instead of looking for solid foundations, they are calling for yet more dependence on the volatile global market for international students…
‘Super university’ – or not?
In September, the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent announced a plan to create a new “trailblazing” multi-university.
Go nuclear!
A new book sets out the case for nuclear power as the key energy source and the consequences of ignoring its potential…
The census: knowing the nation
To run a nation you need to know about who lives within. Otherwise you can’t govern the economy or health, and much else besides…
Doctors fighting for a future
31 October 2025
Doctors will be on strike for 6 days in November over unemployment and lack of training opportunities, unless the government resumes talks in good faith. The BMA ballot result showed strong support for the action.