Ten years on
June marks ten years since the referendum, the glorious referendum, which saw the British people vote to leave the European Union.
Britain needs no war
British workers cannot leave it to Keir Starmer and his government to decide on what our country does about war across the Middle East. Britain must stop interfering in other sovereign nations and get out of NATO.
Scotland: workers’ resistance a priority
Devolution does not help British workers. The answer is to wrest power for the working class, and not give it away to posturing politicians…
Social care is a class question
Governments are obsessed with the affordability of adult social care. But they never confront the matter so intimately linked with older people’s physical and mental decline – the decline of Britain…
Inflation: war on workers
War means that prices, and taxes, go up. It is both a cause of inflation and an excuse for government and employers to pass off a systemic element of capitalism as nothing to do with them…
North Sea energy for Britain!
Britain relies on oil and gas for around three-quarters of its energy – a level that has hardly changed in decades. We will be relying on oil and gas for the foreseeable future, as the Climate Change Committee says…
The fight for the Arctic: preparing for war
In the first of a two-part feature Workers looks at what’s going on in the Arctic, and the looming war over its natural resources…
The steel industry needs energy to survive
On 19 March the government announced its steel strategy, including import tariffs. But there are wider challenges to face to secure the vital industry, particularly the cost of energy…
Washing dollars for profit
A system created to serve the needs of tax dodgers has become an ideal vehicle for gangsters, fraudsters and terrorists of all stripes…
1926: The General Strike
One hundred years ago the General Strike took place in Britain. While marking the centenary, it’s vital to recognise what actually happened…
The delusional world of Miliband
23 April 2026
Ed Miliband seems unable to appreciate the folly of his net zero policy. Whether mistaken or deliberate, the consequence for Britain is industrial suicide.
Starmer and Reeves enabling EU control
23 April 2026
Keir Starmer plans a change in the law to allow the government to adopt EU single market rules without a parliamentary vote. He aims to by-pass opposition to applying EU rules to Britain.
Kick in the teeth for dentists
23 April 2026
Dentists are demanding that the government funds proper NHS dentistry services for all. They are calling for an end to the long term problems suffered by dentists and their patients.
University academics in action
23 April 2026
University and College Union members across the country continue their fight for jobs. This is taking place separately in each institution, as part of a united campaign.
Surgeons’ alarm over training cuts
23 April 2026
Surgeons are alarmed about the impact of training cuts on specialist care and patient safety. They demand that government looks at alternatives.
Salt supply threat
23 April 2026
Salt is vital, but British production is under threat. There are huge reserves, but one of the two production sites is closing and the other is foreign owned.
'Reset' threat to agriculture
The Starmer government’s “reset” with the EU threatens to undermine food standards and production in Britain in the name of removing trade barriers and its unshakeable assumption that Brexit has been a disadvantage.
Teachers ready to fight
Teachers in England may soon take action over their pay and conditions. The first step was an indicative ballot of members, which closed on 17 April.
NHS: Resident doctors strike
Resident doctors in England are taking industrial action again over pay and jobs. A six-day strike began on 7 April, their fifteenth strike since March 2023.
Helicopters: Yeovil firm saved
Leonardo Helicopters has won the government contract to build the MoD’s New Medium Helicopter in February.
Energy: Good land buried
Energy secretary Ed Miliband has approved yet another massive solar farm, to be built on prime food-producing land.
Small step for steel industry not enough
27 March 2026
On 19 March the government announced its steel strategy, including import tariffs. But there are wider challenges to face to secure the vital industry, particularly the cost of energy.
EU prepares for war
25 March 2026
The EU has long been preparing for war with pushing increased military spending by member states – but also increasing its central control. Not everyone is happy, but Keir Starmer wants to tag along.
University staff strike over insulting pay offer
25 March 2026
London university workers have launched a series of strikes after rejecting an “insulting” 1.4 per cent pay offer. They say this amounts to a pay cuts as their household costs are increasing.
Teachers strike for safety
6 March 2026
Teachers at a school in Gloucestershire are taking action to resolve what thy say are unsafe working conditions. So far the school and the academy trust of which it is a member are not listening…
No to war! Out of NATO now!
5 March 2026
Britain’s people must decide against the USA’s attack on Iran, born of the desire to control global energy. This is not a war of our making, we should have no part of it.
Defend Britain! Out of NATO!
Rising international tensions and the threat of wide scale war are clear for everyone to see. The question for British workers is whether we accept that the government knows what it is doing and needs our support.
Ditch “better”. Go for change.
Parliamentary elections, we have consistently said, change nothing. And despite all the froth around the local elections in May, they too will change nothing fundamental in Britain.
No to NATO and US warmaking!
Britain needs to be out of NATO and out of the grip of US foreign policy. The alternative is to be dragged into wars of America’s – and the EU’s – making…
Education: funding crisis hits special needs
The government says it is going to completely reform the special educational needs and disabilities system. Professionals and parents are looking on with scepticism…