Seize the mood
6 May 2019
The mood is hardening for a clean Leave and against any dodgy deals cooked up by May or Corbyn that are Brexit in name only. The call for Brexit must become a resounding roar.
Midlands council backs down in pay dispute
2 May 2019
Customer service assistants employed by Sandwell council have won a big pay rise after the council backed down in a grading dispute.
Sellafield strikers unite against harassment
2 May 2019
The Unite union says it will defend harassed members employed by troubled outsourcing giant Mitie on the Sellafield contract.
Asda workers oppose forced contract changes
2 May 2019
Staff at supermarket chain Asda are in revolt over the proposed imposition of a new “flexible” contract, and their union is calling for the company to ditch the plan.
Union mourns murdered colleague Lyra
25 April 2019
In an impressive display of solidarity, members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) all over the country held vigils in memory of their murdered colleague Lyra McKee.
London Overground ticket offices saved
25 April 2019
Rail unions were claiming victory over the Easter weekend after the announcement that 47 of the 51 ticket offices slated for closure on London Overground will be retained.
Why sovereignty matters
Sovereign states have this in common: they are all that now stands between the peoples of the world and utter domination by the transnational monopolies that think the world is rightfully theirs to exploit.
What are we waiting for? Just leave!
Through the treachery of the government and MPs, Britain is in political and economic limbo. Instead of being free to take back control, they have handed the future of the country over to the EU…
The battle for British fishing
As both the EU and the UK government seek to thwart the results of the biggest democratic decision in our history, it is time to take stock of where we are, and how we can preserve and develop fishing…
Stop the rail sell-offs!
Even the government admits the rail system is a mess. Its solution could make matters worse…
Overdue questions for the NHS
Change is in the air in the NHS, with its most senior managers reportedly pressing for repeal of the destructive Health and Social Care Act. And there are new calls to stop looting doctors and nurses from abroad…
The gathering global slump
The June 2016 referendum result was entirely rational. It represented a sophisticated view of the connection between economics and politics.…
Frexit banner at Brexit rally
Hundreds of people came over from France to join the Brexit rally in Westminster on 29 March.
EU: MEP elections
Just when you thought the cost of the EU couldn’t get any higher, we’re now going to have to fork out for the cost of an election which has historically seen the lowest turnout of any national poll.
Anger at Honda closure
Honda workers marched through Swindon on Saturday 30 March in response to the company’s shock announcement that it was closing its factory there.
How finance capital makes us all poorer
The bankers of the world like to talk about how they create “value”. As an exceptional new book lays bare, they are good at making profits, but the rest of us are bearing the costs…
A culture of secrecy
This pamphlet is essential reading as we struggle to free Britain from the grip of the EU. It counters any idea that the EU can be reformed from within and reminds us of one of the factors that brought about the vote to Leave.
Glasgow 1919 – the legacy
Glasgow in 1919 was at the heart of British working class activity, but it’s worth separating the myth from the reality…
Tube maintenance strike vote
Over a thousand key London Underground maintenance and engineering staff have voted by strike over cuts to train perparation and maintenance schedules.
Riot police at the ready as Brexit betrayal continues
10 April 2019
Senior officers at the National Police Coordination Centre have said that more than 10,000 riot police are being readied to manage potential disorder in the wake of Brexit.
Pay strike at Wolverhampton College
10 April 2019
Wolverhampton College staff have been taking to the picket lines across three college sites in a fight for a more money.
Turn anger into action
Brexit will only be delivered if the people move to enforce it by neutering an obstructionist parliament.
Cold wind blows for jobs in offshore power
9 April 2019
Despite politicians’ promises, new contracts for wind farms in the seas off Scotland are not going to Scottish yards.
Euro finance shock - more to come
26 March 2019
The EU’s financial weakness from earlier financial crises reappeared at the end of 2018 after the European Central Bank announced that growth would be lower than expected and inflation higher. That was a dress rehearsal for what is to come.
Honda to end manufacturing in Britain
26 March 2019
Honda announced last month that it will close its only British factory as part of restructuring plans. Unite the union is organising a march and rally on Saturday 30 March in response, seeking to save the plant.
May abandons control
25 March 2019
By her visit last week to Brussels, Theresa May has finally abandoned all pretence that she aims to deliver Brexit.
Reunite the NHS
18 March 2019
There are positive signs that fragmentation of the NHS in England is coming to an end. Professional bodies, unions and others are unanimous that the 2012 Health and Social Care Act should go.
Brexit and the world economy
18 March 2019
Brexit is about politics first and foremost. But with a global economic slump coming, it makes economic sense too.
Leavers are doing it for themselves
18 March 2019
Something is stirring in Britain. Away from parliament and the parliamentary parties, people are starting to organise to defend Brexit in organisations such as Leavers of Britain.
Leaving the EU: A practical guide to action
18 March 2019
Suggestions from a pro-Brexit activist on practical steps can we take to spread the fight to leave the EU.