Prisons out of control
21 August 2018
Birmingham Prison is back under government control, but the crisis in our prisons appears general and affects ones still in public control.
EU drifts into budget crisis
11 August 2018
The ailing bloc faces an overall £18 billion budget shortfall, most of it due to Brexit. But it still plans to spend more.
Carillion crash leaves school with £5 million bill
8 August 2018
A school which cost £18.6 million to rebuild six years ago needs to spend £5 million on repairs – including fixing some 300 holes in its roof.
Treat us like Morocco, says May
12 July 2018
So now we know. The Prime Minister wants from the EU an agreement based on the kind of agreement the EU has with…Morocco.
Swiss battle EU over new treaty terms
3 July 2018
Unnoticed in the British media, a fierce battle is raging as the European Union tries to force Switzerland to agree to wide-ranging changes in its relationship with the bloc.
UCU leadership schemes for second referendum
3 July 2018
Despite a recent annual congress with no motion on a second Brexit referendum, academics’ union leader Sally Hunt has started a consultation on the question.
Brexit boost as JCB invests £50 million
2 July 2018
In a vote of confidence in Brexit, construction equipment maker JCB is to invest more than £50 million in a new factory in Staffordshire.
EU tries aviation blackmail
The EU has banned the European Aviation Safety Agency from talking with the UK Civil Aviation Authority about fallback arrangements in the event of no deal on Brexit, jeopardising travel across Europe.
The day the timetable fell apart
It’s been called the biggest disaster to befall our railways in peacetime history – caused by the complexity of the privatised rail industry and an inept government that doesn’t understand how the industry works…
Take control for an independent Britain
Two years after the referendum, how far are we along the path to freeing ourselves from the EU, taking control and striking out for a truly independent nation?
Steel: on the edge
With tariff wars looming, Britain needs to look to its own industrial needs for steel…
Separatist antics fail to derail Brexit
Uniting Britain and defeating separatism are essential for securing our nation’s independence. And as class struggle spreads in public services, transport and energy, support for separatism weakens…
50 years on, why a revolutionary party matters
On the 50th anniversary of CPBML’s founding – Easter 1968 – our London May Day rally heard two reflections on the party: one by two who joined 50 years ago, including a founder member, and another from a young comrade…
EU space blackmail
With its decision to block Britain from sensitive parts of the Galileo project, the EU is treating us like an enemy…
Trade unions – past, and future
As our working class fought to survive, organisation began locally and grew organically, not relying on outside help…
Time for a new democracy
Are we going to press ahead confidently for a full Brexit that will allow the potential of our nation to flourish, or will we be cowed by the EU?
Things fall apart
Another month, another EU crisis meeting in Brussels. Over the weekend of 23/24 June it was the turn of migration to top the agenda.
Services: Dunbarton strike
Pickets were out in force in East Dunbartonshire at the end of June after Unison members went on strike over cuts to terms and conditions including reductions to holidays.
Construction crisis looms
An ageing workforce and an industry dependent on EU labour add up to an imminent crisis for construction.
West Midlands renaissance
The West Midlands is undergoing a rebirth, with more jobs created than in any other region, a trade surplus with China, and businesses like HSBC UK relocating to the region.
Ballot on Total rigs
Unite is balloting workers at three of Total’s North Sea oil rigs for industrial action following the company’s refusal to reduce the number of unpaid working days.
Child health: teachers helping out
The hygiene levels of a growing number of primary schoolchildren are so bad that teachers are having to provide basic items of personal hygiene to large numbers of them, says a charity.
'Right to buy' - but no money
The demand for housing continues to rise, with continuing uncontrolled migration into Britain playing a significant part.
Universal credit: Losing out
The Charity Gingerbread has warned that single parents, particularly those who are working, are losing out under Universal Credit.
Europe's workers in call for repeal of EU treaties
24 June 2018
A conference in Paris that brought together workers from across Europe has called for the repeal of all EU treaties and directives.
The EU’s Italy debacle
14 June 2018
The crisis over the makeup of Italy’s government shows that the EU is desperate to assert itself as the master in the country – and that it is afraid of the anger of the Italian people.
Unison accepts NHS pay agreement
Members of Unison, the largest union in the NHS, have voted overwhelmingly to accept the latest pay agreement.
