Heads march to reverse cuts
27 September 2018
Head teachers are to march on Downing Street on Friday 28 September in an unprecedented bid to get improved and sufficient school funding.
How free movement is wrecking Romania
With much of its young workforce now abroad, Romania is increasingly a country of old people and children – and utterly dependent on the EU.
TUC opposed in closet call for second referendum
13 September 2018
Instead of calling for – effectively – a second referendum, TUC unions should follow the RMT’s lead and assert their own sovereignty against the employers.
EU rules 'waste food' and add to pollution
13 September 2018
EU rules force around a third of all fruit and vegetables produced on British farms are thrown away purely because they don’t look good enough, scientists say.
Class sizes rise as teacher shortage bites
12 September 2018
England's schools are facing a severe shortage of teachers, says a new report from the Education Policy Institute.
Pensions: university bosses try it on again
7 September 2018
University managements are circulating a pension proposal to university workers for consultation based on fundamentally flawed assumptions about the economy and interest rates.
Network Rail to use Brexit to scrap money-eating EU regulations
24 August 2018
Network Rail has confirmed that it will use the freedoms presented by next year’s Brexit to cut needless costs.
The English Civil War (1642-1649)
A war unique in our history: a remaking of our country was fought not only on the field of war but also in people’s hearts and minds…
Capital vs. workers
IMF critic Joseph Stiglitz is back with a new book about how globalisation harms workers everywhere…
Devolution – a failed idea from a failed era
While the separatists pledge their continued devotion to dependence on Brussels, devolution belongs in the era of the EU – and an independent Britain needs to ditch it…
Let's get on with leaving
The government set out its policy for leaving the European Union in July after the infamous Chequers cabinet meeting, publishing what it called a White Paper. But it’s more like a white flag.
The NHS at 70: all to play for
It’s been bruised and battered by cuts, reorganisations and privatisations. But little by little workers are ensuring that the integrated service is being put back together and there is a real prospect that it can be rebuilt…
The great betrayal? Don’t let the EU steal our fish
With Brexit there should come an Exclusive Economic Zone to bring control of our marine resources back to Britain. But government concessions suggest that won’t be until at least 2021 – if at all…
Proxy wars
The parliamentary parties and the media are currently embroiled in proxy wars about religion and race. These furores are artificial.
Let's get scientific about energy
Independence from the EU will usher in a new era of opportunity for Britain. What do we want for our country? This demands debate wherever people work, interact or socialise – and an essential topic is energy production…
BBC pays for its bias
The BBC has been marginalising pro-Brexit views. No wonder its listener numbers are plummeting…
Brexit: stop the sabotage
After the Brexit vote we should be declaring our independence, not asking for favours. Instead the government has been negotiating on its knees. This is sabotage by the majority of politicians from all parties who want to remain in the EU…
TUC: drifting away from the working class
Britain’s trade unions will meet this year in Manchester, where the TUC was founded at the city’s Mechanics Institute 150 years ago. But there’s little to celebrate…
NZ says no to foreign buy-ups
New Zealand is acting against foreign buy-ups of property. The country’s previous government was happy to allow rich foreigners to snap up land and property.
Transport: Bus support slashed
English and Welsh local authorities have cut £182 million from supported bus services over the last decade, with more than 3,000 routes affected, according to new research from the group Campaign for Better Transport.
Thatcher: The unwanted statue
The quest to find a home for a statue of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher continues.
Fall in nursing applications
A further shortage of nurses in the NHS is looming, fuelled by an unfulfilled need to plan for and train staff. That’s due to high fees and the loss of the student bursary in England, not Brexit.
Child Poverty: Even worse than thought
The Resolution Foundation’s annual audit of living standards, published at the end of July, warns that child poverty in Britain has been rising twice as fast since 2011 (when “austerity” began).
Local government: The age of bankruptcy
The notion that local government could go bankrupt is a novel one, but one we’re going to have to get used to.
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.