Ask who wants this war, and why
The risk of an all-out conflict between NATO and Russia is higher now than at any point in the cold war period.
Workers July/August 2026
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Britain needs socialism
What would socialism mean for Britain? And what would it take to achieve it?
War in the Middle East: a working class response
A recent CPBML meeting discussed how workers here can respond to foreign wars. One conclusion: removing Britain from the crumbling NATO alliance would be a good start…
Counting the cost of inflation measures
How to measure the rate of inflation may seem a technical, dry subject. And much of it is. But its implications matter for workers, not least because of its role as a reference point for pay bargaining…
Accounting for energy
When talking about energy policy, it’s worth looking in detail at Britain’s energy needs and supply – and what that means for industry and households…
Doomsday? No way
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has just published the next generation of climate scenarios.
For British independence, for peace
We live in dangerous times – often said, but it’s true. The world is getting steadily more dangerous. But there is a way forward: independence…
Gearing up for action
Teachers are heading for struggle, returning to issues not settled after action in recent years…
The fight for the Arctic: grabbing its resources
In the second of a two-part feature Workers looks at the contest between the EU and the other imperial powers for the Arctic’s natural resources…
London: the sharp end of the housing crisis
Homelessness and high rents are two linked aspects of the housing crisis for workers in Britain…
How the Web can be reclaimed
The modern world would be unthinkable without the World Wide Web – invented in a physics laboratory and made available to the world for free…
1913: the Senghenydd disaster
Mining has never been risk free. A year before the First World War, an explosion in a South Wales colliery led to Britain’s worst mining disaster…
Call for action over silica
Preventable industrial diseases are still with us. Trade union Unite is calling for action on exposure to crystalline silica.
Action sweeps universities
University employers are undermining employment protections, attacking pensions, and casualising work across the sector, across the country. Workers continue to resist.
European Union: Meddling in Switzerland
On 14 June, the people of Switzerland voted in a referendum on a proposal to cap the country’s population at ten million.
Government debt soars [print version]
According to the latest official figures, government debt currently stands at around £2.9 trillion, equivalent to around 95 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.
Universities: Victory at Sheffield Hallam [print version]
A dispute at Sheffield Hallam University involving lecturers in the University & College Union (UCU) has been resolved – at least for now...
Universities: Nottingham threat [print version]
Nottingham University wants to cut 609 academic jobs, including many posts in its prestigious physics department. It is facing resistance from its workers.
Procurement: Words instead of deeds [print version]
In late May, the Guardian reported that Chancellor Rachel Reeves had told ministers to buy British “wherever possible” when awarding government contracts for steel, shipbuilding, energy and artificial intelligence.