It's up to us
By now it is clear to all that we cannot sit back and expect Westminster to do what it promised and implement the referendum result.
SNP and Greens try to stop Brexit, fail at home
The Scottish separatists have become Britain’s “can’t do” party. They can’t push through separation, and they haven’t been able to stop Brexit. And their stewardship of the Scottish economy is increasingly rejected…
Plug the education gap to build Britain’s future
As our eyes are drawn to parliament’s Brexit pantomime, another government failure threatens the world of education…
Seize control for a clean Brexit
Why would 643 people sitting in a Westminster conclave think they can outweigh 17.4 million votes? But those who voted for Brexit do not have the luxury of sitting back and spectating events…
Public transport - no future without a fight
Rail workers in the RMT union have scored a significant victory in their battle with private train companies to secure the future of guards on trains. It’s part of a wider fight…
Pile on the pressure!
Those who voted for Brexit, as well as those who have come to believe in and respect it, do not have the luxury of sitting back and spectating events.
Free Movement: Is it ending or not?
The Immigration White Paper proposes to remove any cap on skilled migration (degree level) from anywhere in the world.
Housing Crisis: Not just in the cities
The deliberate under-resourcing of publicly funded housing often raises images of cities, with tower blocks and urban decay.
Contracting: Uncompetitive practices
Research by the GMB union shows that the value of taxpayer-funded contracts - including central and local government - given to outsourcing companies increased by 53 per cent last year to £95 billion.
Sovereignty matters
The argument that national sovereignty is essential for democracy is gaining ground…
Britain's soft borders
A former top Home Office official discusses how to enforce immigration policy…
Brexit: Beware the saboteurs (updated)
Brexit is in danger. Despite the defeat in parliament on 29 January of every binding amendment to block or delay Brexit – including Labour’s permanent customs union – parliament is still strongly against leaving.
Swiss challenge to EU
Time is running out for the EU to get a new “Framework” agreement covering all aspects of its relationship with Switzerland.
Anger over yard closure
The Scottish transport secretary refused to face union delegation fighting for the retention of skilled railway work in Scotland.
An independent thinker and poet
Around 500 years ago William Tyndale produced a Bible in English – and paid for it with his life…
Northern Trains - progress on guards
11 February 2019
RMT members on Northern Trains look to have brought their two-year dispute over guards on trains to a successful conclusion. Talks will now take place to put an agreement into practice.
'Austerity' alive and well as government dodges responsibility
11 February 2019
Millions around the country are experiencing every day the consequences of a political system that has washed its hand of the people and handed control over to the European Union, the market, or both.
US dumps nuclear treaty
8 February 2019
With all the news about Brexit, the US’s decision to withdraw from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty seems to have slipped under the radar.
Waiting for the bus
5 February 2019
Bus journeys continue to fall, according to government figures. This is due to higher fares and route cuts, and affects how people can move around for work and leisure.
British Independence and the Working Class
1 February 2019
Political statement from the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist, 18th Congress, London, November 2018. Either we live in an independent Britain deciding our own future, or we become slaves to international capital.
Unions fight for UK employment on Brexit ferries
31 January 2019
The RMT union called yesterday for the government to publish the legal advice it received over the granting of Brexit ferry contracts to Seaborne Freight and others.
Union silence as EU halts plan for online sales tax
29 January 2019
Now that the government has said EU law will stop one of the key planks in Usdaw’s industrial strategy for retail, the Remain-supporting union has fallen uncharacteristically silent.
Hands off Venezuela!
28 January 2019
There can be little doubt who is behind the flagrant interference in the affairs of a sovereign nation.
Infrastructure delays pile up
28 January 2019
An independent report from KPMG published last week found that the delayed Crossrail project is eating up cash at the rate of £30 million a week.
Child social care in the red
20 January 2019
New figures show that almost 9 in 10 English councils overspent on children’s social care in the last financial year, reflecting growing numbers of children being placed into the system.
Revealed: the inside plot against Brexit
18 January 2019
Shortly after the overwhelming defeat of the government's proposed deal with the European Union on the evening of 14 January, three senior ministers held a conference call with ten representatives of big business…
A coup against democracy
13 January 2019
As the delayed vote on Theresa May’s “withdrawal” agreement approaches, it has become increasingly obvious that parliament is planning a coup.
Bridge repair backlog soars to £6.7 billion.
13 January 2019
The maintenance backlog for council-owned road bridges in Britain increased by a third in the past year, with billions needed to bring all structures up to standard.