250 Years — The United States from independence to empire (part three)
By Michael Roberts In just over 200 years after winning independence from the British empire in 1776, the United States had become the most successful capitalist state,Read More
Palestinian children killed in the West Bank: report
By John Pickard B’Tselem, the Israeli human rights organisation, has produced a new report, called Unshielded Childhood, about the huge number of Palestinian children and teenagers whoRead More
TV review: The Pitt
By Joe Langabeer Currently streaming on HBO Max, The Pitt is a medical drama exposing the brutal daily life of an emergency department in Pittsburgh. The programmeRead More
250 YEARS: The United States — from independence to empire (part two)
By Michael Roberts It took time after independence and the defeat of the British for the new United States economy to get going. War with Britain continuedRead More
PFI: profiteering and privatisation
By Jamie Green Following the termination of a highly exploitative PFI deal involving their local hospital in Carlisle, Cumbria residents have been denied key information about theRead More
UNISON Conference, Brighton, 16-19 June 2026
Gray Allan, UNISON Falkirk Council Branch UNISON Annual Conference this year was significant in that it was to be the first conference since the election of AndreaRead More
250 YEARS: The United States — from independence to empire
By Michael Roberts On 4 July 2026, it will be 250 years since the 13 British colonies in North America declared independence from the British colonial powerRead More
Can Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ improve workers’ lives?
By Pat Colquhoun On Monday 29 June, Prime Minister in waiting, Andy Burnham, once again donned his dark blue t-shirt and suit jacket to give his firstRead More
Toothless in England
By Andy Ford Unite EC member Mark Jones has set up a successful campaign on NHS dentistry. Toothless in England is trying to address a huge butRead More
Who runs PCS – the members or the bureaucracy?
By David Niven, PCS member, Defra North West & Cumbria Branch In our recent article The way forward for the PCS union – part 1 we mentionedRead More
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