TV review by Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member This week’s Panorama programme investigated the reasons behind the ballooning costs of HS2, the high-speed rail
Month: September 2024

Letter: Priorities for Activists
Letter from Steve McKenzie (Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley Unite Community) There can be no doubt that the failures of the Labour government will pave the way

By John Pickard Israel has carried out a massive attack on Hezbollah members in Lebanon, by methods that the mainstream press – had anyone else

By John Pickard The most glaring omission of the Darzi review of NHS England is the extent to which the service is plundered for private

By Richard Mellor in California [Radish research in the USA, has published some very useful data on the state of the trade union movement in

By Michael Roberts About a year ago, the European Union’s Commission asked Mario Draghi to write a landmark report on the future of Europe’s economy.

Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member The Labour Leadership must have some worries about the proposed cut in winter fuel allowance for

By Michael Roberts This article by Michael Roberts includes a very clear statement about the nature of the Chinese economy, a position that he has

Andy Ford, Unite NHS rep The recent election campaign saw a conspicuous failure, by both major parties, to mention or debate an absolutely huge problem

Editorial: trade union opposition to Labour austerity
In the coming months there will be increasing tension between the economic needs of trade union members and the austerity strategy of the new Labour