By Sjaan Heemskerk, UNISON Essex, personal capacity The UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC) elections in 2025 are more than a vote—they’re a critical moment to
Year: 2025
[Part TWO, part ONE can be read here] The ceasefire that took effect in Gaza last Sunday, as much as it is a welcome respite
By Chandani Natalia (From Facebook) With Yom haShoah – the main Holocaust remembrance day, marked by Jews, Roma and other victims alike – just around
From Ray Goodspeed (Leyton and Wanstead CLP member) On 19 January, the BBC website carried an article on the theme of “who are the hostages”
In the second and last article from “SERGEI” in Russia, he shares his insights on the position of older workers in the country, as expressed
We are shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Mark Langabeer, who was a regular contributor to this website. He was a
[Part ONE] A ceasefire finally took effect in Gaza last Sunday, although it had been postponed for three hours, during which time nineteen more Palestinians
Corridor treatment now normal: we need to save the NHS!
By Steve McKenzie, UNITE Community member A recent RCN report identified that patients are dying unnecessarily as a result of corridor care that is being
The Russian Revolution of 1905
This months marks 120 years since the outbreak of revolution in Tsarist Russia. It actually began on January 9 1905, but, as this article shows,
By Michael Roberts Empirical evidence on economic inequality has mushroomed in the last two decades. I refer here to economic inequality (income and wealth) as