In taking on NHS nurses who are trying to get a decent pay rise, the Tories may have bitten off more than they can chew,
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Editorial: Chester by-election goes unreported
The by-election in the parliamentary constituency of Chester last Thursday went largely unreported by the media. But it resulted in a big increase in the

Jeremy Hunt’s autumn financial statement means there will be no let-up in the drive to impoverish the majority of the population in pursuit of profit.

Whether Rishi Sunak is forced into an early election, or whether he will hang on until 2024, the Tories seem to be gearing up to

The records continue to crumble. After the shortest period in office for both a chancellor and prime minister, we have the youngest prime minister in

It is unprecedented, certainly in modern politics, for a Prime Minister to be changed twice in three months, without a general election. Whoever, the new

The chances of an early general election are increasing almost by the day. Liz Truss has seen her flagship economic policies – those on which

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war have cast a long shadow over European politics and economics and that is likely to continue for

It is important for socialists and Labour Party and trade union activists to have a sober and balanced appraisal of last week’s Labour Party conference.

If there was any doubt at all that this is a government of the rich, for the rich and by the rich, Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini