By an NHS shop steward Labour promised to “fix the NHS”, but since their election victory we have seen what can only be described as
Category: Science & Environment

Global warming: the gulf between reality and response
By John Pickard The gap between what needs to be done to minimise and mitigate against climate change is wide and getting wider. What is

Inferno: Los Angeles on fire
Letter from Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member. Channel 4 recently had a report on the wildfires that have caused devastation around Los Angeles

ASSA 2025 part two: the radical – climate, labour and imperialism
By Michael Roberts In part two of my report on the proceedings of ASSA 2025, I look at the sessions of radical economics organised by

By an NHS shop steward The NHS is now looking at a huge winter pressures crisis. But instead of getting to grips with the problems,

Deepfake pornography: a basic feature of the profit system
By Jamie Penquite-Green, Penrith and the Borders CLP member Deepfake pornography is becoming an increasing threat to women and girls and the labour movement must

Starmer blames bats and newts – but who are the real ‘blockers’?
As Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner seek to blame bats and newts for delays to major infrastructure and housing projects, TIM HARRIS looks at

By Richard Mellor in California This is from the video embedded below… “In 2023 UnitedHealth raked in a whopping $22 billion in profits making you

TV Review: Panorama – ‘The Water Company’s Murky Business’
Mark Langabeer watched the recent BBC 1 Panorama documentary which can be seen here Severn Trent is considered a highly profitable water company. The CEO

Letter from Maureen Wade, retired UNISON member As an ex-palliative care social worker, I have some real concerns in relation to the introduction of assisted