By Michael Roberts There was a tortuous and painful end to COP29, the international climate change conference held in oil-rich Baku, Azerbaijan. The main issue
Category: Science & Environment
As the COP29 conference is drawing to a close, its end has been delayed because of the gulf in perceptions between the most advanced countries
Hedge funds huge profits from undermining renewables
By John Pickard Donald Trump is a climate change denier and among other things, in only a few short days his election has undermined the
Why the climate crisis mandates a vote for Harris
Letter from Frank Hammer, Detroit, USA A few days ago, I wrote that a Trump/Vance victory would be a victory for the Southern Confederacy. That
By Andy Ford, Unite Health NIC The perils of privatised ambulance services have just been shown, yet again, by the collapse of ‘SVL Homecare’ in
Keep Grangemouth Working campaign
By David Cartwright, Unite, Glasgow Retired Members’ Branch Since last November, a campaign has been underway to save oil refinery jobs at Grangemouth in Central
The High Speed train – is it worth the cost?
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
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 Joe Langabeer Lately, I’ve been enjoying the podcast Tech Won’t Save Us, which is hosted by Paris Marx. Marx has been a critical technology
By Left Horizons reporters. In a press release, the Socialist Health Association has expressed its “deep concern” about the creation of a “two tier health