Business Secretary Grant Shapps yesterday accused ambulance workers of being outside the bounds of “civilised society”.
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TU Group: TUC speaks out against anti-union laws
Considering the long term attack on unions by the ruling class, claims that new legislation aims to encourage negotiating without accompanying strike action seem to be deliberately misleading, seemingly intended to mislead those who are not observing the reality of the ruling class’s onslaught on the working class.
Members Voice: Charities stretched to cover UK food poverty
It is an obvious point, but one that we should not tire of making, that the prevalence and undeniable necessity of food banks are signs of a failed economic system.
5.9% rail fare hike
From the private companies that profit on the backs of underpaid and precariously employed rail workers to the provision of services not worth anywhere close to what passengers must pay.
Pre-school nurseries targeted by venture capitalists
Analysis suggests mothers are falling into debt to cover the cost of childcare, with one in 10 who responded to a survey on the website workingmums.co.uk saying they are in £20,000 or more worth of debt.
Members Voice: Hillsborough, The Sun and Merseyside
Our greatest tribute to the victims of Hillsborough would not be to have an apology, or a couple of bizzies jailed. It would be to change the system that allowed it to happen and to remove the system of media that spreads lies and chooses our leaders.
British pandemic policy influenced by state security lobbyists?
In November, investigative journalist with The Grayzone, Kit Klarenberg exposed how lobby group, the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (iSAGE) influenced Britain’s policy decision making during the Covid pandemic
Members Voice: Only organised workers can fight back against child hunger!
In this instalment of Members Voice, Birmingham WPB activist Jess Williams gives an impassioned call to action. British workers need socialism now – not just for ourselves, but for the sake of our children and all future generations. We cannot expect the Tories nor the Labour party to ever get us out of this messContinue reading “Members Voice: Only organised workers can fight back against child hunger!”
Hands Around Parliament for Julian Assange
On Saturday 8 October, the Workers Party will be joining the Hands Around Parliament protest at Parliament Square in support and solidarity with Julian Assange. Julian Assange and WikiLeaks should be internationally recognised and honoured for accuracy, truth, and bravery in journalism. Instead he’s rotting in a cell in Belmarsh, and facing extradition to somewhereContinue reading “Hands Around Parliament for Julian Assange”
Members Voice: Bastani’s Novara Media is no alternative
Workers Party activist Phil Bevin deep-dives into the establishment networks and murky funding sources behind the supposedly ‘alternative’ news source, Novara Media. Needless to say, the views expressed here are done so in a personal capacity and do not necessarily represent those of the party as a whole. If you haven’t already, check out theContinue reading “Members Voice: Bastani’s Novara Media is no alternative”