The Workers Party welcomes the emergence of every campaign which genuinely seeks to stand up for working class interests. The five demands of Enough is Enough mirror closely those commitments we made in our Ten Point Programme when we launched the Workers Party of Britain in 2019. In our view, a fundamental and necessary firstContinue reading “Enough is Enough – Break the Link with Labour!”
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Members Voice: Don’t Pay UK smeared me as an anti-semite!
Workers Party member Dr Phil Bevin argues we shouldn’t be putting our trust in the Don’t Pay UK campaign – and he’s certainly got a story to tell. It’s a tale of intrigue – Zionist intimidation, lurid smears and threats, and the slippery figures behind the Corbynista movement….a heady brew indeed! Needless to say, theContinue reading “Members Voice: Don’t Pay UK smeared me as an anti-semite!”
Bus drivers to strike in North West
In a matter of days, Arriva bus drivers in the North West will take to the picket line in the second time in less than five years.
New study says poverty sending thousands more children into care
Rising poverty is putting thousands more British children into care in England, according to a study published in the Lancet Public Health. The report states that there has been a steep rise in the rate of children in state care in England, from a low of 53 per 10,000 children in 2008 (at the timeContinue reading “New study says poverty sending thousands more children into care”
Champions League Failure
WPB Merseyside believe this wasn’t a case of club but of class violence. Football is a working-class sport and those in charge believe they can treat fans like cattle. There is no way that fans at Roland Garros or the Monaco Grand Prix would have been treated in such a way.
Billionaire bonanza
More than 260 million people could be plunged into extreme poverty this year because of skyrocketing inflation while hundreds have become billionaires whose cumulative wealth rose 30 percent, according to Oxfam International. In a report published on Monday, the first day of the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, the Oxfam report was pickedContinue reading “Billionaire bonanza”
Rents jump 8.3% in last few months
Zoopla found newly advertised rental prices were rising much faster across the UK. It said the average rent jumped 8.3% in the final three months of 2021 to £969 a month.
Cost of living crisis as fuel hits record price
It is being widely reported that petrol prices hit a new record over the weekend, reaching 148.02p a litre on average across the UK.
Those in work struggling to buy food
A Telford based charity featured in a BBC piece this week that highlighted the increasing level of “in work poverty”. As prices rise and wages stagnate, many are unable to afford the basics for themselves and their families.
Energy monopolies enjoying a bonanza
Britain’s energy monopolies are enjoying a profit bonanza as their rivals disappear and Ofgem fixes prices on their behalf.