Chair: Jason Turvey Vice Chair: Andy Hudd The following statement was endorsed by the Trade Union Group of the Workers Party of Britain at their meeting Friday 28 January 2022. The Workers Party of Britain recognises the benefits provided by the vaccination programme but is opposed to the mandatory use of identity card documents, orContinue reading “WP Trade Union group issue statement on mandatory vaccination”
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‘Protect our NHS’ while Labour and Tories sell it to the highest bidder!
Up to 100,000 NHS workers are facing the sack for failing to be vaccinated against covid-19 by the April deadline. We are being told that it is necessary for frontline NHS staff to take the vaccine to protect the health of their patients, this argument raises within it a few contradictions: The vaccine does notContinue reading “‘Protect our NHS’ while Labour and Tories sell it to the highest bidder!”
Why are children’s mental health services in crisis?
The following article was written by WPB member Liam Stowell for Nursing Times, and is reproduced here with thanks. The current narrative around children’s mental health is one of crisis. There is news story after news story about services being at breaking point. During the past 18 months we have been told there is aContinue reading “Why are children’s mental health services in crisis?”
Stop the expansion of waste combustion in Avonmouth!
The Workers Party of Britain is opposed to foisting yet another waste-burning operation onto the people of Avonmouth under present conditions. For many years Avonmouth residents have suffered from air pollution and fly infestations linked to the burning of rubbish in their neighbourhood by waste companies. Things got so bad back in the summer ofContinue reading “Stop the expansion of waste combustion in Avonmouth!”
“3 Hospitals to 2”: Oppose the closure of Leicester General Hospital
Plans are well advanced to close Leicester General Hospital. Or in trust management doublespeak: “Leicester General has a key role to play in people’s future health and care needs by becoming a ‘community health campus’”. The obvious question is: what’s a community health campus? The short answer is: a closed hospital, without acute services. UniversityContinue reading ““3 Hospitals to 2”: Oppose the closure of Leicester General Hospital”
Stop the theft of miners’ pensions!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans for the government to keep on milking the mineworkers’ pension fund, in spite of the recommendation in April by a parliamentary committee that it cease. Back in 1994, when the privatisation (theft) of British Coal was enacted, a deal was done. In exchange for theContinue reading “Stop the theft of miners’ pensions!”
Merseyside WP statement: Oppose the cuts and closure to One Stop Shop services
Liverpool council has recently approved a round of cuts to vital services in the city, including the closure of all physical One Stop Shops, with a promise to keep the services going through telephone and online services only.
WP statement on Covid passports
The Workers Party of Britain is opposed to the mandatory use of identity card documents, or digital applications, linked to personal medical information, in this instance Covid status, either by proof of vaccination or recent test result.