Social wage Heating and eating: the impoverishment of British workers What is driving the decline in living standards in Britain? If we tighten our belts for a while, can we expect things to get better soon?
Social wage Heating and eating: the impoverishment of British workers What is driving the decline in living standards in Britain? If we tighten our belts for a while, can we expect things to get better soon?
Pay and conditions Scottish Water workers vote to strike Bosses are trying to force the ‘modernisation’ of pay structures – ie, to enforce ever more draconian pay cuts on workers.
Pay and conditions Scottish Water workers vote to strike Bosses are trying to force the ‘modernisation’ of pay structures – ie, to enforce ever more draconian pay cuts on workers.
Economy Macquarie stokes the roaring inflationary fires Vulture capitalists are not ‘bad apples’ – they are the inevitable product of a system in deep and permanent crisis and decline.
Economy Macquarie stokes the roaring inflationary fires Vulture capitalists are not ‘bad apples’ – they are the inevitable product of a system in deep and permanent crisis and decline.
Capitalist crisis Ofgem serves corporate energy profiteers The energy regulators work, just not for workers.
Capitalist crisis Ofgem serves corporate energy profiteers The energy regulators work, just not for workers.
Economy Thames Water scandal – is the party drawing to a close? Having paid a fortune to private investors for years, the British public must now pay again to bail out indebted utilities and clean up the horrific mess they have made.
Economy Thames Water scandal – is the party drawing to a close? Having paid a fortune to private investors for years, the British public must now pay again to bail out indebted utilities and clean up the horrific mess they have made.
Pollution Demand renationalisation of the water system without compensation Growing public outrage has forced a mealy-mouthed apology from Water UK, but the profiteers deserve jail sentences, not a wrist-slapping.
Pollution Demand renationalisation of the water system without compensation Growing public outrage has forced a mealy-mouthed apology from Water UK, but the profiteers deserve jail sentences, not a wrist-slapping.
Capitalist crisis Prepay meter scandal reveals workers being slowly crushed by energy debt Workers who can’t afford crippling energy prices are being forced to pay even higher rates by the vulture providers.
Capitalist crisis Prepay meter scandal reveals workers being slowly crushed by energy debt Workers who can’t afford crippling energy prices are being forced to pay even higher rates by the vulture providers.
Capitalist crisis Happy new year? There is no reform that could enable this profit-hungry system to serve the needs of the working people.
Capitalist crisis Happy new year? There is no reform that could enable this profit-hungry system to serve the needs of the working people.
Pollution Britain’s dire water situation is no joke Privatisation has stolen over £60bn from essential services, leaving the country to wallow in its own filth.
Pollution Britain’s dire water situation is no joke Privatisation has stolen over £60bn from essential services, leaving the country to wallow in its own filth.
Capitalist crisis Polycrisis? Time to put an end to this capitalist madness This system is unable to escape from its own absurd contradictions: in particular the insanity of deepening poverty in the midst of ever-accumulating wealth.
Capitalist crisis Polycrisis? Time to put an end to this capitalist madness This system is unable to escape from its own absurd contradictions: in particular the insanity of deepening poverty in the midst of ever-accumulating wealth.
Czech Republic Czech communist leader on the mass movement against Nato’s war Josef Skála explains what is driving the huge protest movement that has rocked his country to its foundations.
Czech Republic Czech communist leader on the mass movement against Nato’s war Josef Skála explains what is driving the huge protest movement that has rocked his country to its foundations.
British politics Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks No changing of the guard can address the fundamental problem the British ruling class faces – a deepening crisis of overproduction that it is powerless to overcome.
British politics Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks No changing of the guard can address the fundamental problem the British ruling class faces – a deepening crisis of overproduction that it is powerless to overcome.
Germany Closure of Nord Stream 1: another own goal for Europe It is not Russians but European who are facing hunger and blackouts as a result of the EU’s failed sanctions war.
Germany Closure of Nord Stream 1: another own goal for Europe It is not Russians but European who are facing hunger and blackouts as a result of the EU’s failed sanctions war.
Capitalist crisis Cost of living crisis: the fightback is under way Growing militance among unionised workers and vigorous new campaigns to combat the effects of poverty and inflation signify a change in the workers’ mood.
Capitalist crisis Cost of living crisis: the fightback is under way Growing militance among unionised workers and vigorous new campaigns to combat the effects of poverty and inflation signify a change in the workers’ mood.
Capitalist crisis Families face energy bills topping £5,000 this autumn Privatisation of the energy industry has put Britons at the mercy of world market prices – and no bourgeois party has a clue what to do about it.
Capitalist crisis Families face energy bills topping £5,000 this autumn Privatisation of the energy industry has put Britons at the mercy of world market prices – and no bourgeois party has a clue what to do about it.
Disputes Support the postal workers! Workers at Royal Mail are joining those on the railways and the docks in standing up for pay and conditions.
Disputes Support the postal workers! Workers at Royal Mail are joining those on the railways and the docks in standing up for pay and conditions.
Capitalist crisis Cost of living crisis worsens as inflation and energy prices soar Our rulers are keen to blame ‘the Russians’ for the intrinsic failings of the capitalist system itself.
Capitalist crisis Cost of living crisis worsens as inflation and energy prices soar Our rulers are keen to blame ‘the Russians’ for the intrinsic failings of the capitalist system itself.
Economy BP’s ‘cash machine’ goes into overdrive as workers’ energy bills soar Britain’s energy monopolies are enjoying a profit bonanza as their rivals disappear and Ofgem fixes prices on their behalf.
Economy BP’s ‘cash machine’ goes into overdrive as workers’ energy bills soar Britain’s energy monopolies are enjoying a profit bonanza as their rivals disappear and Ofgem fixes prices on their behalf.
Environment Stop these sociopaths from poisoning our rivers! We are reaping the whirlwind after decades of criminal neglect of Britain’s privatised water and sewage systems.
Environment Stop these sociopaths from poisoning our rivers! We are reaping the whirlwind after decades of criminal neglect of Britain’s privatised water and sewage systems.
Economy Energy crisis: more millions to prop up the privateers Taxpayer cash will shore up monopoly profits while workers shiver this winter.
Economy Energy crisis: more millions to prop up the privateers Taxpayer cash will shore up monopoly profits while workers shiver this winter.
Economy Energy crisis: how imperialism manufactures ‘shortages’ The monopolists are too busy vying for advantage to worry about the effects of their machinations on the lives of the workers.
Economy Energy crisis: how imperialism manufactures ‘shortages’ The monopolists are too busy vying for advantage to worry about the effects of their machinations on the lives of the workers.
Economy Gas prices go through the roof as global shortage ties supply lines in knots Millions of families will again be forced to choose between heating and eating this winter.
Economy Gas prices go through the roof as global shortage ties supply lines in knots Millions of families will again be forced to choose between heating and eating this winter.
Economy Water privateers: ‘Doing what’s in the best interests of shareholders’ As Britain’s utilities are looted by shareholders, workers are forced to pay astronomical bills for deteriorating services.
Economy Water privateers: ‘Doing what’s in the best interests of shareholders’ As Britain’s utilities are looted by shareholders, workers are forced to pay astronomical bills for deteriorating services.
Economy Water CEOs fleece the public Residents’ bills are sky high, the nation’s water reserves are seeping away, but privateer bosses are still shamelessly rinsing the coffers.
Economy Water CEOs fleece the public Residents’ bills are sky high, the nation’s water reserves are seeping away, but privateer bosses are still shamelessly rinsing the coffers.
Lay-offs and closures British Gas and SPS are latest to announce big job losses As the economic crisis bites, employers are looking to cut not only jobs but also pay, pensions and everything else.
Lay-offs and closures British Gas and SPS are latest to announce big job losses As the economic crisis bites, employers are looking to cut not only jobs but also pay, pensions and everything else.
Lay-offs and closures The collapse of Carillion Financial and political commentators are suddenly ‘discovering’ that PFI and the privatisation of services might not be such a good deal after all.
Lay-offs and closures The collapse of Carillion Financial and political commentators are suddenly ‘discovering’ that PFI and the privatisation of services might not be such a good deal after all.
