By Andy Ford, NHS technician, Unite member Nothing better showed the stupidity and emptiness of Starmer, Streeting and Reeves’ ‘commitment’ to the NHS than the
Year: 2026
By Greg Oxley Every passing day brings a new complicating twist to any attempt to appraise the US-Israeli war on Iran. Warfare by its very
By Cain O’Mahony It is fitting that the 90th anniversary of the abdication of King Edward VIII falls as another errant prince is currently bringing
Israel, the White House and the ‘gamification’ of killing
By John Pickard A 1977 science fiction short story, later turned into a full-length novel, depicted teenagers being trained for warfare by playing video games.
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on 19 March 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** The Iran
By John Pickard All the serious capitalist newspapers have their military experts and analysts commenting on the war that Israel and the US are waging
By Umar Shahid As the eyes of the whole world are on the US-led war on Iran, a conflict between two neighbouring countries has entered
Birmingham bin workers fight on after a year
By Cain O’Mahony Despite a £265,000 fine on Unite for breaking an injunction, there is no let-up in the fight by the Birmingham bin workers
Andrzej Wajda: Giant of European cinema
ANDY FORD looks at the life and works of this remarkable film maker. Polish film maker, Andrzej Wajda, was born 100 years ago, in March
By John Pickard It was a very positive development for five affiliated union general secretaries and over twenty five Labour MPs to put their name
