By John Pickard, member of Central Essex District NEU The London demonstration may have been the largest, somewhere between 40,000 and 50,000, but there were
Category: Britain
Forgotten heroes of the Covid frontline
Mark Langabeer (Hastings and Rye Labour member) reviews the recent Panorama documentary (which can be seen here). Reporter, Catherine Burns, investigated the effects of Long
Editorial: an important milestone in modern British politics
Wednesday sees an important milestone in modern UK politics. With a one-day strike coordinated by the TUC, involving several unions whose members have already balloted
Steve McKenzie (UNITE Community – Greenwich, Lewisham, Bexley) It should be becoming crystal clear to all socialists, that an effective shop stewards’ movement is absolutely
Letter from Mark Langabeer (Hastings and Rye Labour member) Last week, the BBC’s current affairs programme, Question Time, was devoted to the crisis within the NHS.
Andy Ford, Unite Rep, NHS There has been a lot of discussion in the press about the formerly obscure NHS Pay Review Body. Government ministers
By Sam Gleaden, mental health worker The ‘low serotonin’ hypothesis has been the backbone of the psychiatric approach to depression for the past 40 years.
Review by Mark Langabeer (Hastings and Rye Labour member) ITV’s Tonight programme, on January 12, gave a glimpse of the crises in the Health Service. ‘When
Ray Goodspeed (Leyton and Wanstead CLP) on the latest round of this shameful saga (photo – Ray Goodspeed) The decision of the UK Tory Government
By Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member. The TUC is organising the first coordinated action of all of those trade unions that have balloted
