Benefits on Trial
The real problem is with our government that for 13 years has ensured the poorest and most vulnerable carry the cost of its austerity programme.
Death by a thousand leaks
Nearly three years after the Covid UK lockdown, more evidence is emerging highlighting a reckless and dangerous level of incompetence by the Tory Government.
Lessons from History – The Peasants’ Revolt
The Peasants’ Revolt took place in 1381 under the rigid and cruel system of feudalism.
What Christmas Means To Me 6
I have a guilty secret. I love Christmas, writes Marilyn Tyzack
Will there ever be peace in Ukraine?
As I write, reports have come in of a Russian rocket having struck the maternity wing of a hospital in eastern Ukraine, killing a new-born boy and critically injuring a doctor. Every life lost is a tragedy,…
Is the NHS safe in anyone’s hands?
The creation of the NHS was not easy. It emerged as a result of passion and conflict. The passion was a vision articulated by Nye Bevan at the time that…
There may be trouble ahead – new government anti-trade union legislation
We are now in the middle of another crisis, but this time people are angry. This crisis has become a living nightmare for millions of working people who have seen…
Windrush scandal was 30 years in the making
The Windrush scandal was 30 years in the making. Official policy in the UK has been driven by a racist agenda.
Civil Service under attack again
This has not stopped Boris Johnson joining the long line of ministers who see the civil service as an easy target for revenue savings, either through pay freezes, cuts, privatisation…
Controversy over selection of Labour candidate in Wakefield
Once again, it seems that Keir Starmer's Labour has ridden roughshod over local party democracy in the selection of the candidate for the Wakefield by-election.