In the first round of the Polish presidential election, Sławomir Mentzen from the far-right party Konfederacja was placed ...

Pride began as a protest, a rebellion by LGBTQ+ people and their supporters against oppression. In recent years, bigger Prides have become increasingly corporate and depoliticised, focused more on ...

Even before the 2024 general election there were widespread fears that Keir Starmer’s Labour would backtrack on promises to overhaul social care in England. Social care is the responsibility of each ...

The University and College Union (UCU) branch at Birmingham City University (BCU) has begun strike action in reaction to the attacks by the vice chancellor (VC). A planned ‘restructure’ includes 36 ...

Retail and distribution union Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool this year takes place ten months since the fall of 14 years of Tory rule, with a Labour government which many Usdaw ...

I would like to wish success to Birmingham refuse collectors in their strike action. As a former London dustman, I was on strike in the so-called Winter of Discontent 1978-79. We were on strike ...

With the 400 job cuts announced at Cardiff university, I’ve decided to run for student union president. I am standing as a socialist and as an activist, campaigning to fight back against the cuts. I’m ...

Unison and Unite members at Livv Housing Group in Knowsley have been taking strike action since October over their pay claim for 10% or £3,000, whichever is greater. The employer thought that there ...

The estimated number of years of healthy life someone can expect to live in England has fallen for the fifth year in a row. New figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate that healthy ...

The Greens became the largest party on Bristol Council last year, promising change after years of service cuts under Labour. What has this bright new future meant for Bristol? £50 million more cuts!

Keir Starmer’s Labour government is like a broken record, repeating the need for “ruthless” cuts to public services at every opportunity. Labour have just announced the cancellation of 18 new ...

The intervention of Elon Musk – the world’s richest man, and soon-to-be member of Trump’s administration – into the issue of ‘grooming gangs’ in Britain, is shocking exploitation of the horrors of ...