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Britain’s famous parliament building overlooks the Thames, its gothic permanence supposedly representing the timelessness of the "mother of all parliaments".

The history of the twentieth century in Britain has shown that whenever a Labour government in parliamentary office has found itself in conflict with the class wielding economic and industrial power, the government has been resisted, humiliated or defeated, usually all three.

Life in Britain is hard for working class people. Unemployment has reached 2.2 million and continues to grow.

The rage sweeping the working class in Britain over job cuts and the MPs’ expenses scandal was clear to see at the PCS civil service workers’ union conference in Brighton last week.

The University and Colleges Union (UCU), which represents 120,000 lecturers in further and higher education across Britain, will debate whether to support a boycott of Israel at its annual congress this week.

Around Westminster and along Whitehall stand the statues of political and military figures that the British ruling class have thought it worth commemorating.

Unofficial strikes involving thousands of construction workers on sites around Britain last week showed both the anger and the contradictions at the heart of the industry.

Instead of narrow campaigns over "local" or British jobs, the model should be the dispute at the Isle of Grain site in Kent in March.

Anti-fascist campaigners are working flat out to stop the BNP making gains at next week’s European elections.

The proliferation of CCTV cameras has made Britain one of the most observed countries in the world. In this new series, Richard Bilton explores the world of surveillance.

The British National Party’s (BNP’s) "friends" in Europe are an assortment of violent fascist organisations.

Workers across Britain are desperate for a fightback against the bosses’ offensive.