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The outbreak of war in 1914 dampened class struggle in Britain—but not for long.

Local councils across Britain have unleashed vicious cuts packages that could destroy workers’ pay and conditions—and vital public services—if they are not opposed.

BA has launched an all-out war on cabin crew. It wants to cut jobs, attack pay and conditions and undermine them with a new "mixed fleet"—workers that will be employed on less pay and with worse conditions.

Ken Coates, a leading figure on the British left, has died aged 79.

Royal Mail is threatening thousands of jobs by unleashing a raft of mail centre closures across Britain.

The British media took the opportunity to take us back to the Cold War era when the US arrested 11 Russian spies last week.

A strike ballot by workers at British Telecom (BT) was cancelled this week after bosses threatened the CWU union with a legal challenge.

"I think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are wrong. These wars are illegal and we shouldn’t be out there," says Ross.

The British army uses up and spits out young working class men in pursuit of their bloody, illegal wars.

The police are seven times more likely to stop and search you if you’re black than if you’re white, a government report revealed last week.

Adil has faced state racism in Britain from an early age. "The police harassment started when I was a kid.", he said. "In 1996 me and my brother went to martial arts classes at an Islamic Centre.