Britain
28 March 2013
It’s hard to believe that Britain had just been hit by a heat wave this time last year. This March has been the coldest in 50 years.
21 March 2013
As voting begins for general secretary of Britain’s biggest union, rank and file candidate Jerry Hicks spoke to Dave Sewell about his vibrant campaign
21 March 2013
Danny Dorling spoke to Socialist Worker about his new book 32 Stops and what the Central Line tells us about the growing inequality in Britain today
15 January 2013
The British press has blamed bloody killings last week in Quetta, Pakistan, on "religious fanatics". This does nothing to explain why they took place.
15 January 2013
Why did the Industrial Revolution happen here?
Why was Britain the first country to industrialise and why did it begin in the 18th century?
15 January 2013
Orwell’s view of the kind of socialism needed in Britain—most clearly stated in The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius—is fundamentally wrong, but not in a trite, nationalistic way.
15 January 2013
Britain’s rail network was nationalised 65 years ago—for the second time.
15 January 2013
If a council worker has to commute by train to London from Chelmsford in Essex, they’ll pay £348.70 a month for the privilege. In a year the cost is £3,540.
15 January 2013
Britain’s biggest union is rushing through a general secretary election—and blacklisted former rep Jerry Hicks is campaigning for a fightback against austerity and job cuts.
15 January 2013
David Cameron will finally make his long heralded speech on renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the European Union (EU) on Friday. He is in a pretty pickle.
12 January 2013
Political pundits are rowing over whether to believe predictions that Britain is about to slip into an unprecedented triple dip recession.
31 December 2012
Tax dives while profits soar
The biggest firms in Britain are paying a fifth less tax than they did 12 years ago, a Reuters report says.
31 December 2012
The government has decided to contest the right of Kenyan people tortured by British forces during the Mau Mau War to claim compensation.
31 December 2012
Teachers across Britain ended last term by calling on their union leaders to organise national strikes to defend pay and conditions.
31 December 2012
Iraqi Baha Mousa died as a result of his treatment at the hands of British troops, according to a public inquiry. This included "hooding" and being held in stress positions.
31 December 2012
Thousands of Department for Transport workers struck at 50 sites across Britain on Friday of last week over a threat to close DVLA offices. The workers, members of the PCS union, walked out for 24 hours against the plans.
31 December 2012
Britain has become the Daily Mail’s worst nightmare. That’s according to the findings of the 2011 census, published last month.
31 December 2012
William Morris was one of the most respected and admired decorative artists and writers in Britain in the 19th century.
31 December 2012
Gil’s music and poetry have always been popular in Britain, despite them being about conditions that are far removed from here. Why is that?
31 December 2012
Twenty five years ago this month 38 nurses from North Manchester General Hospital went on strike. They sparked a wave of action that spread across Britain and lasted the rest of the year.