Coronavirus
Drug firms will cash in
30 June 2020The coronavirus crisis is a profit-laden paradise for some pharmaceutical firms.
Meting out misery - coronavirus outbreaks and the meat industry
30 June 2020As coronavirus spreads through slaughterhouses in the US and Europe, Simon Basketter looks at how the drive for profit is to blame
A ‘nasty rebound’ of virus is on horizon as Tories ease lockdown
30 June 2020The Tory plan to reopen businesses across England comes as Covid-19 continues to kill hundreds every week, writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Trump’s drive to end lockdown is behind growing catastrophe in US
29 June 2020The death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 128,000 in the US on Monday
A warning from the world—it’s dangerous to open up
29 June 2020More than half a million people across the world are now known to have died from coronavirus
Richard Horton: the system has failed
26 June 2020Richard Horton, the longstanding editor of the medical journal The Lancet, is scathing about the establishment’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. He told Socialist Worker why.
Push back by Tories results in more Covid-19 outbreaks in schools
26 June 2020The number of suspected coronavirus outbreaks in schools nearly doubled last week, according to figures from Public Health England (PHE). The news is a stark warning about how the Tory easing of the lockdown is putting health at risk.
Divides between rich and poor have grown due to pandemic says report
25 June 2020Hardly noticed by most of the media, a new official report has revealed some of the deep inequalities in British society.
Schools: a revolt is going on against Tory reopening plans
24 June 2020New figures show the Tories’ drive to push big numbers of children back to school this month is failing.
Virus outbreak after workers’ walkout warning was ignored
23 June 2020A major outbreak of coronavirus has been confirmed at a food processing plant where workers had walked out unofficially over safety fears.
Fightback can ground major attacks at Heathrow airport
23 June 2020Important disputes are on at Heathrow Airport Limited, Menzies, and Heathrow Express
Tory Covid-19 moves will mean more death
22 June 2020The Tories pushed ahead with lifting the lockdown just as the official British death toll rose to over 42,000 and other countries showed signs of another spike.
Structural racism is behind high coronavirus death rate for black and asian people
22 June 2020A new report has provided further proof of how racism is behind the disproportionate deaths of black and Asian people from coronavirus
Out of work and out of money - how lives are being torn apart by profit system
22 June 2020Workers are being pushed to make big sacrifices during the lockdown—but things could get much worse as unemployment bites. Tomáš Tengely-Evans spoke to some of those affected, and argues that the crisis shows why we need a different system
‘I miss a normal life’—the workers stuck out at sea
19 June 2020Lockdown has imprisoned seafarers on ships for months—and they are desperate to leave.
Government abandons Covid-19 tracing app after months of delays
18 June 2020In a humiliating reversal of policy, the government announced on Thursday that it is abandoning the contact-tracing app which it had said was vital to an effective “test and trace” system
Climate groups warn that environmental destruction will lead to more pandemics
17 June 2020Environmental destruction lies behind health crises—and sweeping changes will be needed to avoid further pandemics, argued conservation and health leaders
Debt, cutting back on food, endless stress—the reality of life on Universal Credit
17 June 2020Nearly two thirds of families who receive Universal Credit have been pushed into borrowing money to survive
Chaotic and unsafe school reopening plan could burst the Tories’ bubble
16 June 2020Secondary schools across England began opening to wider numbers of children on Monday of this week.
Tories push for lockdown end
16 June 2020The Tories were patting themselves on the back this week—despite the official coronavirus death toll in Britain climbing to over 40,000 and millions of workers facing unemployment.
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