Coronavirus

Tory plan for ‘immunity passports’ gambles with our health

03 April 2020
The government wants people back to work as soon as possible—even if it puts them at risk.

Coronavirus means ‘survival of richest’ in Global South, say South African shack dwellers

02 April 2020
The effects will be even more harrowing if the virus spreads through the vast pools of extreme poverty in the Global South.

Shocking evidence to MPs shows how firms are putting lives at risk

02 April 2020
Submissions to a parliamentary committee reveal how the government’s failures are hitting workers

Mutinous mood among paramedics over lack of safety equipment

01 April 2020
A London ambulance worker spoke to Socialist Worker about the anger and fear over the lack of PPE

Royal Mail workers stage unofficial walkouts over coronavirus safety

01 April 2020
Workers in at least two Royal Mail offices in Scotland have struck unofficially over coronavirus safety fears.

Industrial round up: Don’t let car bosses reopen factories

31 March 2020
Car bosses are drawing up plans to restart production at plants in Britain and Europe producing non-essential vehicles. They must be stopped.

Trump forced into small climbdown as death toll and US virus count rise

31 March 2020
Trump forced into small climbdown as death toll and US virus count rise

Abortion law changes do not go far enough

31 March 2020
Rules relaxing access to abortion aren’t enough to protect women in the pandemic.

Fresh strikes for coronavirus safety in Italy

31 March 2020
Workers in Italy are resisting bosses’ attempts to benefit from the coronavirus crisis.

Virus shows how capitalist system fails millions

31 March 2020
The coronavirus crisis has exposed capitalism as a brutal and inhumane system that fails to meet people’s most basic needs.

Capitalism brings people together — perhaps to bury it

31 March 2020
We’re encouraged to see ourselves as competing individuals. But capitalism enables collective action that undermines those ideas

Tories’ failure to test for virus will cost more lives

31 March 2020
The Tories are trying to hide their responsibility for the coronavirus crisis as the number of patients rises by 1,000 a day.

Letters—Crisis shows how education can be organised differently

31 March 2020
As a teacher, socialist and trade unionist I met the cancellation of Sats, GCSEs and A Levels with mixed feelings. I have genuine sympathy for children who have been preparing long and hard for their tests and exams.

Coronavirus crisis exposes the myth of a progressive EU

31 March 2020
The coronavirus crisis has exposed political leaders as wanting. The systematic bungling by Boris Johnson’s government is summed up by the fact that he, his health secretary and the chief medical adviser have all tested positive for the virus.