Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
Together, unions can secure collective bargaining across the British economy
CWU leader DAVE WARD looks at the Royal Mail takeover bid, the new deal for workers – and how the labour movement should build on it
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Scotland, demanding the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and MSPs show their support for Royal Mail workers amid ongoing disputes over pay and conditions, December 15, 2022
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
DOUG NICHOLLS says the parasitic finance markets must be challenged or another British government could be toppled
The late country singer’s Imagination Library has put hundreds of millions of books into children’s hands. We should build on that legacy by defending the libraries at the heart of our communities, says BRENDA AITCHISON
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
MML director MEIRIAN JUMP outlines the recently refreshed library’s busy autumn schedule that ranges from book sales, archival exploration, community work with online education and the ever popular site tours
TONY BURKE surveys the shifting political landscape and the challenges Labour needs to address if it is to prevail in the 2028 federal elections
BRITAIN is ready for change after 14 ruinous years, and it’s up to us now to deliver that change.
Services are on their knees after years of mismanagement, and that’s certainly true of Royal Mail, privatised by the Tories and Liberal Democrats in 2014. People across Britain rely on its unrivalled delivery network and skilled, trusted workforce, but current management have run the company into the ground.
Frankly, the CWU doesn’t have confidence in the current board or believe it has what it takes to turn the company’s fortunes around.
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