IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Civil servants are joining this wave of action
With PCS members themselves facing poverty due to poor pay and the cost-of-living crisis, industrial action was inevitable — it’s time to link up our struggles, writes LYNN HENDERSON
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
THE turmoil in the Tory Party continues, but Liz Truss’s government stands united and resolute on capping Civil Service pay at just 2 per cent when the cost of living is escalating out of control.
In August, a PCS survey found that one in 12 members working in the Civil Service and related bodies are using foodbanks.
Statements from union members voting yes to strike action in the current PCS statutory ballot catalogue harrowing accounts of government workers just trying to make ends meet — and real worries about the cost-of-living crisis to come.
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