In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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Britain's ‘free’ media is cutting jobs and corners – we need our Morning Star more than ever
BEN CHACKO casts a gloomy eye over the media landscape and says the survival of the only socialist daily cannot be put at risk
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
EVEN before the furlough scheme comes to an end, a jobs massacre is gathering pace across Britain.
In manufacturing, retail, transport, utilities — point to a sector and we can point to a household name, from Rolls Royce to Boots to British Airways to British Gas, that is axing jobs, firing workers and rehiring them on worse conditions or both.
The media is no exception. In the last few weeks, job losses and pay cuts have been announced at Reach, which owns the Mirror and Express (and prints the Morning Star). The Guardian is cutting 180 jobs.
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