Across depots in Britain, DPD delivery drivers have begun a three-day refusal of labour. Their cause is simple and just: the company has cut the rate of pay for small parcel deliveries by 65 pence per stop, a change that…
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The latest figures on household energy debt in Britain reveal not merely an economic accident, but the deliberate outcome of class policy. The burden of debt borne by the masses — £4.43 billion, nearly three times higher than in 2020…
The killing of Agnes Wanjiru in Kenya is not an “isolated crime,” nor is it a matter of individual moral failing. It is the inevitable expression of the class interests that dominate imperialism. Agnes was a 21-year-old mother in Nanyuki,…
The recent spate of the far right hanging or painting national flags throughout England has brought condemnation from everyone except other reactionaries. Everyone recognises the nationalist and racist intent of these actions but the response from the liberal centre and…
Once again we see laid bare the true face of capitalist power. Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has stood before a gathering of Britain’s private equity fatcats and promised to sweep aside what remains of state regulation. She…
Once again we see in Britain the age-old tactics of the ruling class: to divert the anger of the masses away from the exploiters and against the most vulnerable. The anger against asylum hotels, the furious agitation against the presence…
Households in England and Wales will see their typical annual water bills increase by an average of £86 starting in April, the industry regulator Ofwat has announced. The hike will be most significant in the first year, with smaller increases…
From Monday the 8th of April, 5,000 nail technicians across the UK are set to raise their prices simultaneously. But this isn’t the usual coordinated industry price rise designed to fleece consumers. Nail technicians in the UK have been working…
Property prices are up 1.6 percent since March of last year, despite having fallen by 0.2 percent in the last month. Buying a typical home on an average salary of £35,000 today would mean that you pay out 40 percent…
This week, Thames Water has said that it needs to increase customer bills by 40 percent to pay for the necessary upgrades to its infrastructure. Thames Water, like other water companies in Britain, has been under the spotlight recently for…