Open season Wimbledon expansion, Issue 1626 WITH Wimbledon looming, the All England Lawn Tennis Club is in full lobbying mode for its plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium, 38 courts, 10 buildings and nine kilometres of roads and paths in its neighbouring park in south-west London, to host its qualifying …
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Workers’ eyes will have glazed over on reading the many headlines reporting that Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out a wealth tax. This is like reporting the Pope has ruled out atheism. The Labour Party has made clear its total commitment to preserving the wealth of the super-rich. …
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The strike wave that first broke out in the UK last summer has now been going on for almost a year, impacting the rail network, Royal Mail, the National Health Service (NHS), the education sectors, local authorities and the civil service. Provoked by the worst cost-of-living crisis in living memory, …
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Saturday’s day of action, billed by unions as a “megastrike”, brought the UK’s rail, postal system and much of the nation’s container traffic to a halt. Train drivers picket line at London’s Euston station, October 1, 2022 [Photo: WSWS] The strikes were held alongside demonstrations organised by Enough is Enough …
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West Midland Trains workers escalate fight against strike-breaking operation By Michael Barnes 23 November 2019 Conductors working for West Midlands Trains (WMT) are to strike again today after mounting pickets last Saturday at train stations across the region. Today’s stoppage is the second of a planned eight 24-hour strikes. …
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