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New “walk-through” coronavirus testing centres will help in the battle against the pandemic, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has insisted after sustained opposition criticism of the government’s stance. Hancock said that six new testing centres would be available in England offering appointments to people without cars. The move comes after …

Public cash is being “thrown down a hole” to keep County Hall running during the coronavirus crisis, says a finance councillor. Around £2million is being spent each year on the safety and basic maintenance costs of Kent County Council’s (KCC) historic headquarters in Maidstone which was built in 1888. KCC’s …

Boris Johnson is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus (Pic: Flickr/Downing Street) The Tory government is mobilising to deliver to every household across Britain. But you won’t be getting medicines or food. You will be treated to a letter from Boris Johnson. His message will land on 30 million doorsteps, …

London’s Tube remains open – but are workers being kept safe? (Pic: Mike_fleming/Flickr) Tube workers in London are furious at being asked to risk their health by working in unsafe conditions as the coronavirus crisis grows. Joe, an RMT union rep in south London, told Socialist Worker, “People are trying …

In Portishead near Bristol campaigning for the strike vote (Pic: CWU Bristol) Walkouts by postal workers on Monday in Bridgwater in Somerset and Southwark in south London underlined the angry mood among post workers. Nationally Royal Mail workers delivered yet another overwhelming vote to strike on Tuesday of last week. …

A protest by Disabled People Against Cuts in 2016 The government has said that around 1.5 million people in England are in so much danger due to coronavirus they must “take themselves out of society”. Those with certain long term health conditions were instructed not to leave their houses for …

A graveyard for airliners shows the chaos and waste of production under capitalism What kind of society could cope with coronavirus? As is becomingly increasingly obvious—not capitalism. Covid-19 reveals the limitations of our current system. One of capitalism’s central problems is a lack of democratic rational planning in the interests …

Tories are not willing to break with market logic (Pic: Flickr/Downing Street) There are no “market?based solutions” to saving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people’s lives from coronavirus. We have to suspend capitalism. Resources from across society and the economy—whether car plants, corportate call centres, supermarkets or second homes—have to …

Cleaners protest outside the hospital (Pic: Twitter/Helen O’Connor) Several groups of workers have taken the issue of coronavirus safety into their own hands. Royal Mail workers in South West London walked out last week over the lack of hand gels and wipes to protect them from the virus. Postal workers, …

A second British MP today confirmed she had tested positive for coronavirus. Labour MP for Jarrow Kate Osborne said she has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus following a period of self-isolation and subsequent testing. Ms Osborne worked for Royal Mail for 25 years and only assumed her seat in …