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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

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23 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

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Why it’s time to regulate the ‘big data’ giants

Theo Stone
25 May, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg’s EU hearing was little more than window-dressing. It’s time for governments to look at breaking up the online monopolies.

Workers win major concession over outsourcing at University of London

Josiah Mortimer
25 May, 2018

But the union plan to keep the pressure up, after the university offered only ‘vague commitments’ to take some services back in house.

The Daily Mail’s desperate attempts to silence the anti-Brexit movement will fail

Eloise Todd
25 May, 2018

People power can and will overcome the bullying and intimidation of the Mail, writes Best for Britain’s Eloise Todd.

To end bad management, we need to look at who bears the risk in Britain’s broken economy

Prem Sikka
24 May, 2018

Prem Sikka argues that suppliers and employees must be compensated when companies go bust.

EU Amazon workers are winning the fight against exploitation. Could the UK be next?

Joana Ramiro
24 May, 2018

Amazon Italy has finally agreed to work with unions, Spanish fulfilment centres are on strike, and German workers have erupted in protest. Amazon.co.uk is next on the line.

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The Tories must give us houses – or pack up and move

Kevin Gulliver
24 May, 2018

Successive Conservative governments let the housing crisis spiral out of control. If they don’t want to tackle it, someone else should be at the helm.

How ‘Accountable Care Organisations’ threaten the very existence of our NHS

Kane Shaw
23 May, 2018

Two major developments in our health service could open it up to private takeovers. They must be stopped.

Why we’re fighting Jeremy Hunt’s NHS plans in the High Court

Allyson Pollock
23 May, 2018

The Health Secretary’s plans for the NHS could mark the back-door privatisation of our health service. Thousands are backing a judicial review to halt the controversial shake-up.

TUC leader says public need more say on the Brexit deal

Josiah Mortimer
23 May, 2018

Pressure is piling on the government to ensure greater scrutiny of the Brexit deal. Will the TUC end up backing a ‘people’s vote’?

NHS staff strike against plans to outsource low-paid workers to arms-length companies

Josiah Mortimer
23 May, 2018

NHS Trusts are setting up private companies in a bid to reduce their VAT bills – but staff fear the new bodies could threaten the future of our NHS.

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