Latest editorial
A car burns on Parliament Road, in Middlesbrough, during an anti-immigration protest, August 4, 2024
DELIVERY drivers in the gig economy are fearing for their lives because of the wave of far-right riots that continue across the country.
The largely migrant workforce are being forced to stay at home due to the fear of violence, said the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB).
One delivery rider, who works in Rochdale and wished to remain anonymous, said: “After seeing the violent attacks that have taken place over the last few days, I don’t feel safe going out to work anymore.
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Labour gains nothing from its adoption of right-wing stances on immigration, and seems instead to be deliberately paving the way for the far right to become an established force in British politics, as it has already in Europe
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains