In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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London’s ‘world-beating’ bus crisis: a view from the cab
Tory rule has given us the largest reduction in the capital’s bus services ever, says bus driver NICK WARNER
People attempt to board a bus at Waterloo station in London
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
AS A bus driver of 39 years’ experience, I can say with confidence I have seen our position in the social order decline.
In 1983 when I started, London’s buses were a secure, safe way to earn a living. One could, after an initial qualifying period, borrow from the company at preferential rates and buy a house in Stoke Newington, for example. Not any more.
Our union was so strong we didn’t need to go on strike — management knew better than to be unreasonable.
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