Special report by PEOPLE’S WORLD
TOWARDS the end of last year, I had a fascinating meeting with a major employer.
They wanted Unite’s help with replacing their entire fleet of vans with electric ones built here in the UK.
Good for the planet, good for UK jobs, happy to help. There was just one problem — we don’t make a single electric van in this country to meet their needs.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
MARK JONES responds to issues raised in the recent report from Richard Hebbert on the Communist Party’s Congress debate on nuclear power
The Communist Party of Britain’s Congress last month debated a resolution on ending opposition to all nuclear power in light of technological advances and the climate crisis. RICHARD HEBBERT explains why
As bus builder Alexander Dennis threatens Falkirk closure and Grangemouth faces ruthless shutdown by tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that global corporations must be resisted by a bold industrial strategy based on public ownership


