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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Tories: ‘Frack the future, we need profits now’
The relentless government drive to make Britain a frack-friendly country is reckless and incredibly dangerous, writes RICK EVANS
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
MOST people, I’m sure, have heard of fracking — or to give it its full name, hydraulic fracturing.
If you are unsure what fracking is, basically it’s a process which involves drilling deep down into the earth and injecting shale rock with a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to release the gas inside.
Estimates suggested there could be as much as 1,300 trillion cubic feet of shale gas lying under 11 counties in central and northern England. This would equate to more than 500 years of gas supply for Britain and has been declared by some as a miracle for the future of our energy supply. However, fracking is far more complicated than that.
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