With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass
Latest editorial
Benefits workers won’t be forced into danger
Compromising safety by extending opening hours during a pandemic is an unacceptable slap in the face for the workers who have been providing welfare when it’s never been more essential, writes LYNN HENDERSON
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
AS WE enter the deepest recession in living memory, many more workers will be thrown on the dole, especially when the furlough scheme ends. Spare a thought for those essential workers, who, throughout the national lockdown, have held up the welfare safety net for the nation to make sure the massive upturn in benefits applications were processed.
Most civil servants in the Department for Work and Pensions were not given a homeworking opportunity these past six months. Because of a lack of investment in IT that could facilitate homeworking, most struggled to balance work/home life, caring, home-schooling and all the other “new normal” pressures of lockdown living, while still having to use public transport to commute to their workplaces and rapidly adapt to new health and safety workplace measures.
And all so that they could process the huge surge in benefit claims as businesses collapsed because the economy too became locked down.
More from this author
With new faces being elected to both to government and to my union, PCS, 2024 has been a year of change – with new challenges ahead for 2025, writes LYNN HENDERSON
In my union PCS, we know from experience that women are the first line of defence during this ongoing period of attacks from the government and employers on our living standards, writes LYNN HENDERSON
PCS senior national officer LYNN HENDERSON explains why the union is growing and taking more industrial action despite the hostility of the current government to workers’ demands
With PCS members themselves facing poverty due to poor pay and the cost-of-living crisis, industrial action was inevitable — it’s time to link up our struggles, writes LYNN HENDERSON
