Soldiers on patrol
Birmingham’s striking bin workers and supporters bring waste sites to a standstill
THE Commons defence committee’s call for a larger army ignores Britain’s already bloated military budget and makes war more likely, peace campaigners warned today.
The committee’s Ready for War? report complained that more people are leaving than joining the army, meaning it is unready for a “high-intensity war.”
It follows Defence Secretary Grant Shapps’s claim that we are in a “pre-war” era and may soon be in direct conflict with world powers including Russia and China, and army chief General Sir Patrick Sanders’s push for a return to conscription.
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025
