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Book Review / 9 May 2025
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9 May 2025

LIZZY SHORT recommends a bracing study of energy intensive AI and the race of such technology towards war profits

Staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2023
Health Service / 9 May 2025
NHS plans cuts to jobs and services to avoid £6.6bn defecit
9 May 2025
© Henry Fowler, Strike Map
Workers' Rights / 9 May 2025
‘This mobilisation is historic’
9 May 2025

Hundreds travel to Birmingham to join ‘mega picket’ of striking refuse workers and supporters

Britain / 9 May 2025
h2nd: Nineteen Just Stop Oil supporters could face prison this month
9 May 2025
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at a press conference in Dover in Kent, whilst on the local election campaign trail, April 24, 2025
Second Jobs / 8 May 2025
Five MPs raked in £2m outside Parliament since July, analysis finds
8 May 2025
Britain / 7 May 2025
Private autism and ADHD providers costing ICB 'three times more' than NHS, report finds
7 May 2025
The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France,
Britain / 18 April 2025
Meta's online migrant terror campaign
18 April 2025

'Turning the migrant crisis into a marketplace'

People take part in an anti-Trump protest in Trafalgar Squar
Donald Trump / 18 April 2025
Trump told he's not welcome in Britain
18 April 2025

US president suggests he might visit the King in September

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak
Britain / 17 April 2025
Ministers warned not to water down workers' rights at behest of big business
17 April 2025
Britain / 17 April 2025
Protesters call on BP to ‘stop fuelling genocide and climate breakdown’
17 April 2025
Britain / 17 April 2025
Rental prices have risen three times faster than inflation, new figures find
17 April 2025
Britain / 17 April 2025
Arrest warrant sought for Israeli Foreign Minister as he visits Britain
17 April 2025
A court artist sketch of Hashem Abedi in the dock at Westmin
Britain / 16 April 2025
Prison Officers demand action on safety following guard attacks
16 April 2025
Rubbish bags are taken away on Poplar Road in Birmingham, Ar
Britain / 16 April 2025
Unite says bin strike deal closer if council puts public promises in writing
16 April 2025
Money is stacked on top of an water bill
Britain / 16 April 2025
Quarter of adults consider refusing to pay water bills amid sewage outrage
16 April 2025
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hos
Britain / 15 April 2025
Government urged to move swiftly on NHS pay
15 April 2025
Unite members hand the petition in to Birmingham City Counci
Britain / 15 April 2025
Petition supporting striking bin workers delivered to Birmingham council as dispute rumbles on
15 April 2025
A sign for a polling station at Magdalen Hill Cemetery near
Britain / 14 April 2025
Ex-Tory MP among 15 charged with placing bets on timing of General Election
14 April 2025
Scott Greenwood (background centre in St George's flag bucke
Britain / 14 April 2025
MPs find no evidence of ‘two-tier policing’ during summer riots
14 April 2025
Members of Unite on the picket line in Tyseley, Birmingham,
Britain / 14 April 2025
Birmingham bin workers reject council’s ‘totally inadequate’ offer
14 April 2025
A sign for the Cabinet Office in Westminster, London
Britain / 11 April 2025
Cabinet Office to slash workforce by a third
11 April 2025
Britain / 11 April 2025
Unison calls for visa reforms to prevent collapse of the care sector
11 April 2025
A sign for Tesco
Britain / 10 April 2025
Tesco’s mammoth profits must come with fair raise for drivers and warehouse workers, Unite warns
10 April 2025
(left to right) Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Dr James Mar
Britain / 9 April 2025
‘These cuts will place yet more strain on an NHS already creaking at the seams’
9 April 2025
Labour warned that workers expect better as anger mounts over welfare cuts and public-sector pay
Britain / 9 April 2025
Guerilla projection on Parliament demands tax on the super-rich to save the planet
9 April 2025
The Cambridge University Women's Boat Team during a training
Britain / 9 April 2025
University boat race stretch fails basic water quality standards, campaigners warn
9 April 2025
A general view of a prison
Britain / 8 April 2025
Imprisoned children typically spending 20 hours a day in cells, charity finds
8 April 2025
Letting and estate agents signs outside flats in London
Britain / 8 April 2025
One in four renters struggle to get deposit back, research shows
8 April 2025
A teenage girl with her head in her hands
Britain / 8 April 2025
Government urged to invest in childhood or risk losing the next generation to mental ill health
8 April 2025
A BDS banner at a Palestine solidarity protest in 2023
Britain / 4 April 2025
Don't Buy Apartheid: Palestine Solidarity Campaign launches new boycott drive across Britain
4 April 2025
Britain / 4 April 2025
Scrapping the two child limit could boost local economies, new figures suggest
4 April 2025
Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Adre, on a visit to see how
Britain / 4 April 2025
Labour urged to reverse aid cuts and tax super-rich
4 April 2025
New stats show huge chunk of foreign aid is spent housing asylum-seekers within Britain
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Britain / 4 April 2025
Crumbling NHS buildings plagued by rats and other pests, health worker survey warns
4 April 2025
A dentist at work
Britain / 4 April 2025
Dental recovery plan has ‘comprehensively failed’ report warns
4 April 2025
Money stacked on top of a council tax bill
Britain / 3 April 2025
Households set to be £400 worse off this tax year, report finds
3 April 2025
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Britain / 2 April 2025
Record low satisfaction with NHS is direct result of political neglect, campaigners warn
2 April 2025
Unite members take part in a day of action for Energy4All in
Britain / 1 April 2025
‘The energy industry is taking us for April fools’
1 April 2025
Energy giants rake in half a trillion pounds out of people’s misery, campaigners warn
People take part in the Clean Water march in central London,
Britain / 1 April 2025
Campaigners launch legal challenge against Ofwat for making customers pay its failures
1 April 2025
Private renters from across England gather in Old Palace Yar
Britain / 1 April 2025
Hackney renters handed over £260,000 after taking action against billionaire landlord
1 April 2025
Britain / 30 March 2025
Quakers condemn police raid after six arrested at Westminster Meeting House
30 March 2025
United Voices of the World members at Solace Women’s Aid,
Britain / 30 March 2025
Workers at domestic abuse charity declare victory after fighting redundancies
30 March 2025
A stack of British one pound coins
Britain / 25 March 2025
Living in poorest parts of England can cost you 5 years of your life, analysis warns
25 March 2025
Striking cleaners at the Old Bailey
Britain / 24 March 2025
Old Bailey cleaners launch week-long strike over outsourcing
24 March 2025
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Britain / 24 March 2025
Household bill arrears rise 25% for those already struggling in debt, charity finds
24 March 2025
A woman pausing to look at dedications written on the Nation
Britain / 22 March 2025
Unions urge for investment in public services ahead of spring statement
22 March 2025
A general view of commuters disembarking a Great Northern ra
Britain / 20 March 2025
Disabled transport access a national embarrassment with passengers treated like ‘second-class citizens’, committee warns
20 March 2025
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is clapped by the
Britain / 20 March 2025
Dudley councillor quits Labour after 41 years' membership
20 March 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking to the media in Downing
Britain / 19 March 2025
‘There is nothing moral about cutting benefits’
19 March 2025
Starmer under pressure over cruel plan to slash welfare budget
Inside Styal Women's prison, Cheshire
Britain / 18 March 2025
Too many women sent to jail to due lack of services in community, prison inspectorate finds
18 March 2025
Activists from Climate Resistance protest during Conservativ
Britain / 18 March 2025
Badenoch backpedals on Tories' own climate goals
18 March 2025
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves hosting a roundtab
Britain / 18 March 2025
Government urged to implement wealth tax to stop mounting aid cuts
18 March 2025
Britain / 17 March 2025
Protest crackdown so severe it amounts to state repression of human rights, report finds
17 March 2025
A registration form and a stethoscope at the Temple Fortune
Britain / 14 March 2025
GP body adopts neutral stance on legalisation of assisted dying
14 March 2025
Social media apps on a mobile phone
Britain / 14 March 2025
Headteachers' union leader calls for an end to the ‘chaos’ caused by social media
14 March 2025
A general view of a prison
Britain / 14 March 2025
Prisons forecast to run out of space again in early 2026
14 March 2025
London Renters Union members in Stratford, London, March 13,
Britain / 13 March 2025
London Renters Union celebrates after disabled mother saved from eviction
13 March 2025
Britain / 12 March 2025
Government urged to allocate more support for struggling young carers
12 March 2025
A lunch tray in the school canteen
Britain / 12 March 2025
‘In every classroom of 30 children, nine will be living in poverty’
12 March 2025
Campaigners urge government to roll out universal free school meals
Activists outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London take
Britain / 11 March 2025
Campaigners call for a ‘seat at the table’ on Thames Water’s future outside court
11 March 2025
Livv Housing staff strike outside their office in Liverpool,
Britain / 10 March 2025
Housing association workers demand fair wage after 30% real-terms pay cut
10 March 2025
An undated MoD handout photo of an RAF Reaper UAV
Britain / 10 March 2025
Increase in civilian deaths in drone strikes across Africa leads to calls for tighter arms controls
10 March 2025
Extinction Rebellion activists protest outside the Royal Cou
Britain / 7 March 2025
Climate protest ruling ‘another nail in the crucifixion of Justice’
7 March 2025
Just six years cut from 41-year jail sentence for Just Stop Oil activists
Police at the scene on the Broadway in Stratford, February 1
Britain / 7 March 2025
Research highlights systemic mistreatment of women and girls by police
7 March 2025
Israeli soldiers take position during an ongoing military op
Britain / 7 March 2025
Calls for British charity to be investigated over funding links with Israeli military
7 March 2025
The hands of an elderly woman
Britain / 4 March 2025
Older people could have to answer 450 questions to receive financial support
4 March 2025
A general view of medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward a
Britain / 4 March 2025
Nine in ten nurses and midwives have experienced physical violence at work, research finds
4 March 2025
Britain / 3 March 2025
Tech bosses will continue to cash in on creatives’ work without proper AI protections, TUC warns
3 March 2025
Train tickets placed in a fence, in front of a train passing
Britain / 2 March 2025
Further rail reform could fund fare freeze, research suggests as tickets rise by 4.6%
2 March 2025
Climate activists occupy a Tesla showroom in Westfield Sheph
Britain / 2 March 2025
Protesters occupy Tesla showroom, demanding mega rich be taxed out of existence
2 March 2025
Britain / 28 February 2025
Family of black man tasered by police demand accountability and justice ahead of inquest into death
28 February 2025
A doctor checking a patient's blood pressure
Britain / 28 February 2025
British Medical Association welcomes new GP contract but warn more work must be done
28 February 2025
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hos
Britain / 28 February 2025
Care sector would have collapsed long ago without overseas workers, Unison warn
28 February 2025
Health and care visas plummet by 81 per cent, data shows
Demonstrators take part in the March of the Mummies national
Britain / 27 February 2025
Women forced out of work for ‘daring to procreate’
27 February 2025
Up to 74,000 women lose their jobs each year for getting pregnant or taking maternity leave, study suggests
Stock photo of a brood of hens
Britain / 26 February 2025
Campaigners demand Nando’s go public with audit of chicken suppliers
26 February 2025
An online energy bill
Britain / 20 February 2025
Energy network companies rake in over £4bn in excess profits
20 February 2025
Money stacked on top of a council tax bill
Britain / 19 February 2025
Most local authorities pushing for 4.99 per cent council tax hike, analysis finds
19 February 2025
People walk amid the destruction caused by the Israeli air a
Britain / 19 February 2025
Israel’s assault on Gaza has destroyed nearly 1,700km of water and sanitation networks, Oxfam report finds
19 February 2025
Merseyside Fire & Rescue service help repair a broken window
Britain / 19 February 2025
Tell Mama reports sharp rise in anti-Muslim hate cases
19 February 2025
A tanker pumps out excess sewage from the Lightlands Lane se
Britain / 18 February 2025
Thames Water ‘rewarded for years of mismanagement’ with £3bn emergency loan
18 February 2025
Customers will bear brunt of sky-high interest rates though increased bills, campaigners warn
An F-35 arriving back at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, June 24, 20
Britain / 18 February 2025
Campaigners demand end to ‘legal gymnastics’ over lethal F-35 exports
18 February 2025
Health Secretary Wes Streeting with Prime Minister Keir Star
Britain / 17 February 2025
Government and NHS boss ‘rewriting history’ on disastrous PFI
17 February 2025
The sign for the Ministry of Defence in London
Britain / 17 February 2025
Special Forces vetoed asylum applications of Afghan commandos, investigation finds
17 February 2025
Britain / 16 February 2025
Women start earning as of today, according to pay gap
16 February 2025
Britain / 16 February 2025
Data demand ‘threat to privacy rights’
16 February 2025
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard
Britain / 14 February 2025
Campaigners blast NHS England boss after she suggests return to failed PFI deals
14 February 2025
GREED: Thames Water's chief executive Chris Weston defended
Economy / 14 February 2025
Calls mount for public ownership of Thames Water as it launches ‘blatantly greedy’ bid to hike bills
14 February 2025
POLLUTION WARNING: An Axe Drax protest held in Leeds Pic:
Environment / 14 February 2025
Campaigners demand Miliband dump Drax on Valentine's Day
14 February 2025
Britain / 13 February 2025
Spending review will ‘sink or save’ NHS dentistry, dentists warns
13 February 2025
A demonstrator during a pro-Palestine protest outside Barcla
Britain / 13 February 2025
Campaigners slam Barclays for cashing in on Israel’s genocide as profits soar
13 February 2025
Staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, J
Britain / 11 February 2025
‘Workers are  being employed as indentured labour’
11 February 2025
Damning report finds migrant workers propping up Britain’s crumbling care system are trapped in awful working conditions
Emissions from the Drax plant near Selby on a winter's day
Britain / 11 February 2025
Activists occupy consultancy firm over renewal of Drax subsidies
11 February 2025
Economy / 10 February 2025
Unite urges rule change to protect British steel as Trump threatens tariffs
10 February 2025
CONCERNS: Director of INQUEST Deborah Coles
Chris Kaba death / 10 February 2025
Home Office review a 'cynical attempt to shield the police from accountability'
10 February 2025
A woman holding her head in her hands
Britain / 6 February 2025
Women with endometriosis earn less, new research finds
6 February 2025
A general view of chimneys on a row of terraced residential
Britain / 6 February 2025
Ethnic minorities spend more on housing for worse conditions, study finds
6 February 2025
Junior doctors on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospita
Britain / 5 February 2025
Four in ten medical students consider leaving or pausing studies due to financial pressures
5 February 2025
Cornton Vale Prison in Stirling, Scotland, February 12, 2008
Britain / 5 February 2025
Abuse survivors need safe spaces not cells, campaigners warn
5 February 2025
Prison report exposes soaring levels of self-harm in women's jails
High water levels on the River Wye in Hereford burst it's ba
Britain / 4 February 2025
Welsh Water faces legal action over river pollution
4 February 2025
General view of an Asda sign at the supermarket's head offic
Britain / 3 February 2025
Tens of thousands of Asda workers on track to receive historic payout
3 February 2025
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson gives a speech on sch
Britain / 3 February 2025
NEU warns government that school system can't be improved while implementing austerity measures
3 February 2025
Campaigners outside the High Court in London where Al-Haq, a
Britain / 3 February 2025
High Court grants hearing for legal challenge against British arms exports to Israel
3 February 2025
Police officers watch as people take part in a national mar
Britain / 30 January 2025
More than Fifty MPs and peers call for independent probe into policing of pro-Palestine protest
30 January 2025
A company logo at a Shell petrol station in London
Britain / 30 January 2025
Shell accused of ‘trading on the misery’ of millions trapped in fuel poverty as it announces £19.1bn in earnings
30 January 2025
A household water tap
Britain / 29 January 2025
Water firms hike bills while announcing boosts to shareholder dividends
29 January 2025
Activists protest the conference
Britain / 29 January 2025
Climate activists disrupt City of London insurance conference
29 January 2025
Britain / 28 January 2025
Activists to march 16 miles to landmark appeal for climate campaigners jailed for 41 years
28 January 2025
Just Stop Oil activists disrupt The Tempest
Britain / 28 January 2025
Just Stop Oil crash West End play
28 January 2025
Police officers at a national march for Palestine in central
Britain / 22 January 2025
Over 40 legal experts demand probe into Met's policing of Palestine demonstration
22 January 2025
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hos
Britain / 22 January 2025
Health workers urge MPs to kickstart pay talks
22 January 2025
A Shut The System activist cuts the fiber optic cables to an
Britain / 20 January 2025
Climate activists Shut the System target insurance firms to demand end to fossil fuel projects
20 January 2025
Britain / 20 January 2025
Council-owned firms are creating a two-tier system for workers, union warns
20 January 2025
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Britain / 20 January 2025
Wealth of British billionaires increased by £35m per day last year, Oxfam study finds
20 January 2025
People taking part in a national march for Palestine on Whit
Britain / 19 January 2025
‘A frightening lurch towards political repression in Britain’
19 January 2025
Police arrest 77 protesters during national demonstration for Palestine
An Extinction rebellion flag at The New Lawn, Nailsworth
Britain / 19 January 2025
Trial of six arrested for chaining themselves to arms fair in Telford begins this week
19 January 2025
Men look over the site of a deadly explosion at Al-Ahli Hosp
Britain / 17 January 2025
Israel caused 55 per cent of civilian casualties from explosives last year
17 January 2025
Metropolitan Police officers form a cordon at Parliament Squ
Britain / 17 January 2025
Palestine protest to go ahead despite disruptions by Met Police
17 January 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a presentation of Ukrain
Britain / 17 January 2025
Starmer's local council faces divestment vote after 4,000 locals demand action
17 January 2025
A school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom
Britain / 16 January 2025
Over 2,000 six-form teachers to strike after being offered less pay than their peers
16 January 2025
Acorn activists protest against social housing provider Pla
Britain / 15 January 2025
Tenants’ union blockades social housing provider in Cambridge over safety concerns
15 January 2025
Destroyed buildings are seen inside the Gaza Strip from sout
Britain / 15 January 2025
Campaigners accuse US of protecting war criminals as it votes to sanction ICC over Israel
15 January 2025