Delivering for Those in Need
In the coronavirus crisis, maintaining supply of essential goods will be a key priority. Postal workers enjoy the trust of communities to do this – that's why their fight to protect the service is so important.
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The Anti-Wartime Economy
A war effort requires the total mobilisation of an economy. What we're facing with coronavirus is different – the need to demobilise the economy for as long as public health demands.
Abandoning Workers to the Coronavirus Crisis
Right now, millions of workers across Britain are losing hours and jobs they need to survive. They are being abandoned by the government – and the costs for society will be disastrous.
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Not a Time to Protect the Elite
The Tory government's response to coronavirus has been characterised by a determination to protect big business interests and the system that serves them ahead of working people, argues Ian Lavery.
Postal Workers Can Keep Britain Going – If You Back Them
Britain's postal workers have offered to become an additional emergency service during the crisis: delivering food and medicine, and checking on the vulnerable. It's time Royal Mail got behind them.
Austerity Pushed the NHS to the Brink – Before Coronavirus
A decade of cutbacks, privatisation and underfunding have seriously damaged the NHS, just as it is about to face its greatest-ever crisis. It needs massive government investment – immediately.
Nationalise the Airlines
The airline industry will not survive the coronavirus, with grounded flights bankrupting most companies by the summer. Now is the time to nationalise – and use this moment to chart a course to a low-carbon future.
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Political
In 2008, they told us not to 'politicise' the crash. We ended up with a decade of austerity. The coronavirus crisis will reshape the economy in profound ways – now is the time to make socialist arguments about how to respond, argues Grace Blakeley.
Britain Needs a Bold Response to Coronavirus
The government's response to coronavirus has been nowhere near enough – it's time for emergency measures from requisitioning private hospitals to suspending mortgage, rent and household bills, argues Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Denmark’s Answer to the Coronavirus Recession
While the UK dithers and delays, Denmark has moved swiftly to help workers impacted by the economic fallout from coronavirus – securing a deal between unions and employers to protect wages and prevent layoffs.
To Fight Coronavirus, Pay Hospital Cleaners Properly
Outsourced hospital cleaners at the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak have been forced to walk off the job to demand their wages. It's time to bring all hospital cleaners back in-house and demand they be paid a real living wage.
Workers Need a Coronavirus Plan – Today
Millions of workers will be impacted by coronavirus shutdowns, with many having hours slashed or being laid off entirely. The government's response to date has been nowhere near enough – it needs to act now.