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You’ve Got to Be Joking: Labour Government silent as Fuel Costs Surge Toward £2 a Litre

UK Fuel is among the most expensive in the world. When you read this article, you will be shocked how much we pay in comparison to other countries!! Fuel prices are surging again, with diesel alr...
| Stephen Morris | News

Tough New Law on Dog Attacks: No Lead, No Excuse

Protection of Livestock Guidance For WEU members who own dogs Dog owners across England and Wales need to be aware that the law on controlling your dog has changed, and the consequences of getting...
| Stephen Morris | News

Paying Twice for Rubbish: Read the Shocking Figures!!

How England’s Waste Crisis Is Hitting Working People in the Pocket Government analysis shows councils in England spent £699 million on street cleaning. Working people in England are paying twice f...
| Stephen Morris | News

Meningitis in England: History, Risk and the Current 2026 Threat

Meningitis is not just a medical issue confined to hospitals and headlines. It is a serious public health risk that affects working people, families and communities across England. The current out...
| Stephen Morris | News

36% Water bill increase by 2030 in UK

Permission given for Water Bills to go up again! From April, household water bills across England will rise again by an average of 5.4%, pushing the typical annual bill to £639. That is another ab...
| Stephen Morris | News

Priced Out of Building England: Bricks, Bills and Broken Supply Chains

Building a home or adding a home extension in England now costs far more than it did five years ago, and working people feel it twice. First through higher prices for essentials like bricks, concr...
| Stephen Morris | News

Open Letter: Request to Publish the 40 MPs names

Open Letter to the Prime Minister Dear Member, This week the Workers of England Union has written an open letter to the Prime Minister following the widely reported incident in Parliament where m...
| Stephen Morris | News

Make It in England or Lose It

Why Manufacturing Needs Urgent Reinvestment Manufacturing in England is not dying, but it is being slowly starved. Around 2.6 million people still work in manufacturing across England, yet the sec...
| Stephen Morris | News

Judged by the State or by Our Peers?

Why David Lammy’s Jury Policy Ignores the Lessons of the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381 History teaches one lesson more clearly than almost any other! When ordinary people lose faith in the justice syst...
| Stephen Morris | News

How England measures up on violence and abuse at work

International comparisons: How England measures up on violence and abuse at work Across the world, violence and harassment are now recognised as a routine feature of working life, not a marginal p...
| Stephen Morris | News