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Council Tax Rises and Service Cuts

Recent reports from Cambridge to Camden have exposed a growing crisis in local government that working people across England can no longer afford to ignore. While councils face budget black holes, ...
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Selling Off Our Green Future

The sale of allotments by the government threatens food security, community cohesion, and environmental resilience. In this analysis, we explore why allotments matter now more than ever. The Gov...
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Driving Rules Are Changing in 2025

Major changes are coming to UK roads in 2025. These include updates to licensing for older drivers, tax changes for electric vehicles, new commercial driving standards, and enhanced safety measures...
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A Short History of Pensions in England

Early Beginnings and Trade Union Pressure The idea of state pensions in England began with the Old Age Pensions Act of 1908 under David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. This radical step introd...
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Call Centres Returning to England, Part 2

How Many Call-Centre Roles Are Offshore? Despite growing demand, nearly half of UK companies (48%) now outsource business functions abroad—a 41% increase since the pandemic—with £500 billion alloca...
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A History of Voting in England, Part 1

The evolution of voting in England is a tale of gradual, hard-won change—a centuries-long struggle to expand political rights from a privileged few to the wider public. Today’s democratic rights re...
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Call Centres Returning to England

UK businesses are increasingly reshoring call-centre and distribution roles from overseas. This shift reverses a two-decade offshoring trend driven by rising costs abroad, customer dissatisfaction,...
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Time for a St. George's Day Bank Holiday

Most workers in England are unaware that England is one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to bank holiday provision. Let’s be blunt: England has just 8 public holidays a year, the l...
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Why WEU Campaigns to Abolish Barnett Formula

Dear Member, Since the foundation of the Workers of England Union, we have campaigned relentlessly for the revision and ultimately the removal of the Barnett Formula. From the outset, we have argu...
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WEU Affiliations

The Campaign for an English Parliament The Workers of England Union supports the Campaign for an English Parliament. This is a non-political campaign group. To learn more about their objectives and...
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