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If England Kept Its Taxes, What Would That Mean for Workers Across England? Pt.3

  For decades, workers across England have paid into a system where most UK tax revenue is raised in England, collected centrally by the British government and then redistributed across the United...
| Stephen Morris | News

Here We Go Again, Digital ID Through the Back Door

The Government’s decision to include Digital ID in the King’s Speech under the so-called “Digital Access to Services Bill” should alarm every worker, every Trade Unionist, and every citizen in Engl...
| Stephen Morris | News

Taxpayers Across England Will Weep After Reading This Article - Pt.2

Most people in England still believe the British government spends their taxes mainly on English public services. The reality is very different. Catch up on Part 1 As mentioned in the previou...
| Stephen Morris | News

British Labour Government Now Really Only Controls England - Pt.1

The United Kingdom increasingly functions as four politically different parts sharing one state. Since devolution began in 1998, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have gained extensive control o...
| Stephen Morris | News

Workers of England Union Vindicated Beyond Belief

We are Clearly the Trade Union that is needed for England. Tell your Colleagues, Friends and families to join us The political earthquake that the Workers of England Union warned about for years ...
| Stephen Morris | News

They Are Spending 700 Billion on AI, Workers are Expected to Just Cope!

Time to Join a Trade Union! While Big Tech builds the future at staggering cost, workers are being asked to absorb the consequences without protection. The world’s largest technology firms, such ...
| Stephen Morris | News

NEC National Exhibition Centre Cross-Industry Event 2026

Building Connections, Confronting Challenges, Strengthening Workers’ Voices across England From 28 to 30 April, a major cross-industry trade event was held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC),...
| Stephen Morris | News

Blimey, We Did That? England’s Greatest Hits (According to the Pub, the Sofa, and St George Himself)

This is the sort of list that is not meant for a lecture hall, it is meant for a pint in hand, a raised eyebrow, and the occasional “surely not?” across the table. It is a rolling celebration of t...
| Stephen Morris | News

RMT, the Four-Day Week Dispute, and the Politics of 23 April

The latest strike action by the RMT on the London Underground is not a new dispute. It is the continuation of a long-running conflict over who controls working conditions on the railway.March’s pla...
| Stephen Morris | News

Seven New Towns proposed for England Building Homes or Avoiding the Hard Questions?

The British Government plans to build a new generation of towns across England from Tempsford to Thamesmead* and are presenting it as a major step toward solving the housing crisis. Each site is ex...
| Stephen Morris | News