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Destroying the Proposal to Reduce the Role of Juries
Breaking Down and destroying each point
The government, led by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, argues that reducing jury trials is a necessary response to a justice system in crisis. The Worker...
Retail Workers Face Escalating Violence and Abuse Across the UK
The abuse, threats and violence directed at retail workers in the UK have reached alarming new heights.
A recent survey by the charity Retail Trust found that 77% of shop staff experienced intim...
Transport Workers Violence, Abuse and the Need for Real Protection Pt.2
Just like NHS, retail workers and social care staff, transport workers across the public transport system are facing a growing epidemic of violence.
This rise is being driven by cuts to staffing...
NHS: The Striking Off of Roberta Batchelor Pt.1
The Workers of England Union believes firmly in freedom of expression, a right protected by law.
Disciplinary action must always be evidence-based, proportionate, and corrective, not punitive or...
A message to All Trade Unionists
Open Letter from Stephen Morris
General Secretary, Workers of England Union
To the General Secretaries and Executive Councils of Britain’s Labour Party Funding Trade Unions,
Recent public and ...
Digital ID: State Power, Worker Control and Why History Matters
Historically the British government has been extremely violent towards workers across England.
Britain often presents itself as a stable democracy with a proud tradition of civil liberties. Yet ...
David Lammy’s Proposal: Reducing the Role of Juries
Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has unveiled far-reaching plans to reduce the use of jury trials in England and Wales.
This presents them as necessary responses to deep...
Antibiotics Are Failing Us
Did We Help Create the Crisis? A Miracle Cure with Early Warnings
When antibiotics arrived in the mid-20th century, they were hailed as the cure for infectious disease. Scientists lined up to de...
Digital ID and the Myth of “Voluntary”
Why Workers Have Seen This Trick Before
We are being told by the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, that digital ID will now be “voluntary”. That it will not be mandatory for work. That the governmen...
The Origins of Jury Service in England
Introduction
Jury service in England is often described as a cornerstone of liberty. The right to be judged by one’s peers rather than by the subjective will of the state. This principle did not...