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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Why Hope Not Hate Deliberately Misrepresent the Truth about the WEU

Hope Not Hate Has Wrongly Claimed That Workers of England Union Representatives Lack Expertise Hope Not Hate has repeatedly attacked the Workers of England Union (WEU), falsely claiming that WEU...
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Violence Against NHS Workers Pt.1

Part 1: NHS Staff – Violence, Abuse and the Need for Real Protection Frontline NHS staff in England continue to face unacceptable levels of violence, harassment and abuse. This harm comes not only...
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The Jury System: Past, Present, and the Battle for Its Future

Over the coming weeks, the Workers of England Union will be publishing a three-part series examining one of the oldest and most important foundations of democratic justice: the jury system. For mo...
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