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Welcome to the GJA blog space. Here we host critical debates on the key issues we face, as an organisation, as a movement of workers, and as a society.

London BUIRA & ProBE webinar: Global worker organisations & environmental regulation
Wednesday 28 May 2025, 17.00 – 18.30 Via ZoomDr Coralie Guedes (University of Westminster) on Global Framework Agreements, labour agency, and environmental regulation Dr Anastasia Alexeeva (University of Westminster) on Global employee representation in...
What is the Net Zero Scrutiny Group? Part 2
So, let's have a look at the social class credentials of some of the people who run Net Zero Watch and the Net Zero Scrutiny Group, the former from an office in Tufton Street shared with a number of right-wing think tanks, and who all seem to be "posh folk" telling...
Austerity Protests highlight costs of fossil fuels
Protests in more than 26 towns and cities up and down the country on 12th February at the growing cost of living squeeze should hasten the shift away from fossil fuel dependency. A 250% increase in the wholesale price of gas makes a shift to renewable energy even more...
‘Posh folk’ or ‘plain folk’? What is the Net Zero Scrutiny Group? Part 1
People want a cleaner, greener planet. But they will not tolerate a green strategy that involves posh folk telling plain folk what to do. Andrew Neil, Daily Mail, October 2021 Leaving aside the sheer patronage of the language, Neil might have a point if he objected...
The future of Eurostar: How can we save our green link to Europe?
By Manuel Cortes It’ll come as a surprise to no one that Covid is still causing problems for holiday-makers. The myriad of issues – whether it is the constant flicker from green to amber and back again for the countries considered safe to travel to without isolating;...
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