Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisisGaps on supermarket shelves. Fast food outlets pulling milkshakes and bottled drinks from their menus. Restaurants running…
The Observer view on the pros and cons of deep-sea mining | Observer editorial
There may be merits to mining the seabed, but investing in alternative green technologies on land should be the priorityDeep-sea mining has become one of our planet’s most divisive problems. By stripping the ocean floor of its vast mineral wealth, prop…
A thin-stretched welcome for Britain’s new Afghan arrivals
At a volunteer association near Heathrow, hundreds of refugees are arriving daily needing provisions and supportRefugee charities and Afghan community organisations are struggling to cope with the demand for their services, with thousands of refugees a…
Scottish Green membership backs power-sharing deal with SNP
Party council still to approve agreement that would put Green politicians in government for first time in UKMembers of the Scottish Greens have backed an agreement for the party to join the Holyrood government alongside the Scottish National party (SNP…
‘I’m utterly sick of it’: UK workers on returning to the commute
Seven people talk about how the Covid pandemic has affected their perspective on travelling to workOffices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return?Six ways to improve your train journey to workAs September approaches, employers are incr…
Offices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return?
Service levels and jobs as risk as ministers, rail firms and health officials fret over passenger numbers on the railwaysIn all the change and loss during the pandemic, few have mourned the disappearance of the daily commute. Many rail passengers, batt…
A better commute? Six ways to improve your train journey to work
From studying to chatting more to fellow passengers, there are ways to make travel more enjoyableOnline lessons, audio materials and improved connectivity have made studying on the move ever more practical. The Open University, which has offered distan…
Britain’s workforce is changing – now our unions must catch up | Eve Livingston
Sharon Graham’s election as head of Unite shows workers facing new forms of exploitation need strong, diverse unionsThat the election of Sharon Graham as Unite’s new general secretary this week took many by surprise says much about today’s union moveme…
‘Rebranding’ Prince Andrew? Now there’s a real mission impossible | Hadley Freeman
The task of making the prince even vaguely palatable to the public has been called ‘the rebranding job from hell’. But I’ve got a few ideasHistory is unfolding all around us. Tragedies are occurring every day. So I was very taken with a recent article …
Fifth of BHS stores empty five years after chain closed
Analysis of UK high streets suggests gaps left by department stores may be permanentRevelations that a fifth of former BHS stores remain empty on the fifth anniversary of the chain’s closure suggest gaps left by closed-down department stores on UK high…