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Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.
By slashing taxes on domestic flights and fuel, the Tories have made a mockery of Britain’s commitment to greener transport – just days before lecturing the world on climate change at COP26.
New polling shows massive public opposition to low pay, bogus self-employment and anti-union practices in the gig economy – it’s time to change the laws that allow corporate giants to cheat workers.
On this week’s episode, Grace speaks to eco-socialist activist and author Chris Saltmarsh about his new book ‘Burnt’ – and how we can build a movement to win a Green New Deal.
The Supreme Court’s Kostal decision is a victory for workers, protecting collective bargaining from bullying bosses – now it’s time for a revival of the workers’ movement to make these rights real in the workplace.
On this day in 1647, the New Model Army gathered in Putney to demand a constitution which enshrined government by consent – centuries later, we can still learn from their radical democratic vision.
Yesterday’s Budget increased spending, but did little to tackle a decade of attacks on living standards for workers – the Left’s job now is to call the government’s bluff on promises of a ‘high wage economy.’
Since its publication in 1965, ‘Dune’ has been claimed by both right and left – but its political and ecological critiques make its return to the big screen apt for an era of capitalist crisis.
After years of neglect, Glasgow’s refuse workers are taking a stand for liveable wages, decent conditions and better services – by striking during COP26, they might finally get a hearing.
Rishi Sunak’s Budget is an attempt at masking modern Britain’s bleak reality – that while most people are getting stretched further and further, the rich are making money like never before.
From the environment to the soaring cost of living, we live in a time of crisis – and today’s Budget shows that Rishi Sunak has none of the answers we need.
Today’s Budget promised both additional spending and a shrinking of the state. These might seem contradictory – but they are part of the same plan: to funnel yet more wealth to Britain’s elite.
In the 1960s and 70s, the Italian city of Bologna’s Communist administration took a radical approach to conservation – opening up the process of shaping the city’s historic centre to grassroots democratic planning.
Even before the recent tragic on-set death, film and TV workers were organising to improve conditions in Hollywood – their fight pits them against not only film studios, but global tech giants.
Rishi Sunak is planning to cut the surcharge tax on bank profits by 60% while ploughing ahead with raising National Insurance for workers – further proof of who this government really serves: the super-rich.
Rishi Sunak has announced plans to end the public sector pay freeze – but after years of stagnation, token measures won’t do: pay must rise above inflation.
Domestic energy bills are expected to rise 30% next year. This crisis is rooted in a system run for huge private profits – and can only be solved by taking energy into public hands.
In October 1936, 200 men marched from Jarrow to London to demand an end to unemployment and poverty. Their efforts were unsuccessful – but their fight against injustice remains as relevant as ever.
The government’s proposed £9.50 minimum wage won’t lift low-paid workers out of crisis, nor will Labour’s £10 alternative – it’s time to chart a course towards a liveable minimum wage of £15.
A decade of austerity has decimated local authority funding and left many councils in crisis – but hiking regressive council tax isn’t a real solution.
The BBC’s documentary on Blair and Brown is the latest attempt to paint New Labour as a romantic tragedy, rather than what it actually was – a historic missed opportunity.