Universities on Life Support
Without emergency funding, British universities are at a real risk of collapse — something that could lead to thousands of job losses and local economies in crisis. The government can’t let this happen.
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Fianna Coleman
Fianna Coleman is a writer and researcher living in Cardiff.
Appeasing Murdoch Is Never Good News
The Labour Party reportedly agreed not to introduce media reforms in exchange for Rupert Murdoch’s backing — ensuring that the corrosive role that media elites play in our country will continue with impunity under a Starmer government.
Union Leaders Demand Starmer Reinstates Suspended MPs
EXCLUSIVE: Ten trade union general secretaries have written to Keir Starmer to demand the scrapping of the two-child limit and the ‘immediate reinstatement’ of the seven MPs suspended for voting against Britain’s biggest driver of child poverty.
Labour Versus International Law
The ICJ ruling finding Israel’s occupation unlawful makes the first test for David Lammy’s ‘progressive realism’ clear: either Labour opposes dispossession and genocide, or it is complicit.
Control Freakery Won’t Feed Kids
Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend MPs opposing child poverty exposes not only his authoritarian instincts but his fear of discussion over arguments he knows he cannot win.
The Years of Trying
Two recent books exploring the post-crash ‘mass protest decade’ and the Left’s ‘populist moment’ present a vital — but sobering — assessment of the Left’s consistent failures and potential prospects.
Another Eno World
A new documentary uses AI and innovative generative technology to profile the 76-year-old British musician and producer. Is its pioneering software a gateway or a gimmick?
The Dunnes Stores Strike Was a Lesson in Solidarity
40 years ago today, 11 Dublin supermarket workers walked out on strike to refuse the selling of South African fruit — an act of defiance that would make Ireland the first Western nation to ban apartheid goods.
Modernism’s Tropical Turn
Modernist architecture in India and colonial West Africa may have been introduced by jobbing English architects, but new generations of local architects quickly made the style their own. A new exhibition at the V&A tells the story.
The Student Encampments Were Only the Start
The student encampments won against hostile politicians, media and university management — demonstrating the power of grassroots campaigns to disrupt Israel’s war machine.
The Bonfire of Structures
Labour’s plans to deregulate planning processes will further open up Britain to the property developers who have already caused so much damage to the country — and do little to help those at the sharp end of the housing crisis.
The Urgency of Anti-Racist Activism
The rise of the far-right and their appeasement by our political class has frightening implications for Black people in Britain. It’s time to redouble our commitment to the anti-racist struggle, write Black Lives Matter UK.
Amazon Workers Are Beating the Union Busters
Amazon workers in Coventry are on the brink of historic union recognition for the first time in British history. Despite the retail giant ramping up union busting, unionisation is closer than ever before.
To Rebuild Britain, Tax the Rich.
Labour’s claim that there is no money left will condemn Britain to more austerity while letting billionaires, landlords, and corporations off the hook. The alternative is simple: tax the wealthy instead.
Tony Benn: ‘Democracy Is the Most Revolutionary Thing’
In a newly published 2006 interview, Tony Benn explains to Matt Kennard why the establishment fears true democracy: they understand it would mean the end of the capitalist system itself.
Voters Want Change. Labour Must Deliver It.
The Tories have been booted out of office after 14 years of wrecking our country. Rebuilding Britain will require bold and ambitious policies. If Labour doesn’t deliver, voters will look elsewhere.
No, We Haven’t Run Out of Money
Labour claim they will inherit an economic mess that will prevent them from tackling child poverty or fixing Britain’s crumbling infrastructure. The problem, however, isn’t a lack of resources — it’s that the resources are hoarded at the top.
Britain’s Wealthiest Needn’t Worry
Billionaire John Caudwell’s support for Labour over Starmer’s persecution of socialists and support for capitalism has been unscrutinised by a media class showing no curiosity for whose interests next week’s government will serve, writes Tom Mills.
The Far Right Are Another Arm of the Establishment
Like most far-right parties, Reform claims to be anti-establishment, but it’s led by a millionaire ex-banker, bankrolled by aristocrats, and pushes the agenda of landlords and fossil fuel giants. They’re merely another elite faction vying for control.
Asian BrewDog Worker Sacked After Raising Concerns About EDL Presence
EXCLUSIVE: Tribune can reveal that an Asian BrewDog employee was sacked after raising concerns about the presence of the EDL on the day of a far-right rally.