The Miners’ Fight in Their Own Words
Based on the accounts of nearly 150 people directly involved in the 1984-85 miners’ strike, Robert Gildea’s new book is a powerful retelling of the seismic struggle that has divided Britain for decades.
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Fianna Coleman
Fianna Coleman is a writer and researcher living in Cardiff.
Can Platform Cooperatives Help Revive the Left?
Platform cooperatives can be real alternatives to the grotesque corporate entities that govern our digital lives — but they are also an opportunity to build new institutions that prove the Left’s merits to millions of people.
How Bus Privatisation Screwed Post-Industrial Britain
Margaret Thatcher’s deregulation of bus services compounded the damage of deindustrialisation by severing transport links and isolating communities. Reversing her legacy means taking buses back into public hands.
When Scotland’s Farmworkers Downed Tools
In 1923, Scottish agricultural workers went on strike over attempts to impose a longer working week — a century later, their struggle remains as relevant as ever.
The World is Failing Palestinian Children
Almost a century after the first declaration of the universal rights of children, Gaza is witnessing infants dying in numbers unseen since the Second World War — a failure which betrays the weaknesses of the original declaration itself.
Zarah Sultana: Stop Arming War Crimes
Israel is using British weapons to massacre Palestinians in Gaza. My Bill would end that.
Benjamin Zephaniah: The People’s Poet
Benjamin Zephaniah was the living embodiment of the principles he championed—justice, equality, and humanity. His is a profound legacy for young people in our communities to emulate and follow, writes Mukhtar Dar, former member of the Birmingham Asian Youth Movement.
London’s Lowest Paid Bus Drivers Are Fighting Back
Hundreds of bus drivers in West London are on strike over a real-terms pay cut and attacks on their terms and conditions. The dispute encapsulates how privatisation has wrecked a vital public service.
Benjamin Zephaniah Encouraged Us to Fight
Benjamin Zephaniah’s untimely death reawakened in me the fight against racism those of us brought up as immigrants’ children fought in 1970s Birmingham.
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Look at Gaza — Our Political Class Only Pays Lip Service to Human Rights’
Today marks 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But, as Gaza shows, it is being buried under the rubble along with the human beings whose rights it was written to protect, writes Jeremy Corbyn.
Sustaining the Old Cause in the New Economy
From Covid-19 to the 2008 Crash, recurrent crises are structurally embedded in our increasingly globalised economy. It is time to reject the ineffective immoral economics of old and to build a real alternative.
The Growth Delusion
By drastically scaling back on investment policies, Labour’s promise of faster economic growth is a fantasy. In an increasingly crisis-prone world, the consequences could be disastrous.
Capital’s Solutions Won’t Solve Workers’ Problems
Britain’s response to inflation proves the choices that shore up economic calm for the elite only prolong crisis for the rest of us.
Taking on Big Tech
From metric-driven management to workplace surveillance, workers are turning to trade unionism to fight back against tech behemoth exploitation.
Britain’s Socialist Cinema Master
Ken Loach sits down with Tribune to discuss his career, the opportunities for political cinema today, and why artists should unmask exploitation and highlight ordinary peoples’ struggles against injustice.
Starmer’s Worst U-Turn
Labour has thrown millions of the most exploited workers under the bus to curry favour with the big business lobby — a staggering act of political cowardice. Unless the party corrects its course, things can only get bitter.
Amazon Is Investing in AI-Assisted Apartheid in Palestine
Since 2014, Amazon has been pouring billions into Israel, contributing to illegal settlement programmes and the relentless surveillance of Palestinians. Israel’s dystopian end goal: to compile biometric profiles and security ratings for every resident of the West Bank.
From the Docks to Deliveroo
Modern trade unionism was born through the organisation of insecure, low-paid workers. As gig conditions return, collective struggle must, too.
Organising Behind the Bar
Hospitality work is synonymous with low pay and insecurity. The only way to change that is to get organised.
Spain Versus the Gig Economy
Spain’s left-wing government is clamping down on bogus self-employment — and the gig companies are angry.