The Revolt of the Housewives
In 1795, English women facing starvation organised to seize food supplies and distribute them for an honest price — making the case for a system that placed community need above individual profit.
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Francesca Newton
Francesca Newton is the assistant editor of Tribune.
Labour’s War on Protest
The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these laws indicates their interest in protecting that status quo.
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.
Students for Palestine Won’t Be Intimidated
As Rishi Sunak agitates against student encampments, an organiser at Oxford tells Tribune that their global movement for Palestine only grows more determined.
The Tory Dustbin
Labour’s newest MP has an astonishing record: defending convicted sex offenders and attacking everyone from refugees to Marcus Rashford. Natalie Elphicke’s defection doesn’t show her principles have changed, but how Labour has abandoned theirs.
‘There Was a Whole World We Were Fighting For’
Since the release of Pride a decade ago, the story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners has become legendary. Now, in what’s likely to be its final year, members reflect on defeats and unexpected victories.
As a British Jew, I Say: Not in My Name
In ever-growing numbers, British Jews are opposing the government’s attempts to weaponise their grief for authoritarian ends by calling for a ceasefire — and protesting to end the mass murder of the Palestinian people.
Journalists Are Being Arrested Under Anti-Protest Laws
The government’s authoritarian anti-protest laws aren’t only targeting peaceful political demonstrations – they’re being used to target journalists reporting on them, too.
Ten Times Workers Won in 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, Tribune looks back at ten landmark trade union victories – showing how organised workers are fighting back against greed and exploitation.
The Tories are the Real Threat to Public Safety
The Tories presided over a campaign of cuts since linked to the deaths of 330,000 people. They’re in no position to demonise workers now striking to save the public services those cuts brought to their knees.
Reality Show Politics
Matt Hancock thinks his stint surviving in the jungle is a ‘good metaphor’ for politics. He’s right – but only because his risk of meeting serious harm in I’m a Celebrity is about as high as his risk of facing serious consequences for his Covid crimes.
‘I’ve Never Known It So Bad’: Civil Servants on Why They’re Ready to Strike
This year’s pathetic 2% pay offer for civil servants came hot on the heels of a decade of ‘pay restraint’. It’s not a one-off from the government, it’s a pattern – and industrial action is the only way to change it.
The Right to Food Can’t Wait Any Longer
Food inflation has hit 14.6% – its highest level in four decades. As millions more turn to foodbanks to survive, the right to food is fast becoming the frontline of the cost of living crisis.
‘I Can’t Afford to Live’: How the Tories are Punishing the Poor
By threatening the biggest real-terms cut to benefits ever made in a single year, the Tories are making it clear they don’t care about ‘making work pay’ – they care about punishing the poor.
Robbing the Poor to Fund the Rich
The Tories are reportedly considering slashing benefits to fund their bankers’ budget. It’s sickening proof of just how deep their cruelty runs.
Polyflor’s Suspensions Are an Attack on Workers
Polyflor workers in Manchester were set to strike last week for a fair pay offer from a company that posted record profits last year. Then management suspended all their shifts – and they don’t yet know when they’re going back.
Why London Bus Drivers Have Joined the Strike Wave
London bus drivers were some of the worst hit by the pandemic, and as thanks, many are now being slapped with a real-terms pay cut – so alongside tube and train staff, 1,600 are striking this weekend to demand something better.
Five Years Since the Grenfell Fire
In June 2017, a catastrophic fire in Grenfell Tower killed seventy-two people and should have changed housing standards for good. Instead, the establishment has failed victims — and resisted all efforts at change.
Inside Enough is Enough’s First Rally
Last night saw Mick Lynch, Zarah Sultana, Dave Ward and others address thousands of people at the Enough is Enough campaign launch in London. We spoke to attendees and speakers about how the moment to fight has arrived.
Why Britain Needs a Real Pay Rise
After the longest pay freeze in history, the establishment is warning of dire consequences if workers get wage rises – but the real disaster is rising profits for the rich as the rest suffer.