The Media Made Boris Johnson
Despite their criticisms today, the British media backed Boris Johnson to the hilt when he was the alternative to Jeremy Corbyn’s socialist politics – and they would do it again in a second.
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Francesca Newton
Francesca Newton is the assistant editor of Tribune.
Out and Proud for the Miners
On this day in 1984, Mike Jackson helped establish Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, a solidarity group to aid the miners in their fight. Four decades later, Mike speaks to Tribune about the power of organising and solidarity.
First Boris Johnson, Then the Whole Ruling Class
The government has created a crisis for working people. But the Tory MPs rebelling against Boris Johnson haven’t suddenly discovered their moral compasses – they’re rats fleeing a sinking ship.
Life After Loving a Met Police Spy
An unknown number of women were deceived into relationships with undercover police as part of the Spycops Scandal. One, Donna McLean, speaks to Tribune about the discovery, the anger, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
Overturning Roe Is One Part of a Global War on Abortion Rights
The attack on Roe v. Wade in the United States is only the latest battle waged by powerful reactionaries against abortion rights – and we must be prepared to fight them in Britain too.
A Year After the Murder of Sarah Everard, Not Enough Has Changed
Today marks a year since Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered while walking home – and instead of dealing with the violence and bigotry endemic in the police, the state has doubled down.
Don’t Trust the Met
The Met’s intervention into the Sue Gray report should come as no surprise: cover-ups are in its DNA.
Sheila Rowbotham: In Hope and Struggle
Sheila Rowbotham discusses life in the struggle for women’s liberation, her path to socialist feminism – and why she believes the debates of the 1970s continue to hold such resonance today.
Replacing Boris Johnson Is Not Enough
After the North Shropshire by-election defeat, there have been calls to replace Boris Johnson with another Tory leader – but the problem with this government isn’t personality, it’s policy.
Owen Paterson Is Not an Anomaly
The Owen Paterson scandal isn’t about rogue individuals – it shines a light on a political system where corporate money shapes public policy.
The ‘Squid Game’ Trap
The extraordinary success of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ demonstrates how many people relate to a portrayal of capitalism’s miseries – and how few feel there is any way to escape.
Commemorating the Avoidable
The proper way to respect Britain’s pandemic dead would be to end the corruption, overcrowding, and privatisation that caused thousands of unnecessary deaths in the first place.
POLL: 65% of British Public Supports £15 Minimum Wage
A new poll from Survation and Autonomy has revealed overwhelming support for increasing the minimum wage to £15 per hour – just days after the issue led to a resignation from Labour’s Shadow Cabinet.
Abolish Golf
According to new research, the golf courses of London occupy enough space to house hundreds of thousands of people. It’s time that land was put to better use.
Justice for the 97
This week, Andrew Devine became the 97th victim of the Hillsborough disaster to be unlawfully killed – but until there is real accountability for those responsible for covering up state crimes, there can never be justice.
We Still Need to Kill the Bill
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is due to finish its current stage today, returning to Parliament in early July. We can and must kill it – but we should also be asking how our ‘democratic’ system produced it in the first place.
Some Very British Violence
The scenes at Clapham Common earlier this year prompted shocked realisations about police brutality — but state violence is a defining feature of our isolated, individualised world.
The Cladding Scandal Isn’t Over
The government has promised repeatedly to end the cladding scandal, but the new Fire Safety Act and the funding on the table go nowhere near far enough – residents need safe homes now.
Let the People Piss
Hundreds of public toilets across Britain have been closed by a decade of austerity, meaning many people have to pay in pubs or cafés to go to the toilet – it amounts to the privatisation of taking a piss.
The ‘Chumocracy’ Is Just British Capitalism in Action
For a clique of Tory-aligned business figures, the pandemic hasn’t been a crisis – it’s been a golden opportunity to hoover up government contracts and make millions at the expense of the public.