The Establishment Fundamentalists
When centrists claim to be guided by common sense over populism of ideology, they ignore that their loyalty to a bankrupt status quo is a fanaticism of its own.
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Grace Blakeley
Grace Blakeley is a staff writer at Tribune.
Bevan Fought for the NHS — and so Must We
A new play at the National Theatre explores Nye Bevan’s hard-fought struggle against healthcare profiteers to create the NHS — a fight we must rediscover to save the service from today’s privatisation-loving politicians.
It’s Time to Revive the Lucas Plan
In the 1970s, workers at Lucas Aerospace proposed saving the company by producing technologies that fight climate change instead of waging war — showing how workplace democracy can solve the crises of capitalism.
The Golden Goodbye Budget
Jeremy Hunt’s final budget is a straightforward giveaway to every millionaire and landlord in our country — a parting glass to the only people they bothered serving in over a decade in power.
Property Developer Patriotism
The irony of Keir Starmer’s plan for a ‘patriotic economy’ is that it relies on corporate developers to enrich shareholders, many of which don’t pay their taxes in Britain.
The Bank of England Independence Disaster
New Labour’s technocratic managerialism agenda involved ceding control of the Bank of England — a decision with profound consequences to this day. While unelected technocrats are able to hike interest rates and engineer economic slowdowns, workers will remain worse off.
Britain’s Forever Recessions
Today, the economy officially fell into recession — but it’s unsurprising when austerity has starved the country of all the investment it actually needs.
Labour Has Given Up on the Climate Crisis
On the same day that climate scientists announced the world had breached the warming limit of 1.5 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels, Starmer effectively announced that he had given up the fight against climate breakdown.
El Salvador’s Activists Are Being Punished for Beating Corporate Greed
Five activists involved in El Salvador’s historic metal mining ban have been arrested. The spurious charges are proof of the threat authoritarian president Bukele’s cosy relationship with big business poses — both to democracy and to human life.
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.
Fiscal Discipline is a Climate Catastrophe
Germany has blocked billions of pounds of green investment at home and across the EU because of a ‘debt brake’ that makes budget deficits unlawful — proving that ‘fiscal discipline’ is a climate catastrophe.
Stabilising the Status Quo Won’t Cut It
Rachel Reeves has declared she will make Labour the party of economic stability. But after a decade of rising inequality and falling living standards, what we need is transformation, not more of the same.
Honduras Is Fighting Back Against Corporate Colonialism
American billionaires are suing the Honduran government for blocking the creation of a libertarian city-state in the country. If they win, it will be a devastating victory for corporate colonialism over democracy.
The Return of Dodgy Dave
David Cameron’s surprise comeback is being heralded as a return to a sensible, respectable conservatism. In reality, the former prime minister is a murky opportunist who seeks only to bolster his own personal wealth and power.
How Neoliberalism Broke Britain
If you want to understand why nothing in Britain works anymore, look no further than the free market economics that have put the country on a path to national decline.
Palestinian Trade Unions: ‘Stop Arming Our Massacre’
Britain’s working-class movement has a moral duty to stand in solidarity with Palestinians facing destruction in Gaza — and that includes disrupting everything that enables Israel’s state terror.
The End of Cheap Money Is Bad News for Workers
Since the 2008 crisis, global capitalism has been propped up by cheap borrowing, but higher interest rates mean that era is now over — and workers are set to pay the price.
The Tory Party Has Fully Lost the Plot
Desperately divided and unable to offer any solutions to the crises Britain faces, Conservative Party Conference was about enabling conspiracy theories, stoking culture wars and demonising benefit claimants.
Rishi Sunak Has Embraced Climate Breakdown
Rishi Sunak’s reckless climate surrender is a cynical attempt to ignite a culture war — and he’s willing to let our planet burn in order to get there.
The Viral CEO Shows the True Face of Capitalism
Real estate CEO Tim Gurner sparked outrage this week after calling for a rise in unemployment to put workers in their place. We should be grateful for his comments — they reveal what the ruling class really thinks.