The Delegates Revolt
Today, Labour’s annual conference voted to scrap the proposals to cut winter fuel allowance. If Keir Starmer wants to stall his crashing popularity, he would be wise to listen to his members.
25 Articles by:
Karl Hansen
Karl Hansen is the editor of Tribune.
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.
Keir’ll Fix It
In the coming weeks, expect to hear Keir Starmer’s mantra of ‘country first, party second’ on loop. But what the naked, overt corruption evident in Labour’s selection process shows is that in reality, it is faction first, second, and third.
A Parliament Against Palestine
Yesterday’s Westminster chaos shows that Keir Starmer’s hostility to democracy applies to parliament itself — but also that despite our politicians’ attempts, protecting Israel from democratic condemnation is becoming unsustainable.
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.
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.
Starmer’s Sick Pay Betrayal
This week, Labour U-turned on its pledge to raise sick pay and guarantee it to all — abandoning millions of precarious workers to choose between their health and financial crisis.
Labour Turns Its Back on Workers’ Rights
By watering down its commitment to workers’ rights, the Labour Party is abandoning its last truly transformative policy – and consigning millions to a future of workplace insecurity.
Michael Marmot: ‘The Social Contract Has Been Broken’
Michael Marmot – one of Britain’s leading healthcare voices – speaks to Tribune about how austerity and the epidemic of social inequality threaten the future of the NHS.
When Unions Killed the Bill
In 1971, the Tories introduced landmark anti-worker legislation — but trade unions refused to obey and ultimately forced the government to back down.
‘We Got the Truth About Hillsborough but We Never Got the Justice’
On this day 34 years ago, 97 football fans went to a match and never came back. Looking back, Hillsborough survivor Ian Byrne MP discusses the cross-football solidarity movement still fighting for justice.
‘Independent’ Pay Review Bodies Are a Scam
Pay Review Bodies aren’t independent sources of unbiased information – they’re tools the government uses to hide its own responsibility for keeping wages unliveably low.
10 Reasons to Oppose the Anti-Strike Laws
The Tories’ latest attack on workers’ rights would see nurses and firefighters sacked, trade unions bankrupted and long-held democratic rights undermined. Here are 10 reasons why you should oppose the anti-strike laws.
The Tories’ Latest War on Workers
The government’s proposed anti-union laws are a historic attack on the right to strike. The aims are simple: to weaken workers and keep wages low in a cost-of-living crisis. It’s time for a mass movement to fight back.
2022: The Year Trade Unions Came Back
In 2022, trade unions responded to the cost of living crisis with a wave of strikes – the biggest fightback waged by the organised working class in decades.
When Britain Said ‘Enough is Enough’
On October 1, 57 simultaneous protests took place across the country — from Dundee to Weymouth — against the cost-of-living crisis. Participants were united in their demands for a fundamentally different economic system.
Rail Workers Are On Our Side
For far too long, railway workers and passengers alike have been shafted by a government hellbent on destroying our railways for the pursuit of profit. Railway workers are fighting back – for all of us.
How the Tories Tried to Make Strikes Impossible
For decades, Tory governments have undermined workers’ right to strike – to build a more equal society, we need to unshackle our trade unions.
Airport Chaos Is Caused by Corporate Greed
Government and bosses have tried to blame the travel chaos on lockdowns, but it’s really the result of airlines cutting costs and attacking their workers – the same reason BA staff are taking strike action.