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Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
Last night – with a handful of honourable exceptions – the Labour Party abstained on the Spy Cops Bill. Dave Smith, a blacklisted worker and victim of spying, explains why the vote was a betrayal of the labour movement.
Today Rishi Sunak told Tory conference that he “can’t protect every job.” But as Britain faces an unemployment crisis, there are thousands of jobs he could save and create – and is choosing not to.
By abstaining on today’s Spy Cops Bill, Labour is giving the green light for the police and MI5 to infiltrate our trade unions and social movements – it is a scandal that should appal party activists.
By ending the furlough scheme without a proper alternative in the midst of a deep recession, the government is putting millions of jobs at risk – it needs to listen to demands for action before it’s too late.
Max Levitas, who passed away in 2018, was part of the generation of Jewish radicals who organised the resistance to Mosley in Cable Street. On its anniversary, we remember his remarkable life.
Max Levitas, who passed away in 2018, was part of the generation of Jewish radicals who organised the resistance to Mosley in Cable Street. On its anniversary, we remember his remarkable life.
The arts and media are all too often dominated by the vengeful outsider – but we should be aspiring to rise with our class, not out of it.
Trip-hop pioneer Tricky’s autobiography, ‘Hell is Round the Corner,’ is a powerful statement of working class creativity – and all the forces that are ranged against it.
Privatised test and trace has been a disaster, with thousands unable to access tests and enormous delays for those who do. Now, a poll shows that 74% of the public want it brought back in-house.
By undermining the public funding base of our universities and turning students into consumers, successive governments lay the foundations for the Covid crisis – but it’s young people who pay the costs.
With a new wave of lockdowns slowing economic activity, the government’s Jobs Support Scheme is nowhere near enough to save jobs. Without further action, Britain is heading for a deep unemployment crisis.
In 1922, Shapurji Saklatvala was elected as Labour’s first MP of colour. He was a fighter against colonialism and war – and for an international socialism that could unite the world’s working-class.
A new Netflix movie, ‘The Social Dilemma,’ seeks to pin the world’s political problems on social media – but growing polarisation is a product of capitalism’s deep inequalities, not Facebook and Twitter.
In this episode of A World to Win, Grace speaks to philosopher and activist Cornel West about American politics today – from Black Lives Matter to the Trump presidency and the challenges facing the Left.
Recent years have seen a growth in the idea that increasing taxes on the wealthy shouldn’t be a priority for the Left – but if we want the world’s resources put to better use, we need to rein in the rich.
Author and activist Naomi Klein discusses her life on the Left, the urgency of the climate crisis and how Covid-19 is exposing the limits of neoliberalism – and creating opportunities to organise against it.
Under the Blair government, Labour led the way on the War on Drugs. Now, with clear evidence of its devastating impact on working-class and minority communities, the party must take seriously the demands for reform.
With the objective of a mass membership party now abandoned, Labour is returning to its recent past as a Westminster political machine – but members can still have influence, if they organise.
On this day in 1936, Blackshirts led by Oswald Mosley organised a rally in Leeds to intimidate the city’s Jewish population – and were driven back by 30,000 anti-fascists to the tune of The Red Flag.
The Labour government in Wales is trying to respond progressively to the Covid-19 economic fallout – but its efforts are hindered by Westminster’s failings. It needs the UK Labour Party to lead a stronger fightback.