Bolivia Lurches Towards Dictatorship
With the persecution of Evo Morales’ political party and the killing of indigenous protestors, Bolivia is fast sliding into a brutal dictatorship that makes a mockery of claims about restoring democracy.
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Ko Leik Pya
Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
The Tory Tax Cut Scam
In pledging to freeze corporation tax cuts, Boris Johnson has exposed a decade of Tory arguments that cutting taxes would increase revenue to be little more than a propaganda exercise for the super-rich.
The Tories’ Ten Years of Racism
From the hostile environment to Windrush and relentless Muslim-bashing, the Conservative record in government shows how comfortable the party is with racism.
The Free Market is Analogue
Labour’s broadband plans would bring Britain’s infrastructure into the 21st century while helping workers and businesses – exactly what the free market has failed to do for decades.
10 Things Every Voter Should Know About the NHS
After a decade of cuts and privatisation, the Tories are trying to claim the mantle of defenders of the NHS – here’s 10 points about their real record when it comes to public healthcare.
Feminism for the 1%
The Wing, London’s new private members’ club founded by a former Hillary Clinton aide, is the latest chapter in the story of capitalism covering itself in the veneer of women’s empowerment.
Keeping Britain White
The roots of the ‘Hostile Environment’ go a long way back – to the racial categories of the British Empire, and the classing of Jewish refugees as ‘aliens’.
Organising Hospitality
In modern Britain, sectors like hospitality have been designed to operate on low pay and precarious hours. The only solution is a trade union.
The Student Housing Scandal
This weekend’s fire in Bolton has exposed the dreadful quality of much of Britain’s student accommodation – a forest of plastic towers designed to maximise profit and minimise regulation.
The War on Latin America’s Left
Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa on the coup in Bolivia, the campaign to criminalise Latin America’s Left and the need to fight back against the far-right agenda on the continent.
It’s Time to Be Honest about Housing
For decades terms like ‘affordable,’ ‘social,’ ‘mixed’ have been used as cover for market failures in housing – it’s time to move on from those schemes and commit to a real solution: council housing.
A Union of Work and Desire
The makers of an exhibition on working class queer bodies in the industrial heartland of Russia reflect on art, censorship and politics.
Momentum’s Election Gameplan
In 2017’s general election comeback, Momentum played a key role in mobilising Labour supporters across the country. This time they plan to go one further – and help Labour into Downing Street.
The Right to Housing
In this election, Labour can turn the entire debate about housing upside down. It must not miss that chance.
Green New World
This year’s Oslo Architecture Triennale moved away from the corporate flash of most architecture events to imagine a world of environmentally-sustainable futures.
Saving Local Government
Nine years of Tory cuts have left local government in Britain on its knees with budgets decimated by 60%. Labour’s manifesto should commit to radical plans to rebuild our councils.
Scrap the Anti-Union Laws
Court judgements like those in the CWU case show that there is no effective right to strike in the UK. It’s time to scrap the anti-union laws and put power back into workers’ hands.
Internet for All
Today Labour has announced plans to provide full-fibre broadband free to everyone in Britain through a new public company. It can be the start of a truly democratic approach to the internet.
Spain’s Left-Wing Coalition
After months of refusal, Spain’s PSOE has finally agreed to a left-wing coalition with Unidas Podemos. Now the hard work of defining its programme begins.
Debunking the Grenfell Lies
This week Liberal Democrat Sam Gyimah claimed that Labour MP Emma Dent Coad was partly responsible for the Grenfell tragedy – here, she debunks his allegation and calls on him to apologise for the smear.