End Food Poverty
In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, millions of kids are going hungry. It is a national disgrace.
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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.
Slash Energy Bills
There are solutions to spiralling heating costs and cold homes — but the ruling class prefers to profit from our misery.
A Real Pay Rise
The RMT’s Eddie Dempsey on why the cost-of-living crisis must be tackled through the paypacket.
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.
The Story of ‘Enough is Enough’
Tribune isn’t just a magazine, it’s a political project – that’s why we helped to found a national movement against the cost-of-living crisis.
‘It’s Simply Not Safe for Patients’: Nurses on the Strike to Save the NHS
Long shifts, low staffing, high pressure, debilitating burnout, pay that doesn’t go far enough – nurses speak to Tribune about today’s strike, and about why improving workers’ conditions is the only way to save our NHS.
Nurses Are Fighting for the Soul of Our NHS
Today’s nurses’ strike isn’t just a response to Covid and inflation – it’s the product of years of austerity and Thatcherite reforms, which have pushed the NHS and the workers who keep it running to the brink.
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Ian Svenonius’ Escaping Act
The records and books of Ian Svenonius exist at a silly-serious intersection of politics and comedy, revealing the potentials and pitfalls of their combination.
Cold Homes Kill
Millions of households are living in fuel poverty, and it’s only set to grow worse as government support is scaled back. Last week’s cold snap makes it clear: we need to bring the bills down, and for good.
Highway Workers Are Driving the Fight for Fair Pay
With greater pressures on the road network, the job of a traffic officer has seldom been more crucial. But under this government, they’ve faced real pay cut after real pay cut – so now, they’re striking to demand their worth.
Revisiting the Right to Be Lazy
Paul Lafargue, an early leader of French socialism, believed the working class needed one thing above all: the right to be lazy. It’s a demand that’s as relevant as ever.
Making Art in the GDR
Much of the art produced in East Germany fell into oblivion after reunification. The Art Archive in Beeskow brings to light some of the forgotten works, highlighting the debates over what it meant to create a socialist culture.
The Best Christmas Present Britain Could Get Is a Public Rail System
The current train strikes are symptomatic of a rail system that prioritises profit above the wellbeing of both workers and passengers. For a more reliable, resilient, and affordable railway, it’s time to take it into public hands.
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.
Keir Starmer Must Promise to Scrap Tory Anti-Strike Laws
Rishi Sunak’s new legislation will paralyse the trade union movement, but yesterday, Keir Starmer refused to commit to repealing it. Labour needs to be clear: the anti-strike laws must go.
The Tories are the Real Threat to Public Safety
The Tories presided over a campaign of cuts since linked to the deaths of 330,000 people. They’re in no position to demonise workers now striking to save the public services those cuts brought to their knees.
The Lies That Keep Pay Low
The Tories claim real-terms pay rises are ‘unaffordable’, but it’s not the economy they’re worried about – it’s workers winning and inspiring others to follow their example.
Where Folk Horror Meets Class War
Tariq Goddard’s new novel about the children of an austerity-stricken Wiltshire town being stolen by millionaire perverts is a brilliant fictional take on Britain’s weird realities.
How Biden Betrayed the Rail Workers
Last week, Congress imposed a contract with just one paid sick day on 120,000 US rail workers, preemptively breaking the first national rail strike in 30 years. A worker explains the ‘betrayal’ by Biden’s supposedly pro-labour presidency.