Billionaire Philanthropy Is a Scam
Jeff Bezos’ pledge to donate his vast fortune to charity is a reputation-laundering exercise – and a reminder that billionaires will never fix the problems that create them.
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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 OCS Strike Shows How Outsourced Workers Can Win
Following 26 days of strikes, outsourced hospital workers at Lancashire and South Cumbria Trust won a 14% pay rise, an extra week of annual leave, and the same sick pay as their in-housed colleagues – a victory against the two-tier workforce.
The Qatar World Cup Shows Money’s Chokehold On Modern Football
Qatar’s World Cup is the culmination of decades of football capitalism – a victory for big corporations and repressive regimes, and a tragedy for the fans and workers who make the game.
When Networks Die
Elon Musk’s inadvertent mercy killing of Twitter raises again the question – why don’t we have a social media of our own?
It’s Only a Crisis for Workers
By hitting workers with historic tax increases while leaving wealth untouched, Jeremy Hunt has ensured that the rich will remain insulated from the cost of living catastrophe.
The Tory Assault on Refugees Must End
Suella Braverman’s “dream” of deporting refugees to Rwanda is barbaric and will fail to deter small boat crossings. We need a safe passage scheme to save lives and treat asylum seekers humanely, writes Mark Serwotka.
The Big Society, Reheated
David Cameron’s Tories pushed charity and volunteering to plug the gaps left by their vicious austerity assault. With a resurgence of cuts, we might see the same rhetoric reheated – the problem is that no-one has anything left to give.
Slum Housing Is Social Murder
Yesterday, a coroner ruled that 2-year-old Awaab Ishak died as a result of prolonged exposure to mould. The tragedy exposes the lethal consequences of Britain’s slum housing.
Britain is Complicit in Egypt’s Police State
Rishi Sunak claims to be committed to securing the release of British national Alaa Abd-El-Fattah from prison, but the UK government’s support for Egypt’s regime enables the mass incarceration of political activists.
Support the Nurses or Lose the NHS
This month, the Royal College of Nursing voted for its first national strike in over 100 years. Its members aren’t just fighting for themselves – they’re fighting for the future of the NHS.
Starmer’s War on Democracy
By fixing selections to keep socialists out of parliament, Keir Starmer is ensuring the next Labour government offers the least policy change possible from a decade of Tory rule.
Birkbeck’s Jobs Bonfire Is an Assault on Higher Education
Birkbeck, University of London, has a reputation for widening working people’s access to higher education – but with the announcement of 140 planned job cuts, management seems to be waging war on that mission.
Matt Wrack: ‘You Can Change Your Own Lives, If You Are Organised’
Tribune sits down with the Fire Brigades Union’s Matt Wrack to discuss the Tory assault on public services, the prospect of a firefighters’ strike – and how we rebuild a fighting trade union movement for the 21st century.
Dementia Is No Joke – We Need a National Care Service
Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK, and our care sector is in crisis after years of austerity and privatisation. Some say we can’t afford to have a National Care Service, but the truth is that we can’t afford not to.
Britain’s Bully-Boy Establishment
Both the media and the Labour frontbench are outraged about Gavin Williamson’s alleged abusive behaviour – but both seem happy to indulge bullying when it’s the right people being bullied.
Reality Show Politics
Matt Hancock thinks his stint surviving in the jungle is a ‘good metaphor’ for politics. He’s right – but only because his risk of meeting serious harm in I’m a Celebrity is about as high as his risk of facing serious consequences for his Covid crimes.
History for the People
Though Britain’s Communist movement never took power, its leading lights – like E. P. Thompson and Eric Hobsbawm – sparked a revolution in understanding the role of working people in making history.
‘It’s Not Rocket Science – It’s Just Community’: Radical Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales was once the slate capital of the world. Now it’s pioneering grassroots alternatives to the devastation of post-industrial capitalism – and pointing a way toward a socialist society.
The Only Boss We Listen To
Bruce Springsteen and his politics are flawed, to be sure – but nearly fifty years after his first album, there are few other voices who can so unite the left.
Today’s Midterms Could Kick Off a New Assault on America’s Working Class
The Republicans are planning attacks from social security to healthcare to the trade union movement, and they’re expected to come out of today’s elections victorious. For the Left, that means it’s time to start planning resistance.