Inside the Arriva North West Strike
As Britain’s strike wave intensifies, 1,800 Arriva North West bus drivers have called a continuous strike – the latest group of workers to take to the picket lines in the fight for a real pay rise.
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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 Forde Report Proves Labour’s Racism – And it Hasn’t Gone Away
For many black and Asian members of Labour, the Forde report’s findings of racism in the party are no surprise – but that didn’t stop them being ignored by swathes of the mainstream media.
Teachers Are At Breaking Point
In June, Nadhim Zahawi called possible strikes by teachers ‘unforgiveable’. What’s really unforgiveable is subjecting overstretched education workers to a real-terms pay cut in a cost of living crisis.
87. Inequality Matters w/ Mike Savage
This week, Grace speaks to Mike Savage, author of The Return of Inequality, about the renewed focus on inequality in politics – and how different forms of inequality are inextricably linked.
How the Labour Party Betrayed its Young Members
In response to today’s Forde Report, Keir Starmer said he had ‘rid the party of destructive factionalism.’ My experience as chair of Young Labour shows that’s not true.
The Privatisation of Children’s Social Care Is a National Scandal
The privatisation of children’s social care services is definitive proof that the elite puts profit before its responsibilities – even to society’s most acutely vulnerable.
We Shouldn’t Be Working In This
This week’s heatwave will make work nasty at best and fatal at worst, especially for people in physical or outdoor jobs. We need a maximum working temperature in law to stop people facing conditions like this.
Crimes of the Future Past
David Cronenberg’s new film shares its title with his second feature, made fifty-two years ago – a luridly pessimistic vision of the future made in reaction to the sexual revolution.
The Corporate Internet Isn’t the Only Option
When it comes to internet infrastructure, the for-profit model is presented as inevitable – but political decisions built today’s internet, and political movements could build something different.
A City Perfect, In Every Detail
Forty years ago, Glasgow band The Blue Nile released their first single. Their work was rooted in Glasgow itself, and the changes wrought by the shock of Thatcherism.
The Tory Leadership Contest Is Becoming a War on Trans People
Tory leadership hopefuls are desperate to direct attention away from the living standards catastrophe they’ve collectively ushered in – and they’re more than happy to attack one of society’s most marginalised groups to do it.
The Economist’s War on Chile
The recent attack by The Economist on Chile’s new draft constitution is no surprise – it’s just the latest in the magazine’s decades-long campaign against South American democracy.
A Bus Journey to a New Wales
A new anthology on Wales and Welshness charts a course from the country’s invented traditions towards a plural future.
Public Transport Should Be Free
Spain is making short and medium train journeys free from September to the end of the year. To fight the cost of living and climate crises, we should do the same in Britain – but roll it out to all public transport, and make it permanent.
The Radical Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie was born 110 years ago today. A commitment to socialism and a condemnation of capitalism lay at the heart of his activism, his movement, and his music.
86. The War on Tenants w/ Vicky Spratt
This week, Grace speaks to Vicky Spratt, author of the book Tenants: The People on the Frontline of Britain’s Housing Emergency. They discuss the multiple problems that tenants in the UK face – and how they are fighting back.
It’s Time to Bring Energy into Public Ownership
To protect citizens from skyrocketing bills, France is bringing energy supplier EDF entirely into public ownership – the only reason Britain refuses to follow is free-market ideology.
Unlearning Lockdown’s Lessons
The Covid lockdowns drew new attention to the extent of the deprivation that scars Britain. But two years on, little has changed – and for millions of people, the cost of living crisis is making things even worse.
Western Debt Is Driving Sri Lanka’s Crisis
Behind the food and fuel shortages causing Sri Lanka’s protests lie unmanageable debts to the West. The only answer to worsening humanitarian catastrophe is an immediate write-off.
A Revolution of Things
In the 1990s, artist Vladimir Arkhipov started to collect home-made objects in homes, markets, and junk shops. Today, his archive is both a document of poverty and a vision of liberated labour.