Abolish Non-Doms
Non-dom status is a scam designed to help the elite to amass obscene wealth. By overseeing a tax system riddled with loopholes, Rishi Sunak isn’t just helping his wife – he’s helping his class.
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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 Age of AMLO
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s victory in yesterday’s recall referendum confirms his status as one of the world’s most popular left-wing leaders — and strengthens his mission to remake Mexican politics.
Thank You, Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Jean-Luc Mélenchon narrowly failed to make the run-off in France’s presidential election. But there are signs that the French left can come back stronger – and avoid the collapse of its British counterpart.
The National Grid Rip-Off
The National Grid is being bought and sold for profit, driving up bills and damaging the climate – it’s time to bring it back into public ownership.
Mélenchon Is France’s Best Hope
In today’s presidential election, France has a choice between neoliberalism, neofascism and a socialist programme which can address the causes of both.
The Human Rights Lawyer Against the Law
Keir Starmer’s refusal to recognise Amnesty International’s findings about Israeli apartheid isn’t just a betrayal of Palestinians – it shows that his appreciation for human rights extends only as far as it benefits his career.
Why ACORN Is Rallying for Renters’ Rights
Tomorrow, renters’ union ACORN will hold rallies across the country to pressure MPs to adopt the Renters Reform Coalition blueprint – a charter aimed at empowering tenants and reining in rogue landlords.
Justice for Thomas Sankara
This week, Blaise Compaoré was jailed for his role in the murder of Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara –but real justice can only be won by a movement that fights to bring Sankara’s socialist vision back to life.
The Tories’ Energy Strategy Is Running on Empty
This week’s energy strategy was an opportunity for urgent action to tackle the climate and cost of living crises – the government failed on both fronts.
Higher Wages Are the Only Solution to the Cost of Living Crisis
The cost of living crisis is causing the biggest fall in living standards in decades – and the only way to turn the tide is to fight for wage increases across the economy.
Talking to the Stasi about Poetry
In East Germany, there was a library in every factory, a spy watching every writer, and a state-sponsored poetry-writing group for secret policemen.
Capital’s Crowning Glory
The monarchy isn’t just an anachronism or a circus – it’s one of Britain’s most powerful businesses which uses its influence to shore up its own wealth.
The Rail Privatisation Scam
After taxpayers were scammed out of tens of millions of pounds, the train company responsible has just been rewarded with a lucrative new contract – definitive proof that the rail privatisation racket must end.
Why Orbán Won
Hungary’s united opposition abandoned class politics, resulting in a landslide victory for Viktor Orbán – a lesson that standing against the far right without an alternative is not enough.
75. Foodbank Britain w/ Sumi Rabindrakumar
On this week’s podcast, Grace talks to Sumi Rabindrakumar of the Trussell Trust about the roots of the cost of living crisis, who’s being worst hit, and what could be done to tackle it.
Landlords Must Be Defeated
Landlords raised rents by the highest percentage ever in 2021. More than 1,200 people died while homeless in the same year. It’s time for tenants to organise – and take back housing from the profiteers.
Western Sahara Is Still Fighting for Freedom
As NATO powers declare unwavering support for Ukrainian self-determination, they are quietly abandoning the people of Western Sahara to Morocco’s brutal military occupation.
Homes, Not Assets
For years, our political class has treated housing as a moneymaking vehicle at the expense of providing decent homes. New polling shows even homeowners think it’s time for that to change.
The Fakenham Work-In at 50
When a shoe factory in the small Norfolk town of Fakenham was slated for closure in 1972, its women workers barricaded themselves inside and began a work-in. 50 years later, their struggle should be remembered.
The Rent Is Too Damn High
Housing is driving the cost of living crisis, with private rents in England the highest ever recorded. That will only change through a struggle of renters against the rentiers.