Nottingham’s Buses Show that Public Ownership Works
Since Thatcher’s Transport Act in 1985, Nottingham is one of the few cities whose bus routes have remained in public ownership. The result? A satisfaction rate far above the national average.
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Lily Gordon Brown
Lily Gordon Brown is communications officer at ACORN Nottingham.
The NHS’s Winter of Discontent
Even before the pandemic hit, health workers warned that hospitals were struggling to cope. Now, as they fight through one of the darkest periods in living memory, those at the frontline are increasingly angry at the government’s failures.
Fighting Social Cleansing in Leeds
In south Leeds, private developers plan to demolish the homes of a close-knit former mining community to build executive housing – but they have met fierce resistance from local residents.
The Colonial Roots of the India-China Standoff
The recent bloody confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops on a Himalayan border threatened major geopolitical standoff. As is so often the case, the conflict’s roots can be traced back to Britain’s colonial policies.
Afghanistan’s Revolutionary Women
April 28th is celebrated as Mujahideen Victory Day in Afghanistan. But for the country’s Revolutionary Women’s Movement (RAWA), it marks a ‘black day’ when misogyny was institutionalised by an oppressive regime.