Persecuting Travelling People
By pledging to confiscate the property of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, the Conservative Party has signalled its intention to persecute one of Britain’s most marginalised communities.
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Miriam Pensack
Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
Defend Emma Dent Coad
The Observer might want rid of Emma Dent Coad – but we don’t. In a new interview, we speak to the Kensington MP about housing, her constituency and the campaign of lies run against her by the Lib Dems.
The NHS Isn’t Failing – It’s Being Failed
The NHS is one of the greatest healthcare systems in the world – but it’s failing thousands of patients, because a Tory funding squeeze and the drive to privatise are eroding its principles.
A Sympathetic Establishment Won’t Save Us
The portrayal of Aberfan in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ teaches the audience to judge the establishment based on its reaction to working-class disasters – rather than its complicity in their causes.
Turning Back the Tide
After decades of attacks on trade unions and workers’ rights, inequality in Britain is soaring. But in this election, finally, workers have a chance to vote for a government that would empower them.
Building the Co-operative Economy
In government, Labour would double the size of Britain’s co-operative sector – a bold ambition that would change how the economy works, and who receives its rewards.
The Future is Bleak for the Tories
The Tory Party has nearly all the advantages in British politics – including the backing of wealthy donors and the billionaire press – but their weakness among voters under 50 suggests the future isn’t theirs.
Labour Has Already Won the Policy Debate
In this election, Labour has put forward a bold agenda to tackle Britain’s pressing social crises while the Conservatives have hidden behind a paper-thin manifesto that promises more of the same.
Our Movement Could Transform Britain
With a radical manifesto, an enthusiasm for change and an active membership, a Labour victory in next week’s election could transform Britain for a generation.
France’s Strike Against Macron
Yesterday saw France grind to a halt with mass strike action against proposed pension reforms – but unions are aware it was just one step in a long struggle against Macron’s neoliberal project.
The NHS Against the Market
The Tories despise the NHS not only because it delivers free public healthcare, but because it points a way towards a different kind of society where the market does not dominate our lives.
The University Profit Machine
Today, UCU members return to their work after eight days on strike – but they know that the fight to reclaim education as a public good has only begun.
Work Doesn’t Have to Get Worse
For years, conditions in Britain’s workplaces have been deteriorating amid stagnant wages, insecure hours and a lack of protections – but in this election workers have a chance to vote for something better.
The Tories’ Creeping Authoritarianism
The last decade has seen the Conservative Party run a concerted campaign against democratic and civil rights – if they win next week, all indications are that it will get much worse.
Tackling Regional Inequality
For decades, Britain’s economic growth has been trapped in London at the expense of the rest of the country – Labour’s regional manifestos demonstrate how that cycle could be broken.
Pushing Back Against the Tech Giants
Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Charter of Digital Rights’ is an urgently needed response to corporate surveillance, algorithmic interference in politics and the data-for-profit industry.
Fighting for Healthcare Across the Atlantic
On both sides of the Atlantic socialists are united in a common struggle: for healthcare to be a human right, not a commodity.
England’s Tightest Marginal
In 2017, Labour lost out in Southampton Itchen by just 31 votes. Now the party is determined to win back a working-class constituency that exemplifies the challenges facing the postindustrial south.
The Lib Dems’ Attack on Workers
During their time in government, Jo Swinson and her Lib Dem colleagues set about pricing thousands of workers who were unfairly sacked out of access to justice.
The Great NHS Sell Off
Recently released figures show the staggering extent of NHS privatisation – with £15 billion worth of contracts outsourced to private companies since 2015 alone.