Scotophobia
The majority of Scottish voters are enormously hostile to Boris Johnson’s agenda, but the SNP’s grip on the country appears strong. Can Labour’s plans for constitutional change point to a way out of the impasse?
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Miriam Pensack
Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
Happy Birthday, Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was born on this day in 1820. His writings continue to inform the struggles and inspire the hopes that define our own crisis-ridden age.
The IFS Is Wrong About Labour’s Manifesto
Tomorrow, the Institute for Fiscal Studies will launch the latest offensive against Labour’s economic plans – but their attacks are based more on ideology than evidence.
The UCU’s Fight Against Marketisation
This week’s UCU strike is a struggle against a higher education system that sees students pay more, workers get less – and a few at the top rake in the profits.
Bouncing Back in Wales
In 2017, Labour’s election comeback started in Wales. This week there are signs that a similar poll surge is happening in 2019 – and the Tories are worried.
The Right to Mobility
There’s a long way to go, but Labour’s manifesto could mark the first step in ending Britain’s obsession with the private car.
The Tories’ NHS Lies
From nurses to hospitals to overall investment, every major health pledge the Tories have made in this election campaign can be shown to be a lie. They can’t be trusted with the NHS.
Saving Britain’s Universities
This week’s UCU strike is about more than pensions and pay – it’s a fight for a university system that puts the welfare of staff and students above the interests of profit.
Culture for Labour
In an open letter to Tribune over 500 writers, artists and musicians endorse Labour’s vision of the arts, and its conception of politics as “something inherently collective, creative and transformative.”
Fighting for Our Social Fabric
This election is an opportunity to stop the steady brutality of a welfare system that has left so many people in destitution.
Labour Against the Finance Lobby
When the City of London trashes Labour’s plans to tax financial markets, people should take note. Finally Britain has a party that is prepared to take on the finance lobby.
The Growth of Healthcare Capitalism
Across the world, private healthcare corporations are growing in power – and will fundamentally undermine public healthcare within a generation if they are not challenged.
New Solidarities in Wales
The ‘clear red water’ of Welsh Labour has not run as red is it could have in the last few years. What role can Wales play in this election?
Labour’s Big Night
Last night’s resounding debate victory for Jeremy Corbyn exposed both Jo Swinson and Boris Johnson as out of touch with the concerns of working people – and can become a springboard to win this election.
Labour’s Offer to Young People
Today, Labour will launch its ‘Youth Manifesto’ offering fundamental change to millions of young people whose lives have been blighted by low pay, high rents and a government that has turned its back on them.
Trashing Peace in Northern Ireland
By lining up behind hardline loyalists and advocating impunity for state-sanctioned killings, the Tories have undermined decades of peace building in Northern Ireland in just a few short years.
The Arts for All
In the best of the party’s traditions, Labour’s manifesto for this election promises to open up the arts to those from all backgrounds – breaking a cycle which increasingly restricts cultural expression to an elite.
“Imposing Control Through Fire and Blood”
Bolivia’s exiled vice president Álvaro García Linera on how the country’s coup was organised, the money behind it – and its plans to retain power through violent repression.
Lifting the Floor
Labour’s manifesto shows that the party understands the urgency of the burning injustices that are stunting the lives of millions in Britain today – and is prepared to take action to end them.
Why Free Dental Care Matters
With 1 in 5 people skipping dental care because of costs resulting in thousands of preventable surgeries every year, Labour’s plan to introduce free dental checks can’t come a minute too soon.