Pits Against the State
In the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike, Thatcher weaponised hunger to force striking workers back to work. What she didn’t expect was workers in pit communities and beyond mobilising to organise an alternative welfare state.
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Miriam Pensack
Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.
Lula’s Victory Is a Testament to Solidarity
Lula’s historic victory, unthinkable just two years ago, couldn’t have happened without millions of people fighting for it. As Bolsonaro supporters refuse to accept the results, the mobilisation of those masses will be key to securing democracy.
Remembering Fenner Brockway
Fenner Brockway – lifelong socialist and anti-war activist who co-founded War on Want, the CND, and the Movement for Colonial Freedom – was born on this day in 1888. Jeremy Corbyn speaks to Tribune about the debt we owe his memory.
Battersea Power Station Is a Landmark of London’s Housing Crisis
Battersea Power Station’s transformation from a London landmark into a commercial centre and luxury flats tells a story of a city sacrificing its history on the altar of private development.
We Can’t Afford More Austerity
David Cameron’s Tories justified austerity by saying we were ‘all in it together’. Now millions are going hungry and public services are on their knees while the rich enjoy the spoils – we can’t afford to let them lie again.
We Can’t Afford More Austerity
David Cameron’s Tories justified austerity by saying we were ‘all in it together’. Now millions are going hungry and public services are on their knees while the rich enjoy the spoils – we can’t afford to let them lie again.
The Great Italian Post-Fascist Tolkien Takeover
Giorgia Meloni, like many in the Italian far-right, is a Lord of the Rings obsessive – raising questions about what it is in Tolkien’s work that seems to appeal to fascists.
Masafer Yatta’s Fight for Survival
More than 1,000 Palestinians live under permanent threat of eviction in the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta, which Israel has designated a ‘firing zone’ – just one glimpse into life under its apartheid regime.
Today Is Brazil’s Chance to Bury Bolsonarismo
Today’s presidential run-off in Brazil leaves voters a stark choice: continue the destructive nightmare of Bolsonaro’s presidency – or choose Lula to fight poverty and rebuild.
Why Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough
A decade of Tory cuts has left teachers grappling with crisis after crisis – so today, hundreds of thousands begin balloting on national strike action.
97. Markets Versus Democracy w/ Aeron Davis
This week, Grace speaks to Aeron Davis, professor of political communication. They discuss the power of the Treasury and how the financialisation of the UK economy has eroded democracy.
‘I’ve Never Known It So Bad’: Civil Servants on Why They’re Ready to Strike
This year’s pathetic 2% pay offer for civil servants came hot on the heels of a decade of ‘pay restraint’. It’s not a one-off from the government, it’s a pattern – and industrial action is the only way to change it.
Education On the Brink
Teachers and support staff are leaving education in droves. There’s one way for the government to stem the flow: reverse twelve years of cuts, abandon austerity 2.0, and pay education workers properly.
From the Petty to the Vicious, Bosses are Penalising Striking Workers
In Britain, there’s no formal protection for staff whose employers make life difficult for them because they’ve been on strike – another way our laws put bosses’ interests above workers’ needs.
For Animals and their Carers, Organising Gets the Goods
Last month, the RSPCA made a ‘snap decision’ to sell its only London animal hospital to another charity. Only the threat of strikes stopped the transfer – proof that where charity falls short, organising wins.
Read Mike Davis
Mike Davis, the American geographer and historian, has died. There was no better socialist writer in the last four decades.
Spain Is Serious About Stopping Bogus Self-Employment
Spain’s 2021 ‘Rider Law’ was a breakthrough in employment rights for delivery riders, but giants like Glovo have been all too willing to flout it – so they’ve been slapped with a record €79 million fine.
The Radical Aesthetics of Pablo Picasso
Picasso was born on this day in 1881. He became a socialist – and went on to prove the power of art as a tool in the fight against oppression and brutality.
The Next War on Protest Is Here
For those in power, last year’s vicious anti-protest bill still wasn’t authoritarian enough – so they’ve introduced another that could see you criminalised for something as small as carrying a bike chain.
Fracking Brought Down a PM – and Could Bring Down the Tories
Last week’s fracking vote made clear there are gaping rifts in the Tory Party’s coalition – and it’s fantasy to think Rishi Sunak can easily knit things back together.