Amazon Rugeley is a Poster Child for Britain’s Deindustrialisation
Rugeley was once home to a thriving coal industry that underpinned a community. Today, it is the site of an Amazon warehouse that exposes the bleak reality of work in modern Britain.
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Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
Austerity Is Labour’s Choice
It’s simple: Starmer in 10 Downing Street can end child hunger, fix public services and give workers a pay rise. Ruling out these ambitions by refusing to tax wealth is a conscious political choice.
Don’t Let Palestinian Music Be Destroyed
In Jenin, a treasured record collection containing everything from Palestinian disco to revolutionary folk songs is under threat from bulldozers and bombs — and needs your help.
Labour’s Most Damaging U-turn
Labour’s commitment to reverse the decline of unions is the only way for Britain to end job insecurity and in-work poverty — if this was ditched, it would only show that Starmer is comfortable with bosses reliant on massive exploitation to turn a profit.
How Junior Doctors Will Win in Scotland
After securing a 17.4% pay rise and agreements on pay restoration, Scotland’s junior doctors have called off strikes. Why isn’t this happening nationally? Because the Tories are blocking the deal the NHS needs.
How Britain Crushed Democracy in Iran
70 years ago today, Mohammed Mossadegh was overthrown for wanting Iran’s oil to be in the hands of its people. The coup was organised by BP, the CIA, and the British state – which still refuses to discuss its role to this day.
Labour Turns Its Back on Workers’ Rights
By watering down its commitment to workers’ rights, the Labour Party is abandoning its last truly transformative policy – and consigning millions to a future of workplace insecurity.
Proper Pay Rises Can Save the Public Sector
Public sector workers’ strikes aren’t just about higher pay and better conditions – they’re about the fundamental survival of the public sector itself.
The Radical Politics of Star Trek
Star Trek envisioned a world beyond capitalism, racism and oppression where technology is harnessed to end all forms of exploitation and injustice – its lessons remain as relevant as ever.
Remembering the Battle of Lewisham
On this day in 1977 British fascism suffered its most humiliating defeat since Cable Street.
How Luton Town Fans Saved Their Football Club
A 9-year climb from non-league to top-flight football is just one part of the Luton story. After the club was almost destroyed by previous owners, fans took back control – and provided an alternative to the corporate domination of football.
Inside the Beeb
I’ve seen first-hand how the BBC uses notions of ‘neutrality’ to shape a news landscape that bolsters the establishment and sidelines dissenting views, writes an anonymous journalist.
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Humanity Cannot Survive a Nuclear War’
On Hiroshima Day, Jeremy Corbyn argues that the world has never been closer to nuclear war – and that the only way to avoid catastrophe is to abolish nuclear weapons once and for all.
Brian Cox: ‘If We Don’t Have Visionaries, We Don’t Have Anything’
Award-winning actor Brian Cox speaks to Tribune about the threat unregulated artificial intelligence poses to the acting profession, his support for striking workers and the need for visionaries in politics.
Sinéad O’Connor: Voice of the Oppressed
Vilified for challenging child abuse in the Catholic Church, Sinéad O’Connor dedicated her life to confronting power – and became a voice for millions facing oppression.
Labour’s Purge of Socialists Should Worry Us All
Labour’s attempt to rig the Wolverhampton South West parliamentary selection has meant a crackdown on democracy to silence the Left – and such an authoritarian instinct from a ‘government-in-waiting’ will have dark ramifications for the whole country.
Luton’s Fight For Free School Meals
With both sides of Westminster dismissing action over child hunger, Luton Tribune Club has built a community campaign to extend free school meals provision and tackle the escalating childhood poverty crisis.
Time to Make the Climate Profiteers Pay
As heat records were being broken and wildfires raged, energy companies announced record profits – a direct result of the greed of fossil fuel giants who lied about their role in creating the climate crisis.
The National Minimum Wage: 25 Years of Failure
The National Minimum Wage was introduced on this day in 1998. Hailed by Tony Blair as salvation for low-paid workers, in reality it propped up poverty pay – and was a weak alternative to empowering trade unions.
Rakie Ayola: ‘100% With Striking Workers’
The BAFTA-winning actor Rakie Ayola speaks to Tribune on the need for cultural workers to unite against studio bosses destroying their industry – and why actors must stand with striking workers everywhere.