Jamaica Against the Royals
William and Kate’s visit to Jamaica was designed to strengthen the monarchy’s links to the Caribbean – instead, Jamaicans are demanding apologies for colonial crimes and campaigning to make the country a republic.
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Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
Hunger Is a Political Choice – And Sunak Has Made His
Last year, millions of people across Britain faced food poverty as queues at food banks reached record levels. The cost of living crisis will see those numbers grow – and the Chancellor’s failure to intervene is a national disgrace.
The Challenges Facing Britain’s Co-Operatives
Britain’s co-operative and ‘social enterprise’ sector has the potential to be a real alternative to neoliberalism – but today, it is often captured within the same free market dogma it might replace.
The Spring Statement Was a Scam
Today, Rishi Sunak had a chance to tackle the cost of living crisis. Instead, he has left the average family around £1,000 worse off than last year – the biggest fall in living standards since records began.
Tax the Oil Giants
While energy bills skyrocket by £700 for the average household, oil giants are making billions of pounds in profits. The solution is clear: tax the corporate profiteers and cut bills for the rest of us.
73. The War on the Poor w/ Alfie Stirling
This week, Grace and Alfie Stirling, Chief Economist of the New Economics Foundation, look ahead to the Chancellor’s spring statement – which looks set to contain very few of the measures needed to tackle the cost of living crisis.
5 Ways the Tories Could Tackle the Cost of Living TODAY
Today, billionaire Chancellor Rishi Sunak will tell us he ‘understands’ the plight of millions facing a cost of living crisis. If he truly wanted, he could avert the coming wave of poverty and hardship – here’s how.
Tory Tax Hikes Are Part of an Economic War on Workers
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, the Tory government has made Britain the only major economy to hike taxes on workers. The reason is simple – they are determined to protect the profits of the rich.
The Nationality and Borders Bill Exposes Tory Hypocrisy on Refugees
In recent weeks, the Tories have been pretending to support refugees – but their Nationality and Borders Bill, which is being voted on tonight, is the harshest crackdown on migrant rights in decades.
How the Tories Built Food Bank Britain
In 2010, 60,000 food bank packages were handed out in Britain. Last year, it was 2.5 million. This is the result of political choices – and the cost of living crisis will see millions more fall into food poverty.
Pensioner Poverty Is a Political Choice
As the cost of living crisis bites, millions of elderly people in Britain are fighting to get by on the lowest state pension in the industrialised world. It’s a situation the Chancellor could change this week, if he wanted to.
Auden’s Radical Humanism
In the decades of fascism and war, W. H. Auden’s poetry attacked a depraved elite who brought the world to the brink of catastrophe. Today, his words and warnings have lost none of their original power.
The Tory War on Public Transport
Record fuel prices have left millions struggling to pay for travel. Public transport can be the alternative – but only if years of Tory privatisation and underfunding are reversed.
Dublin’s Socialist Theatre Troupe
In the 1930s, Dublin’s socialist New Theatre Group set out to build a workers’ theatre – one that could bring the struggles against fascism, poverty and war to life.
The Barts Health Victory Is a Blow to the Outsourcing Agenda
This month, workers who were outsourced to Serco won a spectacular victory ensuring 1,800 staff would be brought in-house on NHS contracts – a blow to the outsourcing agenda across the economy.
The Establishment’s War on BDS
A new documentary looks at how US lawmakers have taken aim at the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement – and how it’s spreading around the world.
Chile Has a Chance to Bury Neoliberalism for Good
After the election of Gabriel Boric, Chile will vote on a new constitution. Pinochet’s document made proposals like a British-style NHS illegal – but now activists are hoping to enshrine public ownership in law.
The Iraq War Exposes the West’s Ukraine Hypocrisy
On this day in 2003, the Iraq War began. It was an illegal invasion in the same mould as Putin’s war in Ukraine – but almost two decades later, its architects have faced no consequences.
Colombia’s Left-Wing Turn
Last week’s election in Colombia saw the best result for its left in decades – and confirmed Gustavo Petro as favourite to be the country’s first socialist president.
Fracking Is Not the Future
The fracking lobby is using Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to push its agenda once again, but there’s no future in fossil fuels – the only way out of the crisis is investment in renewal energy.