Tony Benn: ‘Democracy Is the Most Revolutionary Thing’
In a newly published 2006 interview, Tony Benn explains to Matt Kennard why the establishment fears true democracy: they understand it would mean the end of the capitalist system itself.
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Raven Hart
Raven Hart is co-founder of the Bristol Cooperative Alliance, an organisation that aims to promote a decentralised economy that empowers local communities and facilitates democratic self-determination.
Voters Want Change. Labour Must Deliver It.
The Tories have been booted out of office after 14 years of wrecking our country. Rebuilding Britain will require bold and ambitious policies. If Labour doesn’t deliver, voters will look elsewhere.
No, We Haven’t Run Out of Money
Labour claim they will inherit an economic mess that will prevent them from tackling child poverty or fixing Britain’s crumbling infrastructure. The problem, however, isn’t a lack of resources — it’s that the resources are hoarded at the top.
Britain’s Wealthiest Needn’t Worry
Billionaire John Caudwell’s support for Labour over Starmer’s persecution of socialists and support for capitalism has been unscrutinised by a media class showing no curiosity for whose interests next week’s government will serve, writes Tom Mills.
The Far Right Are Another Arm of the Establishment
Like most far-right parties, Reform claims to be anti-establishment, but it’s led by a millionaire ex-banker, bankrolled by aristocrats, and pushes the agenda of landlords and fossil fuel giants. They’re merely another elite faction vying for control.
Asian BrewDog Worker Sacked After Raising Concerns About EDL Presence
EXCLUSIVE: Tribune can reveal that an Asian BrewDog employee was sacked after raising concerns about the presence of the EDL on the day of a far-right rally.
The Vanquished of Yesterday
In her book ‘Burnout’, Hannah Proctor brings alive the emotional experiences of socialists responding to defeat over three centuries — and how these experiences can inform future victories.
The Hospitality Giant Making Its Staff Homeless
After announcing a surge in profits to £560 million, hospitality giant Whitbread told its workers it was making 1500 redundancies that would cause many of them to lose their homes.
‘It’s Soul Destroying’: Why Barnet Social Workers Are on Strike
Amid spiralling workloads and a staffing crisis, mental health social workers in Barnet have taken over 60 days of strike action to demand investment in a vital service. Barnet’s Labour Council have responded by using strike-breaking agency workers.
Behind Labour Together
Since running Keir Starmer’s fraudulent leadership campaign, Labour Together has raised staggering sums of money from exploitative businessmen to staff the offices of MPs — shaping party policy in the interests of its mega-rich donors.
In Defence of Fossil Free Books
Howard Jacobson has denounced a campaign against arms manufacturers and fossil fuel companies sponsoring literary festivals, arguing that writers shouldn’t take political action. But his denunciation ignores that complicity is also a political act.
Jeremy Corbyn: The Private Sector Won’t Save the NHS
As Labour and the Tories pledge to continue allowing private interests to carve up our NHS for profit, we must fight as hard as Nye Bevan did against the profiteers wrecking our health service.
Back to Black
The British Library’s new Beyond the Bassline exhibition is an ambitious attempt to showcase five hundred years of black British music — but fails to do this rich history justice.
Capital’s B-Team Are Ready to Take Charge
Keir Starmer claims that Labour is now ‘pro-business and pro-worker’, but the order of these priorities is no coincidence. Yesterday’s manifesto confirmed that the interests of big business and the wealthy will come first under a Labour government.
Keeping Gaza on the Ballot
While the genocide in Gaza has dominated the thoughts of millions of people across Britain, our political and media class are desperate to sideline the issue — we can’t let this happen, writes Andrew Feinstein.
Europe Is Warning Us
The fascist surge across the European Union is directly down to the bankruptcy of centrist politicians — whose failure in addressing soaring inequalities and deep social problems should haunt Starmer’s Labour.
Atomic Bomb Survivors Have a Warning for the World
As the world inches closer to nuclear war, survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki speak to Tribune about the urgent need to rid the world of atomic weapons.
Watch Dennis Potter
Thirty years after his death, the work of television dramatist and working-class innovator Dennis Potter is remnant of an era when complex and politically daring art was broadcast to a mass audience.
D-Day and the Anti-Fascist Revolution
As Europe’s right-wing politicians exploit the 80th anniversary of D-Day for their reactionary ends, Tribune remembers its significance for the progressive and anti-fascist revolutions which followed.
‘Gives Us What We’re Owed’: Why Healthcare Assistants Are on Strike
Healthcare assistants are the very backbone of the NHS. Forced to work above their pay grades for poverty wages, they’re going on strike for the pay — and the recognition — they deserve.