Why Rosa Was a Revolutionary
Rosa Luxemburg, born 150 years ago today, fought to win the socialist movement to a complete break with capitalism – arguing that only revolutionary transformation could create a world for workers.
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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.
Clapping Won’t Pay the Bills
In 2019, there were 40,000 nursing vacancies in England alone. The only way to protect the future of the NHS is to treat its workers properly – and that means a pay rise that will actually improve their lives.
The Internationalism of Rosa Luxemburg
Throughout her political life, Rosa Luxemburg remained committed to an internationalist version of socialism – one which fought for the working-class beyond national boundaries and against imperialism.
1% Is Not Enough – It’s Time for NHS Pay Justice
After clapping for NHS staff and calling them heroes, the government is proposing to give nurses a pay increase of just £3.50 per week – it’s time for a real reward that would end hardship in our health service.
The Young Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg was born on this day in 1871. Her socialism was shaped by a deep internationalism – much of which she imbibed from her Jewish upbringing in what was then known as ‘Russian Poland.’
The £20 Uplift Won’t Tackle Pandemic Poverty – We Need a Living Income
Almost 700,000 people have been driven into poverty in the UK during Covid-19, and a £20 uplift to Universal Credit isn’t a solution – we need a living income to safeguard against the deepening crisis of inequality.
A Journey Through ‘Red’ Paris
In the 20th century, leftists used their positions of municipal power in Paris to build some of Europe’s most ambitious social housing projects – housing that was not only beautiful, but affordable and secure.
Remembering Stan Newens
Stan Newens – veteran parliamentarian, campaigner for international justice and pillar of the Labour Left – passed away this week aged 91. Jeremy Corbyn remembers his lifelong struggle for socialism.
How Rishi Sunak’s Budget Betrayed Public Sector Workers
Public sector workers were at the frontline of the Covid crisis, but instead of a reward they’ve been given a pay freeze – just one of many attacks on the living standards of working people in the latest Tory Budget.
Left Behind: How Labour Abandoned Economic Populism to the Tories
For the past year, Labour’s leadership has distanced itself from the party’s popular economic policies – only to see them picked up by a cynical Tory government with no intention of bringing them to reality.
The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg was born 150 years ago today. Her letters reveal a revolutionary intellectual who was deeply committed to socialism and defiantly humane.
No Budget for Workers
Rishi Sunak’s Budget has been hailed as groundbreaking, but for workers it meant tax increases not pay rises – and little if anything to tackle the insecurity which the pandemic threatens to make normal.
Green Industrial Dilution
In today’s Budget, Rishi Sunak spoke about a Green Industrial Revolution – but his weak proposals are just another attempt to claim credit for a good idea he’s too afraid to pursue.
25 Days of the British Gas Strike
A striking British Gas engineer writes for Tribune about the fight against ‘fire and rehire,’ how the company has tried to squeeze its workers on the picket line – and why solidarity was the best form of defence.
Rishi Sunak Is Not Your Friend
The media’s hero-worship of Rishi Sunak ignores his real record during this crisis – from Eat Out to Help Out to opposing a circuit-breaker and liveable sick pay, the Chancellor has been one of Covid’s villains.
Jack Lang: Australian Labor’s Renegade Premier
In the 1920s and ’30s, Jack Lang served as Premier of New South Wales and introduced sweeping social reforms. His populist, working-class coalition is derided today – but remains a highpoint in Australian politics.
Yes, We Can Raise Corporation Tax in a Pandemic
The Labour leadership’s attempt to brand a corporation tax rise as ‘austerity’ is politically inane, economically backwards and a gift to the Tories. But they won’t mind – the only real aim is to signal that Corbynism is over.
‘Coal Not Dole’: The Legacy of the Miners’ Strike
The Miners’ Strike – which began on this week in 1984 – was one of the biggest disputes in British history. But it wasn’t just a fight over jobs, it was a battle for and by communities which Thatcher set out to destroy.
How the Third Way Turned its Back on Democracy
The Third Way which conquered the centre-left during the 1990s brought with it a hostility to democratic politics – the public would have to adapt to the demands of market, not the other way around.
The Second City
To begin a Tribune series on England’s Second City, Birmingham’s own Lynsey Hanley asks why the city’s development was so chaotic – and tended to ignore, diminish and segregate its population.