It’s Time to Socialise the High Street
Britain’s high streets were already in crisis before Covid-19, but now many are on the verge of dereliction – it’s time for a bold plan to socialise them and build thriving centres of community life.
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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.
Introducing ‘A World to Win’
A preview episode of our new podcast ‘A World to Win,’ which will provide socialist views and analysis on a weekly basis from Grace Blakeley and her guests.
How Government Is Turning into Algoracy
As governments collect vast amounts of data on their citizens, decision-making is increasingly outsourced to algorithm – in the hope that behaviour can be modified and sites of democratic resistance diminished.
Keir Hardie: Marx, the Man and His Message
On Keir Hardie’s birthday, we republish an excerpt from his 1910 pamphlet ‘Marx, the Man and his Message’ explaining why Marx’s work remains a “consecrated treasure” for the working class of the world.
Covid Will Change How We Work – It’s Time for the Left to Respond
From skyrocketing unemployment to remote working and reduced hours, the Covid-19 pandemic is transforming the world of work – and the Left needs to provide its vision for the future before it’s too late.
The A-Level Results Are Class Politics
This year the Tories have turned England’s A-levels into a postcode lottery, further disadvantaging working-class youth. If students want justice they will need to follow their Scottish counterparts – and fight back.
Dawn Butler: ‘It’s Not Every Police Officer, but the System is Structurally Racist’
Labour MP Dawn Butler on being stopped by the police, the far-right campaign of abuse which followed – and why she intends to keep fighting the structural racism that plagues policing in Britain.
The Sad Comedies of Soviet Socialism
Georgii Daneliya was one of the Soviet film directors genuinely beloved by Soviet audiences. His gentle comedies depict the USSR as neither dystopia nor utopia, but as most people actually lived it.
The Crackdown in Belarus
In Belarus, a populist government that long claimed the support of its people finds itself repressing a historic protest movement – and its demands for a more democratic politics.
Italy’s Far-Right Is Still in the Driving Seat
Italy’s far-right remains on the rise – with both the Lega and Fratelli d’Italia projected to gain in September’s elections. The country’s political direction offers a stark reminder of what happens when a fighting Left disappears.
John Swinney Must Go
Scotland’s SQA results fiasco is just a symbol of growing inequalities in Scottish education which are leaving working-class students behind. It needs to change – and that starts with John Swinney’s departure.
The Mask and the Queue
Pubs are reopening, but they don’t feel the same as they did before the pandemic. What are the possibilities for the future of the public house as a public space?
How DHL Profits from Crisis – While its Workers Bear the Cost
The CEO of parcel giant DHL recently said the company had “never been in better shape,” with profits soaring during the Covid-19 crisis – but its workers face unsafe conditions, a lack of sick pay and paltry rewards.
Covid-19 Has Exposed Britain’s Childcare Crisis
Almost half of the women workers who have lost their jobs during Covid-19 cite lack of childcare as a factor. It’s time to recognise childcare as a public good – and make it available to everyone.
Failing the Public While Making a Killing
England’s privatised test and trace system is failing by all international standards, but two corporations – Serco and Sitel – stand to make three quarters of a billion anyway. It should be a national scandal.
Our Plan for a Democratic, Liberated and Socialist Student Wing
In the first student representative elections since the abolition of Labour Students, Fraser Amos, Nabeela Mowlana and Micaela Tracey-Ramos outline their socialist vision for Labour student organising.
Why We Need the Right to Roam
The coronavirus crisis has seen many more people holiday at home this year, but vast private estates mean that only 8% of land in England is accessible – it’s time to fight for our right to roam.
The Real Crisis in the Channel Is the One Facing Migrants
Migrant crossings in the Channel have been described as a ‘national crisis,’ but the real crisis is the war and persecution that forces families to flee their homes – and the border regimes that brutalise them.
Letter: Bolsonaro and the Brazilian Far-Right Are Putting Lives at Risk
Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Diane Abbott and figures from across the labour movement sign a letter condemning the Bolsonaro government’s handling of Covid-19 – and warning he poses a threat to public safety.
Towards a New Spanish Republic
As Spain’s former king flees the country after a string of corruption revelations, Podemos co-founder Juan Carlos Monedero makes the case for abolishing the country’s monarchy – and building a new republic.