You Can’t Build a Recovery on These Foundations
This week, the Tories had the opportunity to lay the foundations for a recovery – instead they rolled out a series of gimmicks and short-term measures which will be redundant before the summer is out.
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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.
It’s Time to Socialise Big Pharma
The Covid-19 pandemic is teaching the world a lesson: we can’t leave the future of medicine in the hands of corporate profiteers.
The Future of Local Journalism Lies in Community Ownership
Across Britain, local newspapers are dying – reduced to chasing clicks before the inevitable next round of layoffs. The only way to save the industry is to hand it back to the community.
The Tories’ Climate Chaos
The Tory government is trying to furnish its green credentials – but beneath the spin its response to the climate crisis is characterised by weak targets, insufficient funding and contradictory policies.
To Peripheral Plaza
A new book on Kraftwerk’s ‘Future Music from Germany’ and a Caribbean tribute both reckon with the echoes of an imagined utopia in a bleak present.
Reading Some Effing Orwell in the Empire
Tribune’s one-time literary editor has become a meme and a cliché, but he remains one of the Left’s most ethically complex writers – and nowhere more so than in his depictions of the British Empire.
The Myth of the Tories’ Bold Economic Policies
FDR’s New Deal amounted to 40% of GDP in the 1930s, Rishi Sunak’s adds up to 0.2% of UK GDP today. His government’s much-lauded economic ‘radicalism’ is little more than a propaganda exercise.
The Tradition of the New
Walsall’s ‘New’ Art Gallery opened 20 years ago, and is still one of the best in Britain. As one of the few enduring successes of New Labour’s lavish arts programme, we ask: what went right?
Why the Durham Miners’ Gala Matters
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a reminder of the proud communities the labour movement built – and how its struggles for working-class dignity could yet build a better world for us all.
Remembering Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone’s melodic writing was among the most distinctive in cinematic history – but beyond these classics, ‘The Maestro’ was also committed to the radical democratisation of music.
How the Government Abandoned Migrants During Covid-19
While ministers clapped every week for migrant workers on the frontline, the Hostile Environment cast them as criminals – and exposed the myth that we’re all in this together.
Covid-19 Has Shown Why Unions Matter
Trade unions have been at the forefront of protecting workers during the Covid-19 crisis, standing up to bad bosses and defending livelihoods – it’s Labour’s job to fight for them in parliament.
When Black Sharecroppers Fought Jim Crow
In the 1930s, left-wing unions in the US South organised black sharecroppers to fight for better conditions – and build an alliance with white tenant farmers that could overthrow the Jim Crow regime.
What a Green Recovery Would Really Look Like
Once again today, the Chancellor announced green policies which are a fraction of what’s required – it’s time to make the case for a green recovery package that can really transform the economy.
Misjudging the Scale of the Crisis
In ordinary times, today’s announcements by Rishi Sunak would be significant – but given the scale of the economic crisis Britain faces they fall far short of the intervention required.
Labour’s Radical Renting History
For much of Labour’s history the party was vocally anti-landlord, with even its right-wing opposed to the private rented sector – its recent conversion to a softer line is decidedly ‘un-Labour.’
The Millennial-Zoomer Coalition
Media outlets are increasingly fascinated by the conflict between millennials and ‘Zoomers’ – but their shared economic plight can build a transformative political coalition.
The Glaring Inequalities of Football Capitalism
In the north-west of England, the most successful businesses in world football grow ever richer – while long-established community clubs from Bury to Bolton and Wigan slowly die in their shadows.
The Colonial Roots of the India-China Standoff
The recent bloody confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops on a Himalayan border threatened major geopolitical standoff. As is so often the case, the conflict’s roots can be traced back to Britain’s colonial policies.
Support the Tower Hamlets Workers
Workers in one of the most unequal boroughs in the country are on strike against a Labour council’s plans to impose a contract that will significantly worsen their working conditions – they deserve our support.