Britain’s Socialist Cinema Master
Ken Loach sits down with Tribune to discuss his career, the opportunities for political cinema today, and why artists should unmask exploitation and highlight ordinary peoples’ struggles against injustice.
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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.
Starmer’s Worst U-Turn
Labour has thrown millions of the most exploited workers under the bus to curry favour with the big business lobby — a staggering act of political cowardice. Unless the party corrects its course, things can only get bitter.
Amazon Is Investing in AI-Assisted Apartheid in Palestine
Since 2014, Amazon has been pouring billions into Israel, contributing to illegal settlement programmes and the relentless surveillance of Palestinians. Israel’s dystopian end goal: to compile biometric profiles and security ratings for every resident of the West Bank.
From the Docks to Deliveroo
Modern trade unionism was born through the organisation of insecure, low-paid workers. As gig conditions return, collective struggle must, too.
Organising Behind the Bar
Hospitality work is synonymous with low pay and insecurity. The only way to change that is to get organised.
Spain Versus the Gig Economy
Spain’s left-wing government is clamping down on bogus self-employment — and the gig companies are angry.
Tribune & the Fight for Gay Rights
In the 1980s, Tribune proudly provided a platform for gay and lesbian rights campaigners facing down prejudice, Thatcherism, and AIDS. The history behind its arrival at that position reveals much about the relationship between British LGBT activism and the socialist movement.
Cultural Capital Is No Substitute for Cold, Hard Cash
The rich used to eat, dress, and even speak entirely differently from the masses. Today they wear T-shirts and trainers just like the rest of us. But that doesn’t mean we’re all equal. It only lays bare the real source of inequality: actual money.
A Letter from Detroit
Detroit’s glittering revival isn’t just leaving most residents behind — it’s premised on their impoverishment.
Labour for Sale
Keir Starmer says he wants to clean up politics. Instead, he has facilitated a lobbyist takeover of the Labour Party, where predatory gambling firms, big oil and gig economy giants are buying influence at our expense.
As I Please: Fiscal Discipline and Punish
For all Rachel Reeves’ talk of security, Labour’s economic offering is built on shaky ground.
Us An Dem: The Radical Benjamin Zephaniah
For millions, Benjamin Zephaniah will be remembered for first introducing poetry to their lives — but his unwavering commitment to anti-imperialist, anti-racist and working-class politics cannot be forgotten either.
Saving Britain’s Grassroots Venues
A threat to close down Preston’s most iconic grassroots music venue has sparked a campaign to secure its future as a cooperative — and shown a real alternative to the for-profit model destroying local culture.
Four Arms Factories Across the UK Blockaded in Solidarity with Palestine
Over 1,000 workers have simultaneously blocked four arms factories across the UK which provide components for arms used by Israel in its bombardment of Gaza.
With Gaza in Ruins, Britain’s Reputation is Wrecked
British complicity in Israel’s massacre has left it more isolated on the world stage than at any time since the Suez Crisis. The Global South won’t forget its hypocrisy — and nor should it.
Fiscal Discipline is a Climate Catastrophe
Germany has blocked billions of pounds of green investment at home and across the EU because of a ‘debt brake’ that makes budget deficits unlawful — proving that ‘fiscal discipline’ is a climate catastrophe.
Sleep Easy, Shane
With humour, warmth and delicate beauty, Shane MacGowan’s lyricism profoundly shaped the culture of England’s Irish diaspora — and was never afraid to denounce injustice, no matter how unpopular this made him with the powerful.
Stabilising the Status Quo Won’t Cut It
Rachel Reeves has declared she will make Labour the party of economic stability. But after a decade of rising inequality and falling living standards, what we need is transformation, not more of the same.
Finally
Henry Kissinger’s time on earth was spent organising the slaughter of millions of people on behalf of the rich and powerful, whose respect for him transcended party loyalties. May he rot in hell.
Israeli Settlers Are Terrorising Palestinian Olive Farmers
For Palestinians, the olive harvest is both an economic lifeline and a symbol of resistance. That is why Israel has taken advantage of the attention on Gaza to kill and terrorise farmers across the West Bank.