Remembering the Battle of Cable Street
85 years ago today, the working class of London’s East End organised against Oswald Mosley’s race hatred – and delivered the greatest defeat in British fascism’s history.
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Mohamed Ahmed
Mohamed Ahmed is a freelance writer based in London.
The Long Legacy of Britain’s Australian Nuclear Tests
69 years ago, Britain detonated its first nuclear bomb test off the coast of Australia, officially becoming the world’s third nuclear power. Seven decades later, Australians are still dealing with the fallout.
UAL Cleaners Are Fighting the Outsourcing Agenda
Last week, cleaners at University of the Arts London went on strike. It is just the latest battle in the fight against outsourcing and diminishing conditions across the economy – but it is one they intend to win.
How the NHS Uses Precarity as a Weapon Against Worker Organising
Despite staff shortages, workers on different contracts in the NHS are being pitted against each other for shifts – a tactic designed to prevent them from organising effectively to improve conditions.
Ocado Drivers Are Fighting to Unionise the Gig Economy
Last month, Ocado Zoom drivers made headlines for organising against rock-bottom pay and outsourcing of their jobs. Now, they are unionising – and determined to win better.
Home Ownership Can’t Solve the Housing Crisis
In recent weeks, Labour has confirmed its rightward drift on housing by emphasising home ownership instead of social housing and renters’ rights – but embracing the market will do nothing to solve the housing crisis.
The Original Sound of Sheffield: Remembering Richard H. Kirk
Sheffield-born musician Richard H. Kirk passed away last month. His music, in Cabaret Voltaire and after, told a story of darkness and paranoia growing into a utopian, expansive vision of the future.
Polyflor Workers Won’t Be Walked Over
After being refused a pay rise despite big profits for investors, staff at the Polyflor factory in Manchester went on strike. Their ensuing victory is a warning to bosses: never take your workforce for granted.
Destroying Teesside’s History
The Nadine Dorries-assisted demolition of Dorman Long Tower symbolised the evisceration of local industrial heritage in the name of profit-driven redevelopment – and proved the ‘Conservatives’ only conserve when it suits them.
POLL: 65% of British Public Supports £15 Minimum Wage
A new poll from Survation and Autonomy has revealed overwhelming support for increasing the minimum wage to £15 per hour – just days after the issue led to a resignation from Labour’s Shadow Cabinet.
Keir Starmer’s Ninety Minutes of Nothing
Keir Starmer’s leaders speech was the longest in recent memory, but contained hardly any substance – an admission that Labour under his watch won’t respond to crisis with any great ambition for change.
53. Climate, Capital, and the State: An Interview With Geoff Mann
This week, Grace speaks to Geoff Mann, Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University, about neoliberalism, state power, and why democracy is so important to anti-capitalist struggle today.
The Universal Credit Cut Is a Pro-Poverty Policy
Combined with rising tax, food, and energy bills, this week’s Universal Credit cut will leave low-income families a huge £1,700 per year worse off – it is another sign that poverty is this government’s policy.
Blairism Reheated
This week’s Labour conference saw the party lurch further towards the centre – but where 1990s Third Way politics came with a swagger, Keir Starmer’s ‘moderates’ look increasingly insipid.
Trade Unionism Is Always Political
The general secretary of Equity explains why the focus of the trade union movement must always be on building worker power – and why that goal is fundamentally a political one.
The Green New Deal Isn’t Going Anywhere
On Sunday, Labour Party conference overwhelmingly passed a motion supporting a Green New Deal – proof that members still want the radical action required to avert climate disaster.
Why It’s Time for Labour to Back Irish Unity
100 years after partition, public opinion in Ireland is moving towards reunification – it’s time for Labour to follow suit.
Andy McDonald: Why I Resigned
In an article for Tribune, Andy McDonald explains his decision to resign from the Shadow Cabinet – and argues that Keir Starmer’s broken promises mean he should seek a new mandate as Labour leader.
Solidarity with Palestine from the Conference Floor
Yesterday, Labour Conference passed a historic motion condemning the ongoing Nakba in Palestine. Here, we republish a speech made by a Young Labour representative calling for justice for Palestinians.
How Labour Can Win Again
The Covid pandemic has proved the depth of the crisis working people currently face. Lukewarm equivocations aren’t enough – we need a proposal to change the world.