Busáras: Dublin’s Modernist Icon
Despite many decades of neglect, Busáras remains one of Dublin's iconic modernist buildings – and its original design as an ambitious civic centre can offer inspiration to those trying to reclaim the city today.
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50 Years Since the Battle of Saltley Gate
50 years ago this week, tens of thousands of workers turned out to picket the Nechells gas works in Birmingham, turning the tide of the 1972 strike and securing victory for the miners.
The Borders Bill Will Rip New Holes in the Social Safety Net
An estimated 1.3 million people in Britain are already at risk of destitution as a result of No Recourse to Public Funds – and Priti Patel's Nationality and Borders Bill would make the situation even worse.
Remembering Norma Waterson
Norma Waterson, who has passed away aged 82, was an immense musical talent and tireless advocate of the traditional folk music that represented the joys, hopes and struggles of the working class – the class from which she proudly came.
They Could Stop the Energy Price Hike – if They Wanted To
Rishi Sunak’s ‘rebate’ won’t stop the energy price hike driving millions into poverty. But there's an alternative: keep the current price cap, levy a windfall tax, and bring failing energy companies into public ownership.
It’s a Billionaires’ World, We’re Just Living in it
The obscene wealth of the world's billionaires doesn't just afford them a luxury lifestyle – it gives them control over the economy the rest of us rely on to live. That's the reality of capitalism's 'free market.'
You Can’t Understand Poverty in Britain without Structural Racism
The government argues that structural racism doesn't exist, but more than half of Britain's black and Bangladeshi children grow up in poverty – a fact you can't understand without seeing racial inequality.
66. Elite Capture: An interview with Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
This week, Grace Blakeley speaks to writer Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò about how elites have captured identity politics – and how liberation movements can resist establishment co-optation.
The Landlord Subsidy
Under Margaret Thatcher, the Tories saw housing benefit as a way to prop up private landlords – and today, it does so the tune of billions of pounds per year. It's time to build public housing instead.
How Media Scaremongering Made a Generation of Anti-Vaxxers
In the early 2000s, right-wing tabloids latched onto the suggestion of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism – and stirred up the fear that fuels the anti-vax movement to this day.
Privatisation Is the Real Rip-off
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently argued that bringing utilities into public ownership wasn’t 'good value for money' – but for millions of people, privatisation has led to higher bills and worse services.
Amnesty Is Right: Israel Is an Apartheid State
Today, Amnesty International becomes the third major human rights organisation to describe Israel as an apartheid state – a sign that international sentiment is turning against its oppression of Palestinians.