Rooftop Pools for Everyone
The existence of the Nine Elms sky pool isn't only evidence of the absurd luxuries of the rich – it proves that we could all have communal luxury, if our political class thought it worthwhile.
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Open Letter: Stop the Repression of Palestine Solidarity in British Schools
In an open letter, a group of human rights organisations express their concern about the growing effort to silence pupils' expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian cause in schools across the country.
There’s No Place for Arms Companies in LGBT+ Liberation
For many years, the arms industry has cynically exploited Pride as an opportunity to sanitise its image – but profiting from death and destruction has nothing to do with liberation.
Partisans on the Pitch
In 20th century Yugoslavia, football played a decisive role in politics – arising from the workers' movement, recruiting for the struggle against fascism and even helping to build a socialist state.
The Tories’ School Catch-Up Plan Will Leave Poor Kids Further Behind
The Tories have approved school catch-up funding of as little as £50 per pupil per year, compared to £1,600 in the US and £2,500 in Holland – just the latest policy which will punish poorer kids the most.
Behind the Sky Pool
Images of Nine Elms' sky pool provoked controversy last week, but behind the glass lies a story of Britain's political elite conspiring with super-rich developers – and the communities that suffer as a result.
Capital’s Latest Trick
Workers are facing an attack on pay and conditions, backed by the threat of the sack. Trade union action is our best hope to bring the assault to an end.
Unbreak Our Hearts
A new history of depression poses the question of where politics ends and illness begins.
Northumbrian Psycho
Eliza Clark’s shlock horror novel Boy Parts is an unreliably-narrated account of violence and ambition, which doubles as a portrait of national dysfunction.
Why Young People Need to Organise
From work to housing and public services, the emerging generation is screwed by today’s economy — and the only answer is to organise collectively to fight for better.
How Labour Lost its Purpose
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party doesn’t seem to know what it’s doing. More worryingly, it doesn’t seem to know why.
The Free Press Fantasy
We often hear that the media’s job is to hold power to account — but in reality, its function is to project the views of the powerful across society.