The Miners' Strike – which began on this week in 1984 – was one of the biggest disputes in British history. But it wasn't just a fight over jobs, it was a battle for and by communities which Thatcher set out to destroy.
The Third Way which conquered the centre-left during the 1990s brought with it a hostility to democratic politics – the public would have to adapt to the demands of market, not the other way around.
To begin a Tribune series on England's Second City, Birmingham's own Lynsey Hanley asks why the city's development was so chaotic – and tended to ignore, diminish and segregate its population.
UK household debt has increased by 66% since May. It's already a crisis for millions and will be for many more as 'frozen' pandemic payments thaw out – but the government refuses to act.
This week the Tories will outline their recovery plan: a more muscular state which intervenes on behalf of the wealthy. Labour needs a response that focuses on working people – but is sorely lacking it.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to extend the stamp duty holiday in Wednesday's Budget, propping up an economy that relies on ballooning property prices – and locking in the housing crisis for years to come.
Referrals for far-right terror offences have risen markedly among young people during Covid. The phenomenon is fuelled by growing online subcultures – many of which thrive on anti-Muslim vitriol.
In the wake of Covid-19, Goldsmiths management are forcing through job cuts worth £6 million and a vast increase in workloads – but staff are fighting back against the latest neoliberal reforms to higher education.
Tax fraud costs the UK more than ten times as much as benefits fraud but is hardly ever prosecuted – it's all part of a right-wing scam to divert your attention from who really cheats the British public.
'Our Friends in the North' turns 25 this year. The show dealt with the institutions of British society with a rare honesty, and opened the eyes of many to the ongoing symbiosis between politicians, the police, and the press.
Dictator Augusto Pinochet's influence lingers in Chile's politics through widespread inequality and the impunity of its security forces – but today, there is a growing movement to bury his legacy.
Labour's opposition to tax increases for major corporations isn't popular or even good economics – but it is a signal that the days when the party challenged big business interests are over.