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.
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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.
How Workers Are Winning a 4-Day Week
In growing numbers, workers are organising to demand a four-day week with no loss of pay in their workplace. They're winning — and here's how you can too.