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Bevan in a Time of Coronavirus

Aneurin Bevan responded to the deep crises of the 1930s and '40s by making the case for transforming the economy in workers' interests, and ultimately building the NHS. The Left can learn from his example today.

Hope Is Not Enough

In his latest book 'Humankind,' Rutger Bregman launches a 300-page defence of human nature against the Hobbesians – but without a political perspective, his hope begins to feel like self-help.

#CantPayWontPay

The London Renters Union's strike campaign is recognising a reality that the government wants to ignore – for thousands in this pandemic, the choice is increasingly between paying the rent and putting food on the table.

Why Nakba Day Matters

For more than seventy years the Palestinian people have been subject to dispossession and attempts to erase their history and culture – but on Nakba Day, they can say 'we're still here and we remember.'

Stand by Our Teachers

The tabloid hate campaign against teachers and their unions has one objective – to distract the public from the fact that Boris Johnson's plans to end the lockdown are putting children across Britain at risk.