The migrant labourers of industrial Scotland were part of an intricate system of extraction and exploitation, which now exists mostly in the memory, but one group of workers has disappeared from that memory – Lithuanian migrants.
The conduct revealed by the leaked Labour report isn't just a few bad apples – it's the result of a Blairite project to hollow out the Labour Party and put power in the hands of right-wing bureaucrats.
Peter Mandelson intervened today to defend the conduct of the staff in the leaked Labour report. It should come as no surprise – his clique established the culture of contempt for party members that it reveals.
Many Labour members feel betrayed by the contents of the leaked report – but none moreso than its BAME supporters. Unless the party takes serious action, it risks losing many for good.
A recent survey of global executives found that more than a third were investing in automation in response to the coronavirus. If workers are going to weather this economic shock, they'll need to get organised.
Britain's trade union laws require designated agencies to process strike ballots in person – but coronavirus means they can't. Workers' rights shouldn't be left up to chance: the laws need to be repealed.
Coronavirus has exposed capitalism as a fragile system incapable of meeting many people's basic needs. But crises alone have never been enough for the Left – if we want an alternative, we'll have to organise one.
Just before coronavirus, author Mark O'Connell wrote a book about the apocalypse – here he discusses billionaire bunkers, libertarian 'preppers' and why socialists need to have faith in people's resilience at moments of crisis.
With millions of people now working from their homes, frantic bosses are buying high-tech surveillance software to track their workers’ every keystroke.
India's Communist-run region of Kerala has received praise from the Washington Post and New York Times for its coronavirus response. Its secret? A government that puts the public interest before private profit.
Bernie Sanders' campaign put working-class interests back on the political map. It brought communities together – and clarified friends and enemies. It won't be forgotten in a hurry.
Yesterday's OBR projections that Britain would rebound spectacularly from the coronavirus crisis are wildly optimistic – and will be used to advance the case for harsh spending cuts if they go unchallenged.