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The People’s War for Education

During the Second World War, Britain's soldiers insisted that they were fighting for more than a return to the status quo - and the popular educational programmes they established helped to pave the way for Labour's victory in 1945.

No War with Iran

The march to war with Iran has begun, with the British government playing Trump's tune - it's time for all those opposed to another slaughter in the Middle East to organise a mass anti-war movement.

Jess Phillips Is Not the Answer

Jess Phillips wants to present herself as a truth-teller who is in touch with the concerns of ordinary people - but behind the shtick she is a candidate for whom PR matters more than politics.

No Quarter for Fascists

In the weeks since her election victory, new Labour MP Charlotte Nichols has come under pressure to disown comments about the need to confront the far-right. She tells Tribune about her politics - and why anti-fascism is a cause she will never abandon.

Capturing Precarity

The demise of secure work and the rise of 'precarity' is a theme of the modern world - and now, it's finding its way onto the big screen.

Arise, Sir Food Bank

Knighting Iain Duncan Smith - the man responsible for Universal Credit, the bedroom tax and 'fit for work' tests - shows just how much contempt the establishment has for ordinary people.