The Plan to Kill the NHS
The NHS has always had wealthy enemies, but now they have a clear plan to bring it down: starve public healthcare of funding and let private provision grow in its place.
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A History of NHS Privatisation
75 years after its creation, the NHS is drifting from its original ideals – a result of both Tory and Labour policies that allowed private interests to carve up healthcare for profit.
Michael Rosen: ‘Caring Is the Greatest Thing We Can Do for Each Other’
Writer and poet Michael Rosen - one of Britain's most beloved public figures - sits down with Tribune to talk about the Jewish socialist roots of his politics – and why we should adore the NHS.
Casualty vs Thatcher
In the 1980s, two young graduates set out to write a show about how Thatcherism had left Aneurin Bevan’s NHS dream ‘in tatters'. The creators of Casualty sat down with Tribune to discuss the politics that shaped its message.
The Occupation That Saved a Hospital
In the 1970s, the Labour government announced plans to close the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson hospital in North London. The backlash that followed provides an enduring example of how public healthcare can be defended by grassroots organising.
Life in Her Hands: When the Government Made Hospital Dramas
In 1951, the government released the groundbreaking hospital drama Life in Her Hands — a part of a national recruitment campaign to address the chronic shortage of qualified nurses in post-war Britain, and one of the most explicit examples of positive NHS propaganda.
Tribune and the Battle for the NHS
In the years leading up to the creation of the NHS, its founder Aneurin Bevan edited this magazine. He used its pages to advocate for a healthcare revolution.
The NHS Was Always Radical
Aneurin Bevan left this magazine for the Ministry of Health with a mission: to build an oasis of socialist principles within British capitalism.
Palestine Solidarity Is Not a Crime
Today, MPs will vote on a government bill to ban boycotts of Israel – authoritarian legislation that uses opposing anti-semitism as cover to attack Palestine solidarity and remove our political freedoms.
Jeremy Corbyn: LGBT Rights Are Refugee Rights – Let’s Stand Up for Both
The government's latest attack on refugees would criminalise people fleeing persecution because of their sexuality or gender identity. Discrimination knows no borders – and neither should our solidarity.
Striking Against the Housing Crisis
Croydon Council plans huge cuts to its Housing Advice and Homelessness Department in the middle of a housing crisis. In response, staff have gone on strike to protect their jobs – and save a vital public service.