How Bernie Won Nevada
A Labour Party member reports on the Bernie Sanders campaign, how its socialist message cut through in Nevada – and what we can learn from it in the UK.
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This Budget Won’t Fix Britain’s Broken Welfare System
Britain's welfare system is the last line of defence against the threat of coronavirus and a potential recession – but after a decade of shredding it, today's budget doesn't do nearly enough to restore the social safety net.
The Great Virgin Train Robbery
After rail privatisation, Virgin Trains were presented as an engineering triumph – but they amounted to nothing more than a sewage-scented rebranding of British Rail's managed decline.
Refugee Policies Can’t Return to ‘Normal’ After Coronavirus
The Covid-19 crisis has given governments another excuse to ignore their responsibilities to refugees. Before the climate crisis to come, it's essential that everyone fleeing disaster is treated with dignity.
Gen Z Wins Its First Battle
By forcing the government into a u-turn on A-level results, an emerging generation has learned its political power – but to win a decent future, it will have to fight for many years to come.
How Covid-19 Is Increasing Inequality
Inequality was steep in Britain before the pandemic, but those who entered this crisis with insecure work, low pay and high rents will leave it even worse off – if we want a better future, it's time to organise.
The Young Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg was born on this day in 1871. Her socialism was shaped by a deep internationalism – much of which she imbibed from her Jewish upbringing in what was then known as 'Russian Poland.'
Labour Is Abandoning the Fight for Human Rights – It’s Time to Build a Campaign to Defend Them
From spy cops at home to war crimes abroad, the Labour leadership has refused to stand up to Tory attacks on human rights – it's time for the Left to build a broad campaign to defend them.
Fighting Spotify
As musicians struggle through the pandemic, attention has turned to the exploitative practices of Spotify – which often pays as little as $0.00318 per stream. Now, artists are unionising and demanding better.
The Solution to the Housing Crisis: More Council Houses
The rallying cry to 'build more housing' has gained momentum across the political spectrum – but solving the housing crisis is about affordability and access, not supply. We need housing for public good, not private profit.
When Hobsbawm Went Jazz
The British left of the 1950s eschewed modern jazz in favour of folk and trad – but Eric Hobsbawm bucked the trend, writing a secret music column about the radical potential of 'jazz solidarity.'
Why Fighting Inequality Is the Key to Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy
The anti-vax sentiment which has accompanied the Covid vaccine rollout can't be challenged by science alone – we also need to reckon with the massive inequality that fuels suspicion of power in the first place.
£9.50 Is Not Enough – It’s Time for a £15 Minimum Wage
The government's proposed £9.50 minimum wage won't lift low-paid workers out of crisis, nor will Labour's £10 alternative – it's time to chart a course towards a liveable minimum wage of £15.
Glasgow Is Integrating its Public Transport System – for the Elite Only
There is no fully integrated public transport system in any British city outside of London – but Glasgow has created one for a fortnight, for diplomats only, during COP26.
Government Policy Is Feeding Campus Islamophobia
The government's security apparatus is subjecting Muslim students to relentless suspicion and fuelling hate – turning universities from places of learning into sites of surveillance.
‘Heating or Eating’ Shouldn’t Be a Choice
The extortionate cost of energy bills will see millions going without heating in Britain this winter – a reminder of the avoidable scandal of fuel poverty.