Jeremy Corbyn’s Suspension Is About Crushing the Left
The Starmer leadership's decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn is a baseless and transparent attack on the Left – Labour members must fight it, or everything Corbyn stood for will depart with him.
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No, Thatcher Didn’t Save the Economy
The suffering caused by Margaret Thatcher's policies is often justified with the argument that they saved Britain from ruin – but decades after she left office, it's clear that she left the economy weaker and more unequal.
Space Is the Place
Four new books show the emergence of a new tradition of London music writing, which swaps myth and hyperbole for the poetry found in harsh political realities.
How the Third Way Turned its Back on Democracy
The Third Way which conquered the centre-left during the 1990s brought with it a hostility to democratic politics – the public would have to adapt to the demands of market, not the other way around.
How Cuts and Covid Have Bankrupted Our Councils
Years of central government cutbacks combined with the fallout from Covid have left councils across the country in crisis – with 25 on the brink of bankruptcy and many more unable to provide basic services.
How Dublin’s Bohemians Are Bringing Fan-Owned Football into Europe
Last night, fan-owned Dublin club Bohemians progressed in Europe for the first time since 2008 – bringing a fundamentally different model of football to a continental game plagued by corporate profiteering.
Bob Marley’s Fight for Political Change in Jamaica
In 1978, Bob Marley fought a campaign for peace after years of political violence in his homeland. For the reggae icon, it wasn't just about ending the killings – it was about building a better Jamaica.
Rent Controls Are Not a Fantasy
With 445,000 tenants in arrears, it's clear the landlord class is out of control. But rent controls can rein in their exploitation – and the movement backing the measure is growing.
The Grotesque Delusion of Tory Party Conference
At this year's Conservative conference, a government which is overseeing hardship for millions amid countless economic crises got the chance to sing its own praises – and did so without an ounce of shame.
Postgrad Researchers Are the Cheap Labour of Britain’s Universities
Postgraduate researchers do the same work as university staff, but without the same employment rights, protections, or pay – exploitation that keeps academia closed to anyone but the wealthy few.
Johnson and Modi: A Match Made in Hypocrisy
Recent years have seen the Indian government ramp up its campaign of repression against Muslims and Kashmiris – but rather than condemning Modi's regime, Boris Johnson is courting it.
A Queen’s Speech for the Elite
Millions of people in Britain can’t afford to eat. That the government plans to spend this year undermining democracy and fighting culture wars instead of fixing that problem makes it clear whose side it's on.
Stepping Up the Housing Struggle
Rent reforms proposed by the government last week give tenants in England cause for some cautious optimism. But what's most important is that they could galvanise the fight for real rent controls and council housing, to truly bring this crisis to an end.
The Liberal Myth of London 2012
London's 2012 Olympics opened a decade ago today. In the time since, the event has become a symbol for centrists of an ideal, progressive Britain that never really existed.
Remembering the Forgotten War
In the last 70 years the US has embarked on an intentional effort to forget the Korean War and obscure its role in the brutality. But for people on the peninsula, the war never really ended – and neither has the American empire.
Making Art in the GDR
Much of the art produced in East Germany fell into oblivion after reunification. The Art Archive in Beeskow brings to light some of the forgotten works, highlighting the debates over what it meant to create a socialist culture.