Tony Benn’s Lessons for the Left
Veteran socialist MP Tony Benn passed away eight years ago today. From democratising the economy to campaigning for peace, the causes he fought for are as relevant as ever.
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P&O Exposes Britain’s Anti-Worker Economy
For decades, attacks on trade unions have decimated workers’ rights in Britain. The P&O scandal is the result – and it could be your job next.
Scotland’s Socialist Council Is Fighting for Re-Election
From municipally-owned energy to public housing projects, North Ayrshire council is putting socialist policies into action – and onto the ballot in next week’s local elections.
Israel’s Violence Is the Rule, Not the Exception
The Israeli police's violence in the Al Aqsa mosque during Ramadan has drawn global attention, but it's only one part of the apartheid regime Palestinians have to live through every single day.
The Tory Plan for Stealth NHS Privatisation
By neglecting and underfunding the National Health Service, the Tory government is pushing ever-growing numbers towards private alternatives – which amounts to healthcare privatisation by the backdoor.
Sinn Féin’s Breakthrough Opens the Door to a United Ireland
Sinn Féin’s victory in the recent Assembly elections is the first time a nationalist party has been the largest in Northern Ireland – and as unionism disintegrates, a unity referendum looks more likely than ever.
The Media Versus the Miners
The Battle of Orgreave saw miners violently attacked by mounted police. But the press told a different story, designed to demonise the strike – and convince ordinary people that trade unions were their enemy.
Teachers Are At Breaking Point
In June, Nadhim Zahawi called possible strikes by teachers 'unforgiveable'. What's really unforgiveable is subjecting overstretched education workers to a real-terms pay cut in a cost of living crisis.
Tech Giants Are Building an Anti-Social Dystopia
The tech industry's dream is of a society divided between the served and their servants, where the ‘friction’ of human interaction is cut out – but there's still time to take back the power over our future.
Strap in: The Housing Crisis Is About to Get Even Worse
Wealthy landlords are set to take advantage of falling property prices and high interest rates by snatching up even more of Britain’s housing stock — unless tenants organise a fightback.
Inside the Beeb
I've seen first-hand how the BBC uses notions of ‘neutrality’ to shape a news landscape that bolsters the establishment and sidelines dissenting views, writes an anonymous journalist.
Art In Dispute
Faced with financial hardship and anti-union hostility from management, workers at the Royal Society of Arts are taking strike action for the first time in their 270-year history.
‘History Is a Dangerous Subject for the Powerful’
Hakim Adi, Britain's first black History professor, has been made redundant and his groundbreaking course on the history of Africa has been axed. This is nothing short of an attack on black academia.
Shapurji Saklatvala: Labour’s First MP of Colour
In 1922, Shapurji Saklatvala was elected as Labour's first MP of colour. He was a fighter against colonialism and war – and for an international socialism that could unite the world's working-class.
Thurston Moore: ‘I Like Being Slightly Alien in the Culture’
Guitarist and vocalist of the iconic Sonic Youth sits down with Tribune to discuss his recently published memoir recounting a personal history of American rock and New York City counterculture.
Shapurji Saklatvala: Labour’s First MP of Colour
In 1922, Shapurji Saklatvala was elected as Labour's first MP of colour. He was a fighter against colonialism and war — and for an international socialism that could unite the world's working-class.