How the NHS Was Won
The National Health Service was born on this day in 1948. Although celebrated today, its creation was the product of a long struggle by the workers' movement against healthcare profiteers.
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Comrades at War
After the First World War, thousands of veterans returned from the front lines and fought for their rights against an establishment that was happy to discard them.
How the NHS Was Won
The NHS wasn't handed down by elites, it was won through struggle – one which pitted Aneurin Bevan and the labour movement against the interests of the healthcare profiteers.
Workers’ Unity on May Day
The last year has seen workers in Britain and across the world rise up to demand justice – but we can't beat the ruling class without unity.
Austerity Is Still a Political Choice
Britain has not 'maxed out' its credit card, but it does have a government that wants working people to pay the cost of the pandemic crisis – that's what the new austerity measures are really about.
The International War on Abortion Rights
The US Supreme Court is considering a case with the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade – only one part of a global right-wing campaign which aims to undo decades of progress on reproductive rights.
Higher Wages Are the Only Solution to the Cost of Living Crisis
The cost of living crisis is causing the biggest fall in living standards in decades – and the only way to turn the tide is to fight for wage increases across the economy.
For Victory and Socialism
Labour must avoid being dragged to the centre in this general election campaign. It's time to make the case for socialist policies that would transform the lives of millions.
Starmer’s Latest Lurch to the Right
Starmer's response to last week's election disaster has been to push further rightwards in messaging and personnel – a move that will make it even harder for Labour to articulate a progressive alternative.
The Inflation Class War
Right-wingers have recently discovered the cost of living crisis, and sought to blame it on workers – but it has its roots in an economy built to enrich a tiny minority at the majority's expense.
The Free Press Fantasy
We often hear that the media’s job is to hold power to account — but in reality, its function is to project the views of the powerful across society.
For the Tories, the Return of the Death Penalty Is Not so Farfetched
Rumours that Home Secretary Priti Patel was exploring the reintroduction of the death penalty were met with surprise – but it would just be the latest chapter in a decade of Tory governments devaluing human life.
No, We Don’t Need Austerity!
There’s nothing ‘pragmatic’ about repeating a social catastrophe.
The Art of the Flood
In Martin McDonagh’s 'The Banshees of Inisherin', the turmoil of a political conflict is mirrored in the lives of its characters.
The Growth Delusion
In today’s Budget, Jeremy Hunt talked about ‘growth’ but delivered policies that will lock Britain into years of low pay and crumbling public services.
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.