India’s Farmer Revolt
India’s government is trying to force through a corporate takeover of its agricultural sector – but their plans have met fierce resistance from the country’s farmers, who are refusing to hand over their livelihoods.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
How North Sea Oil Shaped Britain’s Economy
When Thatcher’s government inherited the emerging riches of North Sea oil, it pioneered ‘carbon neoliberalism’ – a model of managing public goods for private interests that soon became the norm.
A Victory for the NHS Against Corporate Trade Deals
This week’s House of Lords vote to keep the NHS out of future trade deals was a victory for the hundreds of thousands of people who fought plans to put public healthcare on the international market.
How North Sea Oil Shaped Britain’s Economy
When Thatcher’s government inherited the emerging riches of North Sea oil, it pioneered ‘carbon neoliberalism’ — a model of managing public goods for private interests that soon became the norm.
Tory Cuts Are Causing a Sexual Health Crisis
England’s sexual health services have had their funding slashed by 25% in the past five years, leaving clinics and other services severely understaffed. It is an avoidable crisis – entirely caused by Tory government policies.
How Britain’s Lifestyle Magazines Went Tory
Recent months have seen Britain’s fashion magazines running articles that could have come straight from Conservative Party HQ. It’s just the latest right-wing turn in a billionaire-owned media landscape.
I Was a Teenage Derridean
A new biography of the French philosopher reveals a core of political seriousness in his work. But why was he so popular in the universities of the 1980s and 1990s?
An Open Letter to Keir Starmer and David Evans
A CLP chair writes an open letter to Labour’s leader and general secretary arguing that their restrictions are undermining political debate and democracy in the party – and placing its volunteers in impossible positions.
Yes, Britain’s Politics Are Uniquely Bad
From the bungling of Covid-19 to economic policies written for a tiny elite and a cosy relationship with a supine press, Britain’s political landscape is more of a wasteland when viewed from neighbouring countries.
The Truth About Fake News
Writer Marcus Gilroy-Ware speaks to Tribune about real-life conspiracies, healthy suspicion versus naïve optimism, and the liberal complacency that underlies the post-truth world.
How Grey Was Communism?
Communist states in Eastern Europe were imagined as places drained of all colour, outside of time – but it’s increasingly clear they were a lot more colourful than we were led to believe.
When Margaret Thatcher Privatised Social Care
Many of those using private care services today would once have been cared for by the NHS. Now they are at the mercy of profiteers, and for one reason – Thatcher’s pro-market reforms of Britain’s health system.
How Health Inequality Drove Britain’s Covid Disaster
Britain has been one of the world’s worst hit states for Covid-19 deaths, and it’s no accident. Public health cuts have left deep inequalities – and the areas most impacted have the highest death tolls.
How Covid Turned Cashiers into Carers
As months of social isolation continue, retail staff are finding their jobs shifting from customer service to caring – a sign of depleted social infrastructure caused by ruthless cutbacks.
17. Municipal Socialism: An Interview with Owen Hatherley
This week, Grace speaks to author and Tribune culture editor Owen Hatherley about socialism in local government, regional inequalities, and the past and future of the Labour Party.
How Sci-Fi Shaped Socialism
From William Morris to Ursula K. Le Guin and Iain M. Banks, science fiction has provided an outlet for socialist thinkers – offering a break from a bleak political reality and allowing them to imagine a vastly different world.
Fighting ‘Manctopia’
An influx of speculative capital is gentrifying Manchester and making affordable housing a thing of the past – but grassroots activists are fighting to reclaim their city from the millionaires.
To Save the Economy, We Need a Four-Day Week
The economic impacts of the Covid crisis are likely to be felt for many years to come. If we want an alternative to stagnating wages and unemployment, it’s time to fight for a four-day week.
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.
Britain’s Welfare System Is a Debt Trap
New research shows that half of Britain’s foodbank users are repaying debts to the government. It’s just the latest evidence that Universal Credit under the Tories is driving people further into poverty.