Defending Our Unions
Another Tory government means another wave of attacks on our unions, beginning with transport workers. There’s only one way to respond – building a mass movement to fight for workers’ rights.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Ireland’s Historic Opportunity
After decades of right-wing domination, February’s general election could be a watershed moment in Irish politics – if the country’s Left can unite against Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.
The Exception of Palermo
Amidst the rise of Matteo Salvini and anti-immigrant populism across Italy, one Sicilian city has fought for the rights of refugees and in the process begun a conversation about its own migrant history.
Solidarity with Glenn Greenwald
The Bolsonaro government’s attack on Glenn Greenwald is an attempt to criminalise journalism and undermine democracy. We should stand with him.
The Flybe Fake
Boris Johnson claims the bailout of Flybe is a sign that this Tory government is prepared to use state powers to help workers – but in reality, it shows how committed they are to corporate welfare.
The Starmer Illusion
Keir Starmer promises to unite the party and appear prime ministerial while sticking by Labour’s left-wing policies. But if elected, he would be forced to choose between these priorities – and it’s clear which one would lose out.
New Approach, Old Problems
The recent deal to re-establish Northern Ireland’s Assembly may have broken a deadlock but it doesn’t resolve any of the fundamental contradictions at the heart of the peace process – and is likely to lead to another wave of punishing austerity.
Making Development a Business
The mooted merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office would be the latest Tory scheme to use the aid budget to fill the pockets of corporations.
Renewing Scottish Labour
Glasgow councillor Matt Kerr explains why he’s running for deputy leader of Scottish Labour – to empower a new generation in the party’s grassroots and ensure that Labour fights for real democracy, even when it’s a challenge.
No to the Cane
In 1972, ten thousand kids walked out of school in Britain to protest corporal punishment — and force authorities to change the law.
The Twittering Machine
Socialist author Richard Seymour discusses his origins on the Left, his latest book and the role of social media in shaping our political environment.
The Fight for Housing Goes On
Labour had bold housing policies in the general election – but it failed to build a narrative that got them across. Now, the challenge is to engage with the movements fighting the housing crisis at the grassroots.
The Last Child Refugees
Last month, Herminio Martínez, one of the last child refugees to the UK from the Spanish Civil War, passed away. Here he describes the largest arrival of child refugees ever to Britain – the 4,000 who sought refuge after the Nazi bombing campaign in Guernica.
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.
India’s Left University Fights Back
On Sunday, gangs associated with India’s ruling BJP organised a violent assault on left-wing students in Jawaharlal Nehru University. The resulting outrage is putting the extreme right on the back foot.
International Undevelopment
Under the Tories, Britain’s approach to international aid and development has become wedded to market ideology – encouraging some of the world’s poorest countries to pursue waves of privatisation.
France’s Strike Against Macron
Recent weeks have seen French unions explode into life with the largest strike in decades against Macron’s pension reforms – now the question is whether they can build a movement to defeat him altogether.
Spain’s New Left-Wing Government
Today Spain elected its first left-wing coalition since the civil war in the 1930s. Already, it is under siege from the country’s elite – but if it succeeds, it can improve the lives of millions.
Why I’m Backing Rebecca Long-Bailey
Party chair Ian Lavery on why he’s backing Rebecca Long-Bailey to combine socialist policies with the long-term workplace, community and party organising necessary to rebuild Labour’s roots.
To Win We Must Unite All of Labour’s Heartlands
Labour needs a socialist leader who can work with our movement, rebuild our communities and fight for the policies we believe in – that’s why I’m standing, says Rebecca Long-Bailey.