Rebuilding Public Investment
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says Labour’s plan to invest in Britain is impractical – but when faced with climate crisis and a failing economy, there’s nothing more impractical than inaction.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
A Manifesto for Football
Labour’s bold plans to reform football – redistributing wealth from the richest clubs, and empowering fans to buy shares and sack directors – could save the beautiful game from the oligarchs.
A Question of Tactics
When it comes to the final weeks of this election, tactical voting and pacts are of little use to Labour – but tactical campaigning is.
The Fight in Bolsover
In former mining areas like Bolsover, Labour’s pro-Remain stance is seeing the party squeezed. But it can still win – if it convinces people that it will fight for the communities Thatcher despised.
Rebuilding Solidarity
By scrapping the Tory anti-union laws, a Labour government could begin to rebuild the bonds of solidarity between workers in different industries which provided the basis of real class politics.
Justice for the 96
Thirty years after the Hillsborough disaster, yesterday’s verdict reaffirmed a rule of British society: the ruling class are never held accountable for the crimes they commit against working people.
Friedrich Engels at 200
Friedrich Engels was born 200 years ago today. His writings continue to inform the struggles and inspire the hopes that define our own crisis-ridden age.
A Green New Deal is Possible
Ahead of tonight’s climate debate, the establishment has sought to brand the Green New Deal as unrealistic and unaffordable. Here, we show how it can be paid for.
Scotophobia
The majority of Scottish voters are enormously hostile to Boris Johnson’s agenda, but the SNP’s grip on the country appears strong. Can Labour’s plans for constitutional change point to a way out of the impasse?
Happy Birthday, Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was born on this day in 1820. His writings continue to inform the struggles and inspire the hopes that define our own crisis-ridden age.
The IFS Is Wrong About Labour’s Manifesto
Tomorrow, the Institute for Fiscal Studies will launch the latest offensive against Labour’s economic plans – but their attacks are based more on ideology than evidence.
The UCU’s Fight Against Marketisation
This week’s UCU strike is a struggle against a higher education system that sees students pay more, workers get less – and a few at the top rake in the profits.
Bouncing Back in Wales
In 2017, Labour’s election comeback started in Wales. This week there are signs that a similar poll surge is happening in 2019 – and the Tories are worried.
The Right to Mobility
There’s a long way to go, but Labour’s manifesto could mark the first step in ending Britain’s obsession with the private car.
The Tories’ NHS Lies
From nurses to hospitals to overall investment, every major health pledge the Tories have made in this election campaign can be shown to be a lie. They can’t be trusted with the NHS.
Saving Britain’s Universities
This week’s UCU strike is about more than pensions and pay – it’s a fight for a university system that puts the welfare of staff and students above the interests of profit.
Culture for Labour
In an open letter to Tribune over 500 writers, artists and musicians endorse Labour’s vision of the arts, and its conception of politics as “something inherently collective, creative and transformative.”
Fighting for Our Social Fabric
This election is an opportunity to stop the steady brutality of a welfare system that has left so many people in destitution.
Labour Against the Finance Lobby
When the City of London trashes Labour’s plans to tax financial markets, people should take note. Finally Britain has a party that is prepared to take on the finance lobby.
The Growth of Healthcare Capitalism
Across the world, private healthcare corporations are growing in power – and will fundamentally undermine public healthcare within a generation if they are not challenged.