Priti Patel: Right-Wing Zealot
Commentators have hailed Priti Patel as part of Boris Johnson’s ‘modern cabinet.’ But her politics are driven by nostalgia for the very worst of the Thatcher era.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Europe’s Wrong Answer
Ursula von der Leyen’s appointment as President of the European Commission entrenches the European Union’s anti-democratic, right-wing drift.
Reinstate George Gore
The victimisation of a shop steward at a Liverpool factory shows that bosses are still determined to break up organised workers where they can.
De-Deindustrialisation
After decades of deindustrialisation, the next Labour government can reboot the areas left behind – by laying foundations for a digital industrial revolution.
What Do We Mean by Europe?
This month’s Red Library explores Europe’s borders, from Ireland to the Balkans, and the prospects of a pan-European left.
As I Please: The Zombie Parliament
As the Palace of Westminster crumbles around it, parliament is in need of similar renovation works.
The Soldiers With No Name
When the Nazis occupied Jersey in 1940, they met unexpected enemies: Marcel Moore and Claude Cahun, socialist artists and queer pioneers.
Everything is True, Nothing is Permitted
The results of the notorious “Stalinist Stanford Prison Experiment,” DAU, were finally shown to the public this spring. What does this blurring of fantasy and reality achieve?
The Addison Act at 100
A century ago, the Addison Act made working class housing a responsibility of the state – and paved the way for the construction of hundreds of thousands of council homes.
A Letter from Vienna
Vienna’s pleasantly dated atmosphere provided the backdrop for the rise and fall of the far-right Freedom Party, a product of Austria’s undigested fascist past.
The Problem with MIF
This month’s Manchester International Festival shows how the city’s cultural industries too often provide a gloss to its growing inequalities.
Passing the Buck on Yemen
After years of British government complicity in Saudi Arabia’s brutal war on Yemen, the court of appeal has suspended arms sales. But the fight for justice is far from over.
Being Anti-Boris is Not Enough
Now that Boris Johnson is Prime Minister, the risk is that all of politics becomes enveloped by his persona. Labour can only prevent that by fighting him with clear socialist policies.
Beating Boris
A no deal Brexit led by Boris Johnson would mean a blitz of privatisation and deregulation. The left must fight back from day one.
Boris Johnson Will Be a Disaster for Working People
An opponent of the minimum wage who has spent his entire career bashing trade unions, Boris Johnson as Prime Minister will benefit only the rich.
The Sweden Democrats’ Nazi Roots
The far-right Sweden Democrats became the country’s third largest party in last year’s election. A new book uncovers their unrepentant Nazi past.
Greenwashing the Status Quo
Commentators have hailed the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen as a climate visionary. But her proposed ‘European green deal’ falls woefully short of what’s needed.
We Need a Global Green New Deal
A truly international Green New Deal movement, committed to decarbonising the world economy in an equitable way, is our only chance to stop climate change.
The Same Old Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats are posing as a ‘progressive’ alternative to Labour. But their leading lights are as pro-austerity as ever.
Every Day a Day Out
Britain’s working-class festivals are as much about a vision of the future as they are a product of the traditions of the past.