Polyflor Workers Won’t Be Walked Over
After being refused a pay rise despite big profits for investors, staff at the Polyflor factory in Manchester went on strike. Their ensuing victory is a warning to bosses: never take your workforce for granted.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Destroying Teesside’s History
The Nadine Dorries-assisted demolition of Dorman Long Tower symbolised the evisceration of local industrial heritage in the name of profit-driven redevelopment – and proved the ‘Conservatives’ only conserve when it suits them.
POLL: 65% of British Public Supports £15 Minimum Wage
A new poll from Survation and Autonomy has revealed overwhelming support for increasing the minimum wage to £15 per hour – just days after the issue led to a resignation from Labour’s Shadow Cabinet.
Keir Starmer’s Ninety Minutes of Nothing
Keir Starmer’s leaders speech was the longest in recent memory, but contained hardly any substance – an admission that Labour under his watch won’t respond to crisis with any great ambition for change.
53. Climate, Capital, and the State: An Interview With Geoff Mann
This week, Grace speaks to Geoff Mann, Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University, about neoliberalism, state power, and why democracy is so important to anti-capitalist struggle today.
The Universal Credit Cut Is a Pro-Poverty Policy
Combined with rising tax, food, and energy bills, this week’s Universal Credit cut will leave low-income families a huge £1,700 per year worse off – it is another sign that poverty is this government’s policy.
Blairism Reheated
This week’s Labour conference saw the party lurch further towards the centre – but where 1990s Third Way politics came with a swagger, Keir Starmer’s ‘moderates’ look increasingly insipid.
Trade Unionism Is Always Political
The general secretary of Equity explains why the focus of the trade union movement must always be on building worker power – and why that goal is fundamentally a political one.
The Green New Deal Isn’t Going Anywhere
On Sunday, Labour Party conference overwhelmingly passed a motion supporting a Green New Deal – proof that members still want the radical action required to avert climate disaster.
Why It’s Time for Labour to Back Irish Unity
100 years after partition, public opinion in Ireland is moving towards reunification – it’s time for Labour to follow suit.
Andy McDonald: Why I Resigned
In an article for Tribune, Andy McDonald explains his decision to resign from the Shadow Cabinet – and argues that Keir Starmer’s broken promises mean he should seek a new mandate as Labour leader.
Solidarity with Palestine from the Conference Floor
Yesterday, Labour Conference passed a historic motion condemning the ongoing Nakba in Palestine. Here, we republish a speech made by a Young Labour representative calling for justice for Palestinians.
How Labour Can Win Again
The Covid pandemic has proved the depth of the crisis working people currently face. Lukewarm equivocations aren’t enough – we need a proposal to change the world.
Nina Turner: ‘We Are Fighting to Uplift Humanity Itself’
Ahead of her keynote speech at today’s Tribune Rally, Nina Turner discusses how wealthy interests have organised against the Left – and why working-class hope for a better future can defeat them.
Peeling Back the Layers
A new book, ‘Investigate Aesthetics’, argues that artists and architects can reveal aspects of politics that all too often stay hidden in the media and the courtroom.
How Covid’s Vaccine Apartheid Exposes Global Inequality
While Western nations plan to introduce booster vaccines, millions in the Global South are still awaiting their first shot – under capitalism, global inequality must be maintained even at the expense of public health.
The Case for a Northern Labour
Welsh Labour’s success in May 2021 points to the power of a devolved party with a clear, inclusive identity. If Labour wants to win again in the North, it should emulate that model.
There’s No Covid Justice Without Taxing the Rich
Six companies alone made global excess profits of £16 billion during the pandemic, but now it’s workers that face tax rises – a just Covid recovery will mean taxing the wealthy.
The Sound of Palestine
The music of the Palestinian residents of Jerusalem has always been a source of joy and pride. As Israeli state repression continues, it’s also become a way to make the community’s voice heard.
Don’t Throw Away Furlough – Build On It
Ending furlough next week means pulling the rug out from under workers across the country – six days before the Universal Credit cut pushes 500,000 more people into poverty.