Bob Gillespie (1937-2023)
The lessons Bob Gillespie learnt in the tenements of 1930s Glasgow inspired a remarkable life dedicated to improving workers’ lives here and across the world. He was one of Scotland’s finest socialists.
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Jenna Norman
Jenna Norman is a London-based writer and campaigner.
Lula is Challenging Western Dominance
Lula da Silva used his state visit to Britain to champion the interests of the Global South, urge diplomacy over militarism and condemn the persecution of Julian Assange – a sign of Brazil’s new role on the world stage.
Eddie Lopez: A Socialist Life
Tribune remembers Eddie Lopez, a long-time Labour Party activist, socialist, and subscriber to this magazine, who passed away in February.
Cultural Change
This issue is Owen Hatherley’s last as Culture editor. We pay tribute to Owen’s four years of outstanding curatorship — and look forward to his new role as a Tribune columnist.
Forget the Business Section
Tribune is proud to announce our new industrial correspondent, Taj Ali, and a new section dedicated to labour issues in each print issue.
The Lost Tribe: What Happened to Fleet Street’s Industrial Correspondents?
Tribune’s industrial reporter Taj Ali talks to the former industrial correspondent Nicholas Jones about the past and the future of industrial reporting.
The War on Posties
Royal Mail occupies a unique role in Britain’s national life. Its more than 115,000 posties are woven into the social fabric of every community they serve. But today these workers are engaged in a battle for their future — against an employer determined to transform the company into a zero-hour courier.
When Unions Killed the Bill
In 1971, the Tories introduced landmark anti-worker legislation — but trade unions refused to obey and ultimately forced the government to back down.
When Tribune Backed the Boycott
In 1959, the African National Congress called for a boycott of South African goods as part of an international effort to bring down the apartheid regime. Tribune was the first paper in Britain to back their call.
Democracy for Some
Israel is in the midst of mass protests against its new government’s authoritarianism. But is democracy worth saving for Israelis when it is denied to Palestinians?
The Boycott Ban Is a Threat to Democracy
The government’s anti-boycott bill is an attack on our political freedoms – and while it currently targets solidarity with Palestine, its ramifications apply to every social justice campaign.
From Panthers to Palestine
In both Britain and the US, a shared history of oppression inspired a history of Black-Palestinian solidarity – and spurred an international struggle against racism and imperialism.
Strap in: The Housing Crisis Is About to Get Even Worse
Wealthy landlords are set to take advantage of falling property prices and high interest rates by snatching up even more of Britain’s housing stock — unless tenants organise a fightback.
Not So Black and White
Writer and broadcaster Kenan Malik discusses his latest book on race, identity politics, class struggle, and the value of the radical universalist tradition.
The Tories Face a Local Election Rout
But Labour’s victory will be built on a policy vacuum.
The Future Is Sumar
The Spanish left entered government as part of a coalition for the first time since the civil war in the 1930s — and is reaping the rewards of strengthening workers’ rights and rejecting neoliberalism.
What Was the Soviet Union?
Owen Hatherly sits down with historian Sheila Fitzpatrick to discuss how her work challenged orthodox understandings of the USSR — how its dissolution shaped the politics of modern-day Russia and the former socialist republics.
Christopher Hill & The World Turned Upside Down
Fifty years ago, Christopher Hill published his most famous work, The World Turned Upside Down. The story behind it gives an insight into the circumstances that created one of England’s greatest Marxist historians.
The Future of the Back Pages
The Tribune culture section may not always look like it, but it is part of the same project as the rest of the magazine — trying to provide historical grounding for a new left; but we need to look forward, too.
Krautrock, Eyeliner, and Feather Boas
People of a certain age argue constantly over the politics of Brit-pop and the wrong turnings of the nineties. But what if Britpop began as a feminist outsider scene driven by cheap housing and cross-class experimentation?