Fight at the Museum
The culture war over history isn’t the only battle in Britain’s museums, there’s a fight over job security too – and at the V&A, the latest institution to plan layoffs, the two issues are joined at the hip.
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Billy Anania
Billy Anania is an art critic, editor, and journalist in New York City.
Momentum’s Strategy for a New Era
Momentum’s new strategy lays out where our movement goes next – from organising in communities, workplaces and trade unions, to winning positions within the Labour Party – in order to build a socialist future.
The Last Neoliberal
Elected on a promise to modernise France, Emmanuel Macron has revealed what the political centre looks like in practice – a war on workers, authoritarian demagogy and a further emboldening of the far-right.
The Streatham Farce: Labour’s Latest Attack on Member Democracy
Labour’s London region seized control of last week’s Streatham party AGM from local elected leadership. The result was chaos – candidates locked out, ballots not arriving and many members losing trust in the party altogether.
It’s Time to Reclaim International Working Women’s Day
International Women’s Day has radical roots, but its contemporary incarnation has been co-opted by corporate elites – it’s time to put the women workers who keep our society running back at its heart.
Towards a Feminist Trade Union Movement
Women now make up the majority of union members in Britain and increasingly lead labour struggles across the world – but their unions too rarely reflect them. It’s time for that to change.
Schools Need Support to Fight the Covid Knowledge Gap
As schools reopen today, the knowledge gap between disadvantaged pupils who lacked the resources for home learning and their wealthier counterparts will be evident. We can’t let the government get away with leaving poor children behind once again.
The Fight for Women’s Rights Is a Fight Against Capitalism
Around the world, women – more likely to be in insecure and underpaid jobs – are facing the worst of the Covid fallout. It’s a reminder that the fight for women’s liberation is a fight for workers’ rights.
Why Britain Needs a Democratic Revolution
The structures of the British state are designed to suffocate movements that aim for real democratic change – If we want to see social transformation in our lifetimes, they will have to be transformed.
‘Vaccine Holidays’ Are a Symbol of the New Covid Inequality
Across the world, the rich are skipping queues with ‘vaccine holidays’ – while 130 countries, home to 2.5 billion people, wait for a single dose. The end of the pandemic is the start of a new era of global inequality.
Social Housing Should Win Prizes
In 2019, a social housing project in Norwich won the Stirling Prize, the most prestigious award in British architecture. It’s a reminder of what public investment in housing can achieve – and why we need more of it.
US Health Insurers Are Coming for the NHS
The latest move by US health insurance giant Centene to buy GP services across London proves one thing – the argument that our NHS is not being sold off to corporate interests is a lie.
How Managerialism Took Over the NHS
Saving the NHS is not just a question of public over private – it also involves taking power from the growing class of cash-driven bureaucrats and putting it back in the hands of doctors and nurses.
‘Bella Ciao’: The Song of the Partisans
With its catchy folk melody, ‘Bella Ciao’ became the anthem of the Italian partisans in the 1940s – but in the decades since it has been adopted across the world as a song of anti-fascist resistance.
How Collective Bargaining Can Tackle the Race to the Bottom
Neoliberal globalisation has led to a ‘race to the bottom’ as free trade policies force workers and whole industries to compete across borders – but there is a solution: trade union representation.
Why Rosa Was a Revolutionary
Rosa Luxemburg, born 150 years ago today, fought to win the socialist movement to a complete break with capitalism – arguing that only revolutionary transformation could create a world for workers.
Clapping Won’t Pay the Bills
In 2019, there were 40,000 nursing vacancies in England alone. The only way to protect the future of the NHS is to treat its workers properly – and that means a pay rise that will actually improve their lives.
The Internationalism of Rosa Luxemburg
Throughout her political life, Rosa Luxemburg remained committed to an internationalist version of socialism – one which fought for the working-class beyond national boundaries and against imperialism.
1% Is Not Enough – It’s Time for NHS Pay Justice
After clapping for NHS staff and calling them heroes, the government is proposing to give nurses a pay increase of just £3.50 per week – it’s time for a real reward that would end hardship in our health service.
The Young Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg was born on this day in 1871. Her socialism was shaped by a deep internationalism – much of which she imbibed from her Jewish upbringing in what was then known as ‘Russian Poland.’