Gen Z Wins Its First Battle
By forcing the government into a u-turn on A-level results, an emerging generation has learned its political power – but to win a decent future, it will have to fight for many years to come.
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Ellie Whittaker
Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.
1. “Proudly Socialist”: A Conversation with Jeremy Corbyn
In the first episode of A World to Win, Grace interviews former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn about the past five years, the government’s handling of the pandemic – and the future of socialism.
PSG vs. RB Leipzig: Welcome to the Future of Football
Tonight in the Champions League, a Gulf dictatorship takes on a sports drink company for a place in the final. It’s a symbol of a game that is losing all connection to the communities that built it.
Fighting Climate Change Requires a Transit Revolution
There is no path to meeting climate targets and avoiding devastation that doesn’t run through a dramatic reduction in the use of cars. Now is the time to seize on this reality and invest in the alternatives.
It’s Time to Socialise the High Street
Britain’s high streets were already in crisis before Covid-19, but now many are on the verge of dereliction – it’s time for a bold plan to socialise them and build thriving centres of community life.
Introducing ‘A World to Win’
A preview episode of our new podcast ‘A World to Win,’ which will provide socialist views and analysis on a weekly basis from Grace Blakeley and her guests.
How Government Is Turning into Algoracy
As governments collect vast amounts of data on their citizens, decision-making is increasingly outsourced to algorithm – in the hope that behaviour can be modified and sites of democratic resistance diminished.
Keir Hardie: Marx, the Man and His Message
On Keir Hardie’s birthday, we republish an excerpt from his 1910 pamphlet ‘Marx, the Man and his Message’ explaining why Marx’s work remains a “consecrated treasure” for the working class of the world.
Covid Will Change How We Work – It’s Time for the Left to Respond
From skyrocketing unemployment to remote working and reduced hours, the Covid-19 pandemic is transforming the world of work – and the Left needs to provide its vision for the future before it’s too late.
The A-Level Results Are Class Politics
This year the Tories have turned England’s A-levels into a postcode lottery, further disadvantaging working-class youth. If students want justice they will need to follow their Scottish counterparts – and fight back.
Dawn Butler: ‘It’s Not Every Police Officer, but the System is Structurally Racist’
Labour MP Dawn Butler on being stopped by the police, the far-right campaign of abuse which followed – and why she intends to keep fighting the structural racism that plagues policing in Britain.
The Sad Comedies of Soviet Socialism
Georgii Daneliya was one of the Soviet film directors genuinely beloved by Soviet audiences. His gentle comedies depict the USSR as neither dystopia nor utopia, but as most people actually lived it.
The Crackdown in Belarus
In Belarus, a populist government that long claimed the support of its people finds itself repressing a historic protest movement – and its demands for a more democratic politics.
Italy’s Far-Right Is Still in the Driving Seat
Italy’s far-right remains on the rise – with both the Lega and Fratelli d’Italia projected to gain in September’s elections. The country’s political direction offers a stark reminder of what happens when a fighting Left disappears.
John Swinney Must Go
Scotland’s SQA results fiasco is just a symbol of growing inequalities in Scottish education which are leaving working-class students behind. It needs to change – and that starts with John Swinney’s departure.
The Mask and the Queue
Pubs are reopening, but they don’t feel the same as they did before the pandemic. What are the possibilities for the future of the public house as a public space?
How DHL Profits from Crisis – While its Workers Bear the Cost
The CEO of parcel giant DHL recently said the company had “never been in better shape,” with profits soaring during the Covid-19 crisis – but its workers face unsafe conditions, a lack of sick pay and paltry rewards.
Covid-19 Has Exposed Britain’s Childcare Crisis
Almost half of the women workers who have lost their jobs during Covid-19 cite lack of childcare as a factor. It’s time to recognise childcare as a public good – and make it available to everyone.
Failing the Public While Making a Killing
England’s privatised test and trace system is failing by all international standards, but two corporations – Serco and Sitel – stand to make three quarters of a billion anyway. It should be a national scandal.
Our Plan for a Democratic, Liberated and Socialist Student Wing
In the first student representative elections since the abolition of Labour Students, Fraser Amos, Nabeela Mowlana and Micaela Tracey-Ramos outline their socialist vision for Labour student organising.