In the Red Wall, the Signs Were Ignored
Former Labour MP Laura Smith, who lost her seat in December’s election, responds to the Labour Together report – and argues that those who saw the disaster coming in Red Wall seats were ignored.
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Ellie Whittaker
Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.
What Rhodes Must Fall Really Means
Rhodes Must Fall is about more than a statue, it’s about getting Britain’s universities to confront the legacies of colonialism – and that fight will continue whether or not Cecil Rhodes comes down in Oxford.
What Went Wrong?
The Labour Together report evidences the long-term trends that were behind December’s defeat – but if the party is to recover it must take the task of re-engaging with working-class communities seriously.
Glasgow’s Far-Right Violence Is a Warning to Anti-Fascists
Last night’s riot in Glasgow is a reminder to anti-fascists that the far-right is increasingly emboldened – and will need to be faced down by a united working-class movement.
Fighting Racism in Our Unions, Workplaces and Terraces
The CWU’s new football shirt – launched with the support of Show Racism the Red Card – aims to put trade unions at the front of the fight against racism not only in work but on the terraces too.
Remembering Orgreave
On this day in 1984, a paramilitary police operation set out to smash the miners – and send a lesson to working-class people across Britain that meaningful strike action would not be tolerated.
Workers Keep Society Going. After the Crisis, They Should Run it Too.
Coronavirus has shown us how workers, day by day, provide the collective basis that makes society possible. They stitch together the social fabric — only for capital to tear it apart.
Axing DfID Reveals the Tories’ Contempt for the Global South
Boris Johnson’s decision to axe the Department for International Development comes just as Black Lives Matter forces Britain to confront its imperial past – and is a slap in the face for the Global South.
A Federal Theatre Project for the 21st Century
In the 1930s, the New Deal effort to pull the United States out of depression included a Federal Theater Project. As Covid-19 destroys the jobs of low-income arts workers, we need the same ambition.
Why Trade Unions Should Support Black Lives Matter
The Black Lives Matter movement doesn’t just need allies who condemn the murder of George Floyd, it needs comrades in the fight against racial injustice – and the trade union movement must rise to the challenge.
Letter to Keir Starmer: Don’t Align Labour with Modi’s Regime
Over 600 Labour members and supporters sign an open letter to Labour leader Keir Starmer criticising his engagement with the pro-BJP diaspora groups over questions of Indian politics and Kashmir.
Health vs. the Economy: A False Choice
Boris Johnson is framing the Covid-19 debate as ‘health vs. the economy’ – but his government’s approach to this crisis has helped neither, and nor will recklessness in easing the lockdown.
Why Scottish Labour Declined – and How it Can Rebuild
Scottish Labour declined because it failed to use its position to tackle the country’s deep inequalities. Its path back runs through learning those lessons – not hardline positions on independence, argues Matt Kerr.
Doing it Yourself in Lockdown
In music, lockdown has meant not only the collapse of live music, but also the massively increased monopolisation of music by the tech giants. We need to defend the alternatives.
A Moment to Unite Against Injustice
It’s time for working people across Britain to come together to support movements for social justice, challenge racial and class inequalities – and fight back against the ruling elite that fosters them.
The Limits of Basic Income
A basic income would be useful during a pandemic, but in the long term it would deepen the power of the market – instead, it’s time to fight to limit the influence of the market over the services we all rely on.
Remembering Walter Rodney
This weekend marks 40 years since the assassination of Guyanese Marxist Walter Rodney. We republish his final essay on the struggle for democracy in his native land.
State Intervention Alone Won’t Save Us
After the coronavirus crisis, the state will likely play a much larger role in the economy. But its interventions will serve the interests of the wealthy – unless the Left gets organised, argues Richard Burgon.
Grenfell: A Very Capitalist Tragedy
From deregulation and corporate profiteering to fire safety cuts, the Grenfell fire three years ago today revealed the contempt modern capitalism has for ordinary people’s lives.
Black Gold, Blue Waters
Laleh Khalili’s new book looks at the importance of shipping in the Arab peninsula for global capitalism – from distributing the world’s oil to handling the world’s freight, via some of the world’s most exploited workers.