How to Solve the Housing Crisis
It might not be sexy, but the answer to the endemic housing crisis not just in Britain but across the West is something relatively simple: effective property taxes.
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Ellie Whittaker
Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.
Workers Against ISS
Agency workers in London hospitals are so poorly treated that their union set up a foodbank to help them. But now, they are fighting back.
Forward Ever, Backward Never: Grenada’s Revolution at 40
Forty years ago a socialist revolution in the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada threatened to upturn the world economic order.
The Workers’ Sabbatical
How about this for a demand? Work for six years and you get a whole paid year off to do what you want.
Demonising the Left
A new report commissioned by the government uses anti-war activism as evidence that socialists in Britain pose an ‘extremist’ threat.
Use Your Head
Labour’s election posters from the first half of the twentieth century offer a glimpse into the better world it promised working people.
Stockport Deserves Better
In February, Stockport’s voters were abandoned when their Labour MP left to join ‘Change UK’. Now, it needs a socialist MP to undo the damage caused by ten years of Tory government.
The Return of Rafael Alberti
The leftist poet Rafael Alberti was forced into exile by Franco, but his determination to return symbolised the hopes of the Spanish Republic.
The Free Port Fantasy
Deregulated tax havens which suck up public resources while providing few if any new jobs: Boris Johnson’s free ports would be a disaster for Britain’s economy.
The World Turned Upside Down
Since Margaret Thatcher, around half of all public lands in the UK have been sold off. The next Labour government must stop this privatisation – and rebuild our commonwealth.
Remembering ‘Comrade Sak’
Shapurji Saklatvala, the first MP of colour elected on a Labour ticket, turned his parliamentary seat into a vehicle to fight both capitalism and imperialism.
The Left’s Night in America
In last night’s Democratic debate, left-wing candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren trounced their moderate rivals. Now the question is, can they win?
Labour’s Insourcing Revolution
Thirty years of local government outsourcing have devastated services, undercut workers and left millions ripped off by private providers. Labour in government plans to change all that.
The Voter ID Stitch-Up
The Tories claim to be introducing Voter ID to protect Britain’s elections. But its effect will be voter suppression – with many lower-income voters locked out of the ballot box.
Letter: Ten Years Since the Honduras Coup
Ten years ago, Western governments backed a coup against Honduras’ elected leader, Manuel Zelaya. Ever since, the country has seen a right-wing, anti-democratic drift.
Another Day in East Jerusalem
Last week, footage of the demolition of Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem went viral. It was a brief glimpse of the daily effort to end Palestinian claims on their capital city.
Remembering Red Ellen
Ellen Wilkinson was one of the Labour MPs who founded Tribune in 1937. A socialist, feminist and anti-imperialist, her political life deserves greater recognition.
The Next Labour Government Must Be Anti-Racist
A socialist-led Labour Party has a unique opportunity to put forward a platform that would profoundly challenge racial disadvantage.
Priti Patel: Right-Wing Zealot
Commentators have hailed Priti Patel as part of Boris Johnson’s ‘modern cabinet.’ But her politics are driven by nostalgia for the very worst of the Thatcher era.
Europe’s Wrong Answer
Ursula von der Leyen’s appointment as President of the European Commission entrenches the European Union’s anti-democratic, right-wing drift.