Bradford’s Cathedrals to Capital
From the Victorian Gothic Wool Exchange to the new ‘fantastic developments’ of the City Exchange, Bradford’s buildings have long been at the heart of British capitalism – and the resistance to it.
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Ellie Whittaker
Ellie Woolstencroft is an activist with Labour for a Green New Deal.
How Artificial Intelligence Depends on Low-Paid Workers
The hype around artificial intelligence and its potential to liberate us from work often misses a crucial fact – that AI in its current form depends on low-paid human workers to function in the first place.
There’s Only One Answer to Low Wages: Trade Unions
Despite rising job vacancies, employers are refusing to increase wages after more than a decade of stagnation – the only alternative to permanent low wages is for workers to unionise.
France’s Rightward Drift
Next year’s French presidential election looks set to be dominated by Macron and Le Pen, with the Left struggling in the polls – but recent moves towards unity suggest a more progressive path forward might be possible.
The Long Shadow of Ballymurphy
Last week’s Ballymurphy verdict vindicated the victims of an atrocity, but the Tory government’s determination to grant impunity for state killings means that justice in Northern Ireland is further away than ever.
Public Toilets Are a Workers’ Right
Every day, thousands of delivery drivers work without reliable access to toilets and face a fine or the sack if they’re caught pissing in the wrong place – it’s time every worker had access to a public bathroom.
Apple Won’t Save the World
Apple is just the latest Big Tech company to receive praise for its environmental policies – but despite the media narrative, no amount of greenwashing can repair the damage corporations are doing to the planet.
Why Fighting Inequality Is the Key to Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy
The anti-vax sentiment which has accompanied the Covid vaccine rollout can’t be challenged by science alone – we also need to reckon with the massive inequality that fuels suspicion of power in the first place.
When the Communards Tore Down the Vendôme
150 years ago today, the Communards of Paris tore down the Vendôme Column. The act symbolised their commitment to break with imperial injustices – and reclaim public space for the masses.
How Solidarity Rebuilt Vietnam
During the Vietnam War the city of Vinh was almost destroyed by US bombing. It was rebuilt with the help of socialists around the world – and today its architecture stands as a monument to that solidarity.
When All Else Fails, Blame the Youth
Young people are facing the worst of the pandemic’s long-term fallout – but rather than offer them help, the government has spent the last year using them as a scapegoat for its own repeated failures.
The Fight for the Future of Social Care
This week, the government once again promised reforms to the social care sector – but it’s clear that the Tories will never deliver the service we need: publicly-owned, universal and with dignity for all its workers.
How Glasgow Beat the Home Office
This week’s standoff between Glasgow’s Southside and the Home Office was an inspiring victory, but it wasn’t spontaneous – it was the product of many years of organising against evictions and deportations.
On Nakba Day, Palestine Is Rising Against Decades of Oppression
Today is Nakba Day, when Palestinians mourn expulsion from their homeland in 1948. This year, Israel’s violence has ignited the largest Palestinian uprising in years – and it needs meaningful international solidarity.
How Grassroots Activists Are Rebuilding Solidarity in Southampton
As poverty rises in the wake of Covid, the Southampton Social Aid Group is organising in communities, not to offer charity but to build solidarity – renewing the bonds decayed by decades of neoliberalism.
The Privatisation of Manchester
As Manchester becomes increasingly gentrified and local communities are priced out, a new report on the city’s land use has found a pattern of privatisation and sell-offs – aided and abetted by its Labour council.
We Didn’t Need to Lose Durham
Last week, Labour lost its majority on Durham County Council for the first time in 100 years. A local councillor who bucked the trend explains why the party needs class politics and a bold social vision to turn the tide.
‘No Father Should See His Children Live Like This’: An Open Letter from Gaza
Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed 119 people so far, including 31 children – a father living in the city writes about the horror of last night’s bombing and calls for action from the international community.
How Public Ownership Helped the Tories in Tees Valley
One of the Tories’ biggest wins in the elections came in Tees Valley, where their mayor brought the local airport back into public ownership – a stark reminder of Labour’s own failure to foreground renationalisation.
How Private Debt Collectors Were Turned on Bristol’s Student Rent Strike
Bristol University has informed its student rent strikers that their debts will be passed onto private collectors – it’s just the latest sign that our universities are more interested in money than student wellbeing.