The Kids Are Not Alright
From monarchism to eco-fascism, internet subcultures have given rise to a new generation of ‘e-deologies’. But what — if anything — do these online movements hold for the future of the Right?
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Ko Leik Pya
Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
South London’s Outsourced NHS Workers Are Fighting Back
Today, caterers and cleaners in hospitals across south London are on strike against outsourcing giant ISS. They are fighting not just for pay but for dignity and respect.
Universities Want to Starve Staff Back to Work
Universities are threatening to deduct up to 100% of staff’s wages even on days when there is no industrial action – a shameless attempt to punish workers for defending their rights.
The Radical Politics of Nina Simone
Nina Simone, who died on this day in 2003, is often remembered for her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement – but she was also a socialist who saw revolution as the path to true equality.
The West Is Drowning the Global South in Debt
The Global South faces its worst debt crisis in years – but instead of providing assistance, Western states are pushing policies that will drive millions into poverty.
TGI Fridays: Taking Food From the Mouths of Workers
Hungry for profits, TGI Fridays has axed meals for its staff in the middle of a cost of living crisis. But its workers are gearing up to struggle, not to suffer.
Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On this day in 1943, a band of Jewish resistance fighters launched an armed insurrection against the Nazis. They were proud socialists and internationalists.
Why the USS Pension Victory Matters
Attacks on pensions are an everyday reality across Britain’s workplaces – but university workers have shown that it’s possible to fight for restoration and win.
The Real Third World
The ‘Third World’ was not always a pejorative term. Its origins lie in a revolutionary post-colonial project that aimed to find a path to development beyond the Cold War camps.
Ukrainians Wha Hae
In the 1950s, the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan visited Kyiv and went on to translate Ukrainian poets. His encounter was full of misunderstandings but held the promise of a cosmopolitan solidarity.
How Kwikfit Is Screwing Over Its Workers
Poverty pay, dangerous conditions and wage theft: Kwikfit employees reveal shocking details of exploitation at the car servicing company.
The Phenomenon of Bernadette Devlin
In 1969, Irish republican socialist Bernadette Devlin was elected to Westminster. We take a look at her best-selling memoir, ‘The Price of My Soul,’ published the same year.
How Austerity Broke Britain
The past decade has exposed austerity as the most destructive policy in modern British history – but the Tories are determined to keep it alive.
‘We Got the Truth About Hillsborough but We Never Got the Justice’
On this day 34 years ago, 97 football fans went to a match and never came back. Looking back, Hillsborough survivor Ian Byrne MP discusses the cross-football solidarity movement still fighting for justice.
Junior Doctors Will Fight as Long as It Takes
Underpaid, overworked, struggling against a collapsing NHS: a junior doctor tell Tribune about the crises on the wards – and why their strike matters for the future of the country.
Defy the Law, Defend the Right to Strike
The government’s anti-strike laws are a brazen attack on working people. Our movement has defied and defeated anti-union laws in the past – and it’s time to do it again, writes FBU general secretary Matt Wrack.
The Great Insurrection: Remembering the Brixton Uprising
On this day in 1981, Brixton’s black community rose up against police discrimination and mass unemployment. It was a watershed moment in the fight against racist oppression that still lingers in British society.
Jeremy Corbyn: My Friend, Denis Goldberg
Denis Goldberg passed away in 2020 after a lifelong fight for social justice which saw him spend two decades in a South African prison. He reminded us of the horrors of apartheid – and the heroism of those who struggled against it, writes Jeremy Corbyn.
What Happened in Finland
In Finland, the coalition led by centre-left Sanna Marin was defeated after promising utopian visions but failing to materially improve people’s lives – providing an important lesson to the global Left about delivering change and remaining relevant.
How Successive Governments Screwed Over the Fire Service
Throughout its history, the fire service has endured brutal cuts and damaging deregulation. It’s only when firefighters have taken matters into their own hands that things have changed – for them, and for us.