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Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
The Tories presided over a campaign of cuts since linked to the deaths of 330,000 people. They’re in no position to demonise workers now striking to save the public services those cuts brought to their knees.
The Tories claim real-terms pay rises are ‘unaffordable’, but it’s not the economy they’re worried about – it’s workers winning and inspiring others to follow their example.
Tariq Goddard’s new novel about the children of an austerity-stricken Wiltshire town being stolen by millionaire perverts is a brilliant fictional take on Britain’s weird realities.
Last week, Congress imposed a contract with just one paid sick day on 120,000 US rail workers, preemptively breaking the first national rail strike in 30 years. A worker explains the ‘betrayal’ by Biden’s supposedly pro-labour presidency.
In the coming weeks, media pundits and government ministers will tell us healthcare workers shouldn’t strike if they care about patients. The truth is that workers are striking to keep the NHS their patients depend on alive.
The Cold War ‘Red Scare’ went alongside a ‘Lavender Scare’, which saw the police ramp up their surveillance and blackmail of gay men. A new film inspired by the Cambridge Spies explores the relationship between the two.
Robert Bevan speaks to Tribune about his new book ‘Monumental Lies’ – a sweeping account of the recent conflicts over statues, monuments, and built heritage.
Gavin Butt’s new book ‘No Machos or Popstars’ tells the story of a moment in Leeds when theory, art, and pop got themselves mixed up, producing groups like Gang of Four and Scritti Politti in the process.
The shuttering of hundreds of public toilets in the last decade is a national issue – but in cities like Newcastle and Bristol, activists are fighting to bring our most basic facilities back.
The 1978 World Cup was hosted by an Argentine military junta that murdered tens of thousands of people – a history of FIFA-approved image refurbishment that continues today.
The ‘March of the Mummies’ has drawn attention to how poor childcare provision is in Britain. A small project in southeast London suggests some ways out.
As an insight into a prime minister, the new Liz Truss biography missed its brief moment. But as a document of the Tory Party’s identity crisis, it’s evergreen.
This World AIDS Day, what’s needed to end new HIV transmissions is political will – but by slashing sexual health funding, letting inequalities spiral, and forcing the NHS to its knees, the Tories are making clear they don’t have it.
Thousands of teachers at 77 sixth forms are out on strike today. After a 20% real-terms pay cut since 2010 and chronic underfunding, they’re not only fighting for themselves – they’re fighting for the future of our colleges.
More than half of known human infectious diseases can be aggravated by climate change. Apathetic political leaders aren’t just condemning us to extreme weather’s devastation – they’re condemning us to perpetual health crisis, too.
In the 1970s and 80s, Brazilian footballer Sócrates used his sport as a vehicle to challenge a military dictatorship and speak out for democracy. As this year’s tainted World Cup continues, it’s clear we need more like him.
‘Jerusalem’ is now most likely to be heard at jubilee celebrations or Last Night of the Proms – but its author William Blake, born on this day in 1757, was a radical who raged against a world split between privilege and poverty.
The last 20 years have seen Manchester become the poster city of neoliberal urbanism with a dressing of radical chic. It’s time to consider how we got here – and how we take it back from the developers.
By imposing a real-terms pay cut on workers in a cost of living crisis, the leadership at Shelter are exacerbating the very insecurities their housing charity exists to fight – so now, those workers are going on strike.
A recent survey found 95% of young people now feel lonely, with more than half citing money as a key factor. When everything’s expensive, and the public sphere has been deliberately decimated, it’s no surprise.