No Return to Political Inertia
New Labour was marked by its failure to break with Thatcherite continuity. Today, in everything from politics to pop culture, that sense of stasis is making its return.
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Rae Hart
Rae Deer is an economist and freelance writer.
You Can’t Individualise Climate Crisis
The Tories justified austerity by saying we were all responsible for a crisis actually caused by elites. They’re doing the same with climate change – and we can’t fall for it.
59. A History of Everything: An Interview with David Wengrow
This week, Grace speaks to David Wengrow, author of ‘The Dawn of Everything’ along with the late David Graeber, about human history, human nature, and how to change the world.
The Northern Rail Betrayal
The government’s decision to cut the promised Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 projects exposes the reality – the Tories don’t care about transport or the North.
How Workers Organised Aid During the Bosnian War
The activities of International Workers Aid during the 1993-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina proved the power of solidarity – and gave the Left a model of internationalism we can emulate today.
Len McCluskey: ‘Employers Will Exploit Weakness, Unions Have to Show Strength’
Decades of employer offensive have left workers and trade unions on the backfoot, but now they are developing new techniques to fight back in the workplace – and win.
Why Capitalism Loves Corruption
Liberals try to shrug off corruption as a bug in our system, but it’s really a feature – one that’s been core to capitalism from the very beginning.
The Night Tube Is Nothing Without Its Workers
Rail workers want the Night Tube back as much as any other London residents – but not at the expense of the safety and work-life balance agreed by management when the service first opened.
The Making of the Microflat
Everywhere you look, the housing market is producing smaller spaces for higher prices. According to the PR machine, this isn’t profiteering – it’s the latest form of luxury.
Abolish the House of Lords
No democratic society should accept the principle that its parliament includes hereditary peers or lifetime appointees – it’s time to abolish the House of Lords.
Why Students Should Support the University Strikes
Divide-and-rule tactics by politicians and management can’t hide the obvious truth – when university staff are overworked and underpaid, their students suffer too.
How Glasgow’s Grassroots Put COP26 to Shame
While world leaders dithered over a toothless declaration at COP26, workers in Glasgow were fighting for a better future – a reminder that real change comes from below.
You Can’t Save the World Without the Working Class
While global elites focus on the role corporations and politicians can play in fighting climate change, there’s only one force capable of building the just transition needed to avoid disaster: the working class.
Yugoslavia’s Socialist Experiment
Forged in the Partisan struggle against fascism, post-war Yugoslavia sought to build an alternative to capitalism outside the Cold War bind – and, for some decades, it succeeded.
Saving the Future of Barnoldswick
After striking twice in twelve months, workers at Barnoldswick’s Rolls Royce factory have secured their jobs until 2025 – a significant victory, won through the power of collective action.
2.4 Degrees Is a Disaster – But COP Won’t Stop It
World leaders know the consequences of 2.4 degrees global warming – but as COP26 draws to a close, it’s clearer than ever they won’t take the radical action needed to avoid disaster.
Protesting Apartheid Is a Moral Duty
While Tuesday’s protest against Tzipi Hotovely was met with outrage, Israel’s apartheid policies are met with silence – a reminder that for Britain’s establishment, Palestinian lives don’t matter.
Yes, We Should Ban Second Jobs for MPs
An MP’s salary already puts them in the top 5% of wage earners, more than enough for any public representative – it’s time to ban second jobs and the corporate lobbying that comes with them.
Parliament Is a Racket
For years, MPs have got away with lucrative second jobs serving corporate interests despite obvious conflicts of interest – the solution isn’t to pay them more, it’s to force them to serve the public instead.
We Can’t Save the Climate Without Class War
From private jets to fossil fuel investments, the top 1% have a gigantic carbon footprint – to save the planet, we need to fight their greed.