Government by Landlord
Boris Johnson’s government is dominated by landlords, many of whom own multiple properties and make a fortune from rent. It isn’t a fluke that they support policies which harm tenants – it’s class politics.
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Raven Hart
Raven Hart is co-founder of the Bristol Cooperative Alliance, an organisation that aims to promote a decentralised economy that empowers local communities and facilitates democratic self-determination.
Boris Johnson Underestimated Teachers – Now They’re Fighting Back
When the government announced their plans to reopen schools without consultation, Boris Johnson expected to be able to ignore the concerns of teachers – instead he has breathed new life into their trade unions.
The Public Is Ready for a Post-Covid Alternative – if the Left Makes the Case
The coronavirus crisis has deepened Britain’s inequalities, but it has also strengthened public opposition to austerity policies – the task for the Left is to build a new consensus on progressive terms, argues Faiza Shaheen.
We Need to Know Our Schools Are Safe
Teachers understand how important it is to get children back to school – but their unions have raised clear and valid concerns about safety that the government has failed to answer, argues Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Why Free Public Broadband Was a Good Idea
The pandemic has demonstrated how fundamental the internet is to our lives, but private companies continue to rip us off while providing poor service – it’s time to think again about free public broadband, argues John McDonnell.
It’s Time for Labour to Be Bold on the Airline Crisis
Coronavirus has cratered the airline industry, and its executives have responded by attacking workers. Labour needs a bold response – now is the time to argue for public ownership to save jobs and the climate.
How Neoliberalism Will Exploit the Coronavirus Crisis
In 2008, neoliberals who have shaped economic policy for decades exploited the crisis to further entrench their power. They will do the same with coronavirus – unless the Left builds an alternative.
Bevan in a Time of Coronavirus
Aneurin Bevan responded to the deep crises of the 1930s and ’40s by making the case for transforming the economy in workers’ interests, and ultimately building the NHS. The Left can learn from his example today.
Labour Still Needs Community Organising – But it Has to Change
Adopting community organising was an important step to rebuilding Labour’s roots in working-class areas – but to be effective it needs to focus on building power that lasts beyond elections.
Imagining a Feminist City
Leslie Kern’s new book ‘Feminist City’ is a flawed but compelling argument for an urban environment that genuinely exists for everyone.
Hope Is Not Enough
In his latest book ‘Humankind,’ Rutger Bregman launches a 300-page defence of human nature against the Hobbesians – but without a political perspective, his hope begins to feel like self-help.
#CantPayWontPay
The London Renters Union’s strike campaign is recognising a reality that the government wants to ignore – for thousands in this pandemic, the choice is increasingly between paying the rent and putting food on the table.
Why Nakba Day Matters
For more than seventy years the Palestinian people have been subject to dispossession and attempts to erase their history and culture – but on Nakba Day, they can say ‘we’re still here and we remember.’
Stand by Our Teachers
The tabloid hate campaign against teachers and their unions has one objective – to distract the public from the fact that Boris Johnson’s plans to end the lockdown are putting children across Britain at risk.
How 10 Years of Tory Policies Led to Coronavirus Calamity
From pro-market reforms of the NHS to austerity and the hostile environment, a decade worth of Tory policies have undermined Britain’s response to coronavirus – with fatal consequences.
Transport for London’s Bailout is Punishment for Being Public
The government bailout of Transport for London forces costs onto ordinary Londoners – a condition it never imposed on private providers. Once again, it’s one rule for public companies and another for private.
You Can’t Clap for Key Workers if You Attack Their Unions
Trade unions have fought for years to improve the pay and conditions of the workers Britain applauds every week. If you claim to support workers but attack their unions, your clapping rings hollow.
Who’s Afraid of Section 44?
Throughout the coronavirus crisis the government has refused to inform workers of their legal right to walk out of unsafe workplaces – once again, it has fallen to trade unions to protect workers when nobody else will.
Radical Publishing in a Pandemic
A sharp fall in book sales is accelerating the dominance of Amazon and a handful of giant corporations – while pushing radical publishers and small bookshops to the brink.
Sheffield’s Fight Against Poverty Pay
The ‘Sheffield Needs a Payrise’ (SNAP) campaign is organising workers to fight back against low pay – and offering an alternative to the dismal working conditions that plague post-industrial Britain.