To Fight Poverty, Fight for £15
After a ‘lost decade’ for wage growth since 2008, a £15 minimum wage is necessary, popular, and achievable – it’s only elite interests standing in the way.
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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.
Britain Has Betrayed Afghan Refugees
Britain’s broken promise to resettle refugees from Afghanistan following last year’s withdrawal stands in contrast with the support provided to those fleeing war in Ukraine — and exposes the racism behind government policy.
Colombia’s Left on the Rise
Gustavo Petro is leading the polls for Colombia’s presidential run-off this month, defying the country’s vicious right-wing establishment. If he wins, it won’t just change Colombia – it will be a landmark for all of Latin America.
Indonesia’s Imperial Highway
Indonesia’s planned Trans-Papua highway will facilitate easier exploitation of West Papua’s resources by the occupying Indonesian regime – and more violence against the West Papuan people who resist it.
Capitalism Created the Baby Formula Shortage
The US baby formula shortage has left millions of parents struggling to feed their children. It’s the result of a capitalist system that prioritises the profits of super rich corporations at the expense of public health.
Capitalism Can’t Solve the Crises it Caused
Rishi Sunak’s pathetic response to the cost of living crisis shows mainstream economics has no solution to the elite interests reshaping the world economy. It’s up to the Left to set out how to take on the billionaires.
First Boris Johnson, Then the Whole Ruling Class
The government has created a crisis for working people. But the Tory MPs rebelling against Boris Johnson haven’t suddenly discovered their moral compasses – they’re rats fleeing a sinking ship.
The SNP’s War on the Public Sector
This week, the SNP announced plans to shrink the public sector and cut tens of thousands of jobs – exposing the myth that the party offers an alternative to neoliberal orthodoxy.
A Tale of Two Britains
With the pomp and ceremony of the Jubilee, the ruling class reminded us all that they love Britain – but have no problem with its children going hungry.
Privatising Your Ancestors
In recent years, swathes of Britain’s public records have been bought up by multinational companies – allowing them to charge for access and make a profit from your family history.
Doreen Massey’s Radical 1980s
A new collection of writings by geographer Doreen Massey features intense dispatches from the political battlegrounds of the 1980s, which remind us that even in eras of defeat, there are vital moments of hope.
A Pageant for the Ruling Class
A celebration of royalty is a celebration of unearned status, intergenerational wealth and undemocratic politics. It is, in other words, doffing the cap to the ruling class – and the society they preside over.
On the Cost of Living Crisis, Labour Is to the Right of the Tories
With millions facing poverty, Labour should be demanding that the government goes much further than the weak measures announced so far – instead, they’re trying to cast those measures as irresponsible.
20 Years Later, ‘The Wire’ Is Just as Radical and Relevant
20 years ago today, the first episode of ‘The Wire’ aired. Two decades later, it remains one of this century’s great television shows – and most radical social critiques.
The Radical History of British Republicanism
From the Levellers to the Chartists and Tom Paine to Tony Benn, a seam of republicanism runs through much of what is great about Britain – a tradition that is just as much a part of its history as the royal family.
Fighting the Holiday Home Invasion
Cornwall has 12,000 registered second homes, while 20,000 people wait to be housed. It’s an absurd situation that only serves the wealthy – and now local residents are organising to fight back and save their towns.
Public Pools for Everyone
After years of austerity, many of Britain’s swimming pools face closure due to spiralling energy costs – the alternative is a properly-funded system that treats them as a public good.
Shipping Chaos Is the Latest Sign that Capitalism Is Eating Itself
Capitalism rests on a network of privately-owned infrastructure, with shipping at its heart – but now the industry is in chaos as the profiteering of rentier corporations sends the world system into meltdown.
Remembering John Browne
John Browne, who died last month aged 71, spent his life fighting for workers on Preston Council, built solidarity movements with oppressed people from South Africa to Palestine, and never flinched from his commitment to a socialist society.
When the President Is a Crypto Bro
El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender, pledging to build a ‘Bitcoin City’ on a volcano – but the recent crash has exposed the consequences of hitching a country’s economy to crypto delusions.