Why Raising Council Tax Won’t Fix Local Government
A decade of austerity has decimated local authority funding and left many councils in crisis – but hiking regressive council tax isn’t a real solution.
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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.
The Media’s Love Affair with New Labour
The BBC’s documentary on Blair and Brown is the latest attempt to paint New Labour as a romantic tragedy, rather than what it actually was – a historic missed opportunity.
If COP Wants to Save the Planet, It Has to Challenge Capitalism
Next week sees the start of Glasgow’s COP26. It could be an opportunity to tackle capitalism’s destruction of the planet – if world leaders choose to take it.
The Film the Nazis Tried to Destroy
‘Europa’, a 1931 film by Polish radicals Franciszka and Stefan Themerson, was long believed destroyed by the Nazis – but its rediscovery offers an eerie glimpse into a world spinning towards war and destruction.
How Finland’s Public Childcare System Puts Britain to Shame
In Finland, 70% of pre-school children attend a full day care service. It is public, subsidised and free for families with lower incomes – showing that Britain’s expensive childcare mess is a political choice.
Faith in the Factories
In 1940s and 50s, the French ‘worker priest’ movement took priests out of churches and into the ranks of the working class – their experience is a reminder of religion’s radical possibilities.
‘HGV Drivers Have Been Disrespected for Years – Now, We’re Fighting Back’
A HGV driver writes for Tribune about the dismal conditions and low pay which have defined the sector for years – and why workers see this latest crisis as a chance to change it for good.
The Brutal Reality of Europe’s Border Regime
This year, more than 2,000 people have died trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands from Africa – a reminder of the lethal reality of the European Union’s border regime.
The British State’s Secret War on Black Power
In the 1960s, a new generation of Black radicals in Britain began organising against racism, capitalism and police violence – they were met with state hostility and a campaign of surveillance.
Jeremy Corbyn: Socialists Are Rebuilding Bolivia
In 2019, a right-wing coup deposed Bolivia’s elected government. But the people fought back – and now the socialist government they elected in its place is more popular than ever.
How the Brighton Bin Strike Won
After a 14-day strike, refuse collectors in Brighton have won a deal that will see low-paid council workers across the city get a pay rise – it’s yet another victory that proves the power of collective action.
Apsana Begum: Why I’m Voting to Outlaw Fire and Rehire
1 in 10 workers in Britain have been threatened with losing their jobs, terms and conditions through fire and rehire – today’s Bill is an opportunity to end that assault for good.
56. Net Zero Is Not Enough: An Interview with Holly Jean Buck
This week, Grace speaks to Holly Jean Buck, Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Buffalo, about what net zero means – and what it’ll take to get there.
Alex Saab’s Extradition Proves the Hard Truth of ‘Soft’ US Imperialism
Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has been extradited to the US on thinly-veiled political grounds – but the media and ‘humanitarian’ NGOs are all too happy to toe the State Department’s line.
Behind the 10,000-Strong John Deere Strike
More than 10,000 workers are on strike in US farm manufacturer John Deere this month, a landmark battle in the strike wave sweeping the country – and a sign of growing worker militancy.
The Radical Utopias of Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin, born on this day in 1929, used science fiction to explore the failures of capitalist society – and the alternative worlds we could build in its place.
Remembering the Aberfan Disaster
On this day in 1966, a coal slag heap collapsed in the Welsh mining village of Aberfan, killing more than 100 children. Today, it’s a powerful reminder of how the establishment fails working class communities.
The Radical Potential of Television
For some pessimists, TV is nothing but a mindless distraction. For others, it’s a space that fosters new kinds of subversion.
How to Save Our Schools
Our education system is failing both pupils and workers, and political leaders don’t seem to care – so education unions are putting forward their vision for radical change.
For a Four-Day Week on the Building Site
Discussions around the four-day week have focused too much on white-collar work – but the case for fewer hours without loss of pay is even stronger in sectors like construction.