Don’t Let Them Kill Royal Mail
Bosses at Royal Mail are attacking the terms and conditions of its workforce and plotting to ‘Uberise’ the postal service. Against these plans, the posties’ strike is a battle for the future of the economy as whole.
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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.
Tax the Rich
Austerity isn’t sensible, it’s social vandalism. The alternative is to squeeze those who can afford it.
Decent Homes for All
Inequality is about power: who has it, and in whose interests it is used.
End Food Poverty
In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, millions of kids are going hungry. It is a national disgrace.
Slash Energy Bills
There are solutions to spiralling heating costs and cold homes — but the ruling class prefers to profit from our misery.
A Real Pay Rise
The RMT’s Eddie Dempsey on why the cost-of-living crisis must be tackled through the paypacket.
When Britain Said ‘Enough is Enough’
On October 1, 57 simultaneous protests took place across the country — from Dundee to Weymouth — against the cost-of-living crisis. Participants were united in their demands for a fundamentally different economic system.
The Story of ‘Enough is Enough’
Tribune isn’t just a magazine, it’s a political project – that’s why we helped to found a national movement against the cost-of-living crisis.
‘It’s Simply Not Safe for Patients’: Nurses on the Strike to Save the NHS
Long shifts, low staffing, high pressure, debilitating burnout, pay that doesn’t go far enough – nurses speak to Tribune about today’s strike, and about why improving workers’ conditions is the only way to save our NHS.
Nurses Are Fighting for the Soul of Our NHS
Today’s nurses’ strike isn’t just a response to Covid and inflation – it’s the product of years of austerity and Thatcherite reforms, which have pushed the NHS and the workers who keep it running to the brink.
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Ian Svenonius’ Escaping Act
The records and books of Ian Svenonius exist at a silly-serious intersection of politics and comedy, revealing the potentials and pitfalls of their combination.
Cold Homes Kill
Millions of households are living in fuel poverty, and it’s only set to grow worse as government support is scaled back. Last week’s cold snap makes it clear: we need to bring the bills down, and for good.
Highway Workers Are Driving the Fight for Fair Pay
With greater pressures on the road network, the job of a traffic officer has seldom been more crucial. But under this government, they’ve faced real pay cut after real pay cut – so now, they’re striking to demand their worth.
Revisiting the Right to Be Lazy
Paul Lafargue, an early leader of French socialism, believed the working class needed one thing above all: the right to be lazy. It’s a demand that’s as relevant as ever.
Making Art in the GDR
Much of the art produced in East Germany fell into oblivion after reunification. The Art Archive in Beeskow brings to light some of the forgotten works, highlighting the debates over what it meant to create a socialist culture.
The Best Christmas Present Britain Could Get Is a Public Rail System
The current train strikes are symptomatic of a rail system that prioritises profit above the wellbeing of both workers and passengers. For a more reliable, resilient, and affordable railway, it’s time to take it into public hands.
Rail Workers Are On Our Side
For far too long, railway workers and passengers alike have been shafted by a government hellbent on destroying our railways for the pursuit of profit. Railway workers are fighting back – for all of us.
Keir Starmer Must Promise to Scrap Tory Anti-Strike Laws
Rishi Sunak’s new legislation will paralyse the trade union movement, but yesterday, Keir Starmer refused to commit to repealing it. Labour needs to be clear: the anti-strike laws must go.
The Tories are the Real Threat to Public Safety
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.