This World AIDS Day, what's needed to end new HIV transmissions is political will – but by slashing sexual health funding, letting inequalities spiral, and forcing the NHS to its knees, the Tories are making clear they don't have it.
Thousands of teachers at 77 sixth forms are out on strike today. After a 20% real-terms pay cut since 2010 and chronic underfunding, they're not only fighting for themselves – they're fighting for the future of our colleges.
More than half of known human infectious diseases can be aggravated by climate change. Apathetic political leaders aren't just condemning us to extreme weather's devastation – they're condemning us to perpetual health crisis, too.
In the 1970s and 80s, Brazilian footballer Sócrates used his sport as a vehicle to challenge a military dictatorship and speak out for democracy. As this year's tainted World Cup continues, it's clear we need more like him.
'Jerusalem' is now most likely to be heard at jubilee celebrations or Last Night of the Proms – but its author William Blake, born on this day in 1757, was a radical who raged against a world split between privilege and poverty.
The last 20 years have seen Manchester become the poster city of neoliberal urbanism with a dressing of radical chic. It's time to consider how we got here – and how we take it back from the developers.
By imposing a real-terms pay cut on workers in a cost of living crisis, the leadership at Shelter are exacerbating the very insecurities their housing charity exists to fight – so now, those workers are going on strike.
A recent survey found 95% of young people now feel lonely, with more than half citing money as a key factor. When everything's expensive, and the public sphere has been deliberately decimated, it's no surprise.
University staff are striking today against the same marketisation that cuts courses, hikes fees, and reduces students to cash cows. They’re not just fighting for themselves – they’re fighting for the future of higher education.
Reports of discussions about a two-tier NHS in Scotland only make explicit what's been clear for a long time: that across the UK, our public health service is being stripped away – and we need to fight to restore it everywhere.
In 1982, thousands of nurses and NHS ancillary staff took action against the government over low pay – and were joined by miners, printers, firefighters and more in the biggest show of solidarity since the 1926 General Strike.
Bosses at the Jacob's factory in Aintree, Liverpool tried to slap their employees with a pathetic 4% pay offer – so now, 750 workers have gone on indefinite strike to demand their worth.