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Feature

What Actually is a General Strike and is the UK Going to Have One?

by Polly Smythe

There's been a lot of talk about general strikes recently. As unions take coordinated action, Polly Smythe explains what it would take for unions to call a general strike.

Analysis

No, ‘Transparency’ Won’t Stop Amazon Being a Crappy Employer

by Craig Gent

Unions are very slowly catching up with Amazon’s tech agenda - but digital ‘transparency’ is no silver bullet when it comes to improving workers' lives, argues Craig Gent.

UCU workers demonstrating. Wiktor Szymanowicz via Reuters Connect

UCU workers demonstrating. Wiktor Szymanowicz via Reuters Connect

Report

Everything You Need to Know About the UK’s Biggest Strike-Day in a Decade

by Polly Smythe

Analysis

How Far Will Lula Go to Protect Indigenous Brazilians?

by Joana Ramiro

A person holds a placard supporting striking workers outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

A person holds a placard supporting striking workers outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Report

Amazon Uses ‘Intimidation’ Against Historic First Legal UK Strike

by Polly Smythe

Opinion

Gambling Firms Prey on the Working Class. Why is Labour Taking Their Money?

by Matt Zarb-Cousin

CWU workers on strike. Vuk Valcic / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany

Feature

What Actually is a General Strike and is the UK Going to Have One?

by Polly Smythe

There's been a lot of talk about general strikes recently. As unions take coordinated action, Polly Smythe explains what it would take for unions to call a general strike.

Analysis

No, ‘Transparency’ Won’t Stop Amazon Being a Crappy Employer

by Craig Gent

Unions are very slowly catching up with Amazon’s tech agenda - but digital ‘transparency’ is no silver bullet when it comes to improving workers' lives, argues Craig Gent.

NovaraFM

Havens in a Heartless World

What is "emotional reproduction"? Without it, says Alva Gotby, capitalism would collapse.

ACFM

Microdose: A Ghost Story for Christmas

Jeremy explores the connections between festive cheer and spectral fear, with help from Lee Perry and Jacques Derrida.

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon attends a news conference, in Edinburgh

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon attends a news conference, in Edinburgh

Analysis

2023 Will Be Make Or Break For The Scottish Independence Movement

by Jonathon Shafi

It’s official: there will be no Scottish independence without the UK’s say-so. The judgement has forced Scottish politics out of its stupor – but perhaps also into a crisis, writes columnist Jonathon Shafi.

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Opinion

Yes, Women Fear Rape – But We Live Our Lives Anyway

by Ash Sarkar

Opinion

Britain’s Media Gatekeepers Are No Match for America’s

by Aaron Bastani

Image shows a group of students at the University of Nottingham staging a protest. They are holding a sign that reads: "Arms dealers off our campus, University of Nottingham have blood on their hands"

Image shows a group of students at the University of Nottingham staging a protest. They are holding a sign that reads: "Arms dealers off our campus, University of Nottingham have blood on their hands"

Report

Students at UK Universities Are Helping Develop Killer Robots

by Zac Larkham

Analysis

The Police Are Psychics Now, Apparently

by Rivkah Brown

Analysis

Tory Blunders Give Striking Workers a Chance to Win

by Michael Chessum

Protesters unfurl a banner and let off a smoke bomb from one of the blocks. Photo: @SavetheWyndford on Twitter.

Protesters unfurl a banner and let off a smoke bomb from one of the blocks. Photo: @SavetheWyndford on Twitter.

Report

Iconic Glasgow Council Flats Occupied in Protest Against Demolition

by Simon Childs

Analysis

The SNP Have Joined Forces With The Tories To Create ‘Green’ Scottish Tax Havens

by Jonathon Shafi

a man with grey side-parted hair in a navy suit and white shirt smiles and holds his hand in front of his face

a man with grey side-parted hair in a navy suit and white shirt smiles and holds his hand in front of his face

Report

Will a ‘Vindictive’ Labour Party Bankrupt Itself Suing the Alleged Leakers?

by Rivkah Brown

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NovaraFM

Havens in a Heartless World

What is "emotional reproduction"? Without it, says Alva Gotby, capitalism would collapse.

ACFM

Microdose: A Ghost Story for Christmas

Jeremy explores the connections between festive cheer and spectral fear, with help from Lee Perry and Jacques Derrida.

NovaraFM

A Christmas Carol with James Butler

James Butler returns to FM to dissect the politics of Charles Dickens' festive parable.

ACFM

Trip 30: Gifts

Keir, Jem and Nadia explore the cultural and economic pressures on doing pressies.

Pro Revolution Soccer

Where Do We Go From Here?

Tom and Keir are joined by David Wearing to put forward a vision of football as a force for good.

Pro Revolution Soccer

Why Do We Love Football So Much?

Keir and Tom wonder why playing a game feels so important, with Juliet Jacques and Polly Smythe.

NovaraFM

1971, the Year Britain Became White

Is all of Britain stolen goods? Eleanor Penny finds out with scholar Nadine El-Enany.

Pro Revolution Soccer

Should You Support Your National Team?

Keir and Tom are joined by David Goldblatt, author of The Ball Is Round, to talk about football as a national culture.

Video

Geneticist Takes on 23 and Me, Race Science Myths and Richard Dawkins. Ash Meets Dr Adam Rutherford

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