Tory Promises to Improve Mental Healthcare Ignore the Reality of Living With Mental Illness
by Erika Mastrorosa
Here's why simplistic rhetoric and a small investment are not going to fix a broken system, which is letting people down.
Long Read: Power-Play in Palestine: The Controversial Return of Mohammad Dahlan
by Courtney Yusuf
After five years of exile, Gaza sees the return of controversial politician Mohammad Dahlan, keen to strike a deal with the Hamas. What does this mean for Palestinian politics?
Childcare Costs: How the Government Is Failing Both Parents and Providers
by Lily Canter
This September a flagship government scheme will be rolled out across the country with the promise of providing 30 free childcare hours a week to all three and four-year-olds. But in reality parents and early years providers will have to plug a funding gap, with some nurseries already forced to shut down.
The Fix: Traingate + Trump Vs the Media
On today’s episode of the Fix Michael and Aaron discuss traingate, Bransonsplaining, Trump’s ongoing war with the media and Jeremy Corbyn’s unstoppable polling.
Rent Strikes Work: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize
by William Neumeister
In light of their recent victory, William Neumeister spoke again with Parkdale Organize, a group of working class tenants in Parkdale, Toronto who went on strike to fight back against rent hikes and poor living conditions.
When Petitions Actually Matter: West Papuans Risk Their Lives to End Indonesia’s Occupation
by Connor White
West Papuans are risking their lives to sign a petition calling for UN support of self-determination. It's time the UK left stood in solidarity with their anti-colonial struggle at this crucial moment.
TyskySourFM: Charlottesville & North Korea
After a long hiatus TyskySour is back! In this episode Aaron and Michael discuss White supremacy in the USA and a nuclear-armed North Korea.
The Fix: #Charlottesville & the Rise of Fascism
Tonight on The Fix we’ll be discussing #Charlottesville & the rise of fascism. Join Eleanor Penny, Aaron Bastani + Ash Sarkar at 8pm
‘Everyone I Know Is Going to Fight Like Hell’: Demoviction, Gentrification and Homelessness in Vancouver
by Alice Saunders
In spite of protests and wide public opposition, plans for the re-zoning of Vancouver's Metrotown are going ahead. Alice Saunders speaks to some of the residents and activists fighting demoviction, gentrification and homelessness in the city.
Shon This Way: Queer in the Media: Politics and Representation With Olly Alexander
Shon Faye is joined by lead singer of pop group Years and Years, Olly Alexander, to discuss his experiences as an out gay man in pop music and the media, his recent BBC documentary about LGBT mental health, “Growing Up Gay”, queer icons, politics and representation.
Children in Care Should Be Allowed to ‘Stay Put’ Instead of Being Evicted at 18
by Stephanie Gee
Care leavers are among the most vulnerable people in society, yet they are forced out of children's homes at 18 without the option to 'stay put'. The Labour party manifesto proposed changing this, but since the election children's social care has dropped off the agenda.
6 Things André Gorz Can Teach Us About Building a Post-Work Society
by Wanda Vrasti
With notions of a 'post-work politics' becoming prominent among anti-capitalists, Wanda Vrasti argues it's time to revisit the work of the André Gorz to provide a corrective to automation-centred ambitions.
#StopDSEI: 10 Reasons You Should Join the Campaign to Shut Down the Arms Fair
by Andrew Smith
Next month the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair will be descending on east London. Here are ten reasons you should join the campaign to shut it down.
4 Reasons the Left Should Care About Data and Surveillance
by Tasmin Lockwood
Most people passively accept the collection, storage and sale of their data - after all, the government tells us mass surveillance makes us safer. But Tasmin Lockwood argues the left should take privacy more seriously and stop ignoring the dangers inherent in letting the state collect so much information about us.
The Occupation Is Over, But Justice for SOAS Workers Must Still Be Fought For
by Charlie Macnamara
Outsourced staff at SOAS have won their most pressing demands, but management's behaviour, and the ubiquity of outsourcing at UK universities, means the struggle cannot end here.
Sugar-Coating Fascism: Defend Europe and the Changing Face of the Far Right
by Danny Harries
Defend Europe may have failed in their attempt to obstruct migrant rescues in the Mediterranean last week, but their actions must be recognised as part of a dangerous shift in the far-right’s tactics.
Electoral Reform After GE2017: Will Labour Go All the Way?
by Josh Dell
First-past-the-post may yet deliver Corbyn the keys to No. 10, but now is precisely the time to revive the case for proportional representation, argues Josh Dell.