Dance Music Took to the Streets This Weekend, But for What?
Ed Gillett
Ravers have reason to be angry, but 'no politics, just music' won't get them anywhere.
The Batley & Spen Byelection Preview
With Batley & Spen looking likely to hand Keir Starmer another by-election defeat, Michael Walker and Owen Jones discuss the issues dominating the campaign and the implications a loss would have on the Labour Party.
Hancock’s Resignation Shows Just How Much Johnson’s Government Can Get Away With
Samuel Earle
It’s Boris’s world, and we’re just living in it.
The Fight for Unite – Interview With Steve Turner
Since 2010 Len McCluskey has been the general secretary of Unite, one of Britain’s largest trade unions. That changes this year with the election of his successor – a three-way race between Gerard Coyne, Sharon Graham and today’s guest, Steve Turner.
Neoliberalism is Dead – and Something Even Worse is Taking Its Place
James Meadway
Buckle up for a new era of authoritarian capitalism.
Spy Cops Inquiry: An Undercover Officer Used Me to Rise to the Top of Our Movement
Richard Chessum
'My girlfriend and I discussed the possibility "Rick" might be a police spy. We thought we were paranoid.'
Biden’s New Cold War With China Will Be Justified With Racism
David Wearing
‘We’ versus ‘they’ narratives have shaped global politics for centuries.
Why Sajid Javid Is a Danger to the NHS
Sajid Javid has replaced Matt Hancock as health secretary, is a lockdown sceptic and a banker at JP Morgan. Should Britons trust their health in his hands?
We Shouldn’t Ban Police From Pride. We Should Abolish Them Altogether
Shanice McBean
Liberals say include, leftists say exclude, radicals say abolish.
Matt Hancock Caught Having Affair With Advisor
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the hopeless health secretary Matt Hancock after he was caught having an affair with a key aide hired to tackle the pandemic.
NO ONE WAY WORKS: Political Organisation for the 21st Century
Rodrigo Nunes joins James Butler to throw light on left melancholia and the future of political organisation.
‘It’s Only the Start’: George Galloway’s Bid for Batley and Spen Could Leave Starmer Staring Into the Abyss
Aaron Bastani
'I don’t think he could survive a defeat to me.'
Arise Sir Dido, Britain’s Newest Culture Warlord
Sandeep Sandhu
Funding cuts? Third wave? Nah, the NHS’s problem is foreigners, apparently.
Extinction Isn’t the Worst That Can Happen
Kai Heron
Yes, you read that right.
Tories Blaming the Term ‘White Privilege’ for Underachievement in Schools
MPs have criticised the term ‘white privilege’ in a report on the underachievement of white working class students. Once again, the usual suspects are overlooking class to use kids as a front in their culture war.
Rich States Would Rather Let Poor People Die Than Waive Coronavirus Vaccine Patents
Charlie Young
We’re holding billions of people ransom to Big Pharma profits.
Commuting is Unpaid Work. Bosses Should at Least Split the Cost
Will Stronge
In Brazil, Belgium and Slovenia employers pay towards commuting costs. Why not in the UK?
Unite’s Leadership Race is About More Than Just the Labour Party
Karl Lieberman
When workers can’t channel their anger through trade unions, bad things happen.