Were Unions Right to Cancel Strikes to Respect the Queen? We Asked Members
Polly Smythe
“Respect only seems to work one way.”
Mourners Queue to See Queen’s Coffin, Scotland & Wales Cost of Living
With the queen lying in state, the level of public enthusiasm for the monarchy is being measured in a line along the Thames. Michael Walker and Owen Jones discuss what’s driving people to queue. Plus: King Charles fires his staff; A columnist for the Times thinks we should be ‘frugal’ like the Queen; and we […]
Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was
Christian Christensen
Its second largest party is Nazi-adjacent.
Automated Policing Helped Kill Chris Kaba
Griff Ferris
Flawed data + human prejudice = deadly violence.
Animal Rebellion Activists on Why They’re Emptying Supermarkets of Milk to Save the Climate
Sophie K Rosa
'Farming is one of the single biggest contributors to the climate crisis.'
Why Should Chris Kaba’s Death Matter Less Than the Queen’s?
Kehinde Andrews
I think we all know why.
Let Them Eat Nothing: Food Banks to Close for Queen’s Funeral
Simon Childs
But one will re-open after an online backlash.
The Queen’s Death Looks Different From Belfast
Rachel Connolly
It isn't apolitical, for a start.
Ukraine Gains Key Ground, the Killing of Chris Kaba
Ukrainian forces have made lightning advances, pushing back Russian forces near Kharkiv. How decisive could this prove to the course of the war? We speak to Professor Paul Rogers Plus: the killing of unarmed man Chris Kaba by the metropolitan police; and the latest royal weirdness. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Anti-Monarchy Protesters Keep Getting Arrested
Simon Childs
“Fuck imperialism. Abolish monarchy,” read one person's sign.
Could Nuclear Actually Solve the Energy Crisis?
Ell Folan
Given that plants take a decade to build, probably not.
They Are Lying to Us. Ash Sarkar Meets Paris Marx
We are constantly told that we are witnessing unprecedented innovation in technology, and that our problems will be solved by new apps, electric cars or space exploration. But is this innovation truly liberating? Or does it serve to outsource labour and further consolidate power and money in the hands of the few? Ash Sarkar meets […]
Queen Elizabeth Was Synonymous With Modern Britain – It May Unravel Under Her Successor
Aaron Bastani
Will a polity that has existed almost entirely under one monarch survive another?
King Charles’s Speech to Nation, Events Cancelled Over Queen’s Death, Truss’s Takes Oil Money
King Charles III has given his first address to the nation following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Royals Are at the Heart of British Capitalism
Laura Clancy
From offshore accounts to rentierism, the royals are quintessential British capitalists.
Without the Queen, the Monarchy Could Fall Apart
Ash Sarkar
Charles is no substitute for her grandmotherly authority.
The Queen Is Dead
Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss.
We’ve Won an Energy Bills Freeze. Now Let’s Demand More
James Meadway
Time to turn up the heat on Liz.