Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition
by Kai Heron
Sky-rocketing energy bills and climate breakdown are two related crises. Here are six ideas to tackle them both.
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Report: ‘People Have No Option’: Why We Won’t Pay Our Energy Bills
by Sophie K Rosa
We spoke to people pledging to cancel their direct debits in protest at soaring energy prices.
Analysis: The Government Has Quietly Stopped Sharing Strike Data
by Gregor Gall
The government has never before held such thorough information on industrial action in Britain. So why have they stopped sharing it?
Feature: In Myanmar, Workers and Activists Take on a Food Delivery Giant
by Ben Dunant
Underground groups established to resist the coup are supporting striking food delivery workers in Myanmar.
Report: The DWP Is ‘Unlawfully’ Chasing People to Pay Back Benefits Claimed in Lockdown
by Sophie K Rosa
Claimants who relied on universal credit during the pandemic have had threatening letters and phone calls from private debt collectors following a Kafkaesque ID checking process.
Opinion: Will the Unions Actually Ditch Labour?
by Tom Williams
With the Labour party's betrayal of workers, the threat of union disaffiliation looms. But will it actually happen? Tom Williams takes a look.
Report: More Amazon Strikes Expected in Row Over Pay
by Simon Childs
Workers are “frustrated” and “angry” after the company refused to budge on a pay offer that sparked wildcat strikes.
Report: Workers Stage Wildcat Strike at Major Oil Refinery
by Simon Childs
Workers downed tools and blocked a road at an oil refinery in Scotland as action against the spiralling cost of living spreads.
Analysis: The Coming Recession Will Be Worse Than 2008
by Aaron Bastani
Britain’s economy has been spluttering since the dawn of the iPhone. There is no law of nature that says this won’t continue for the next 15 years - or longer. A political elite that thinks otherwise is taking your consent for granted.
Analysis: Stop Calling It A Price Cap
by Matteo Tiratelli
As annual energy bills are forecast to hit over £4,000 from January 2023, Matteo Tiratelli examines the history – and future - of Britain’s ‘price cap’.
Report: ‘If They Call It, We’ll Support It’: RMT Would Back General Strike
by Simon Childs
Mick Lynch has called for radical action after trade unions launched a campaign against the cost of living crisis.
International: Colombia’s Brand New President Wants to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
by Nathan Thanki
Colombia just swore in a left leadership that has vowed to ban new fossil fuel projects, end fracking, transition to renewables and return power to the people.
Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Betrayal of Workers is Nothing New for Labour
by Jodie Collins
Revisionist history has the public dreaming of a time when the Labour party stood up for organised labour. It’s a myth.
Report: Hundreds of Amazon Workers Stage Wildcat Strike Over ‘Kick in the Teeth’ Pay Offer
by Simon Childs & Polly Smythe
Workers at a gigantic Essex warehouse are protesting after being offered just 35p more per hour from the multinational.
Report: Manchester Police Probably Broke the Law With ‘Racist’ Carnival Bans
by Moya Lothian-McLean
Exclusive: Manchester police are investigating whether they broke the law with 'racist' letters that banned alleged 'gang members' from carnival.
Report: Fire Services Have Been Cut to the Bone. Now Climate Change is Causing More Fires
by Sophie K Rosa
After wildfires swept England in July's heatwave, fire chiefs and politicians talked about the unprecedented weather without mentioning the brutal cuts that have left fire services on the back foot.
Feature: The Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout Is Unfair. But Not for the Reasons You Think
by Sophie Atkinson
Underfunded sexual health services and poor communication are breeding a parallel outbreak of frustration and resentment, reports Sophie Atkinson.
Analysis: Were the 70s Really That Great?
by Juliet Jacques
From the union boom to radical TV, the left tends to see the 70s through rose-tinted glasses. We should beware nostalgia, writes Juliet Jacques.