Analysis

How About a Sick Pay System That Doesn’t Make People Sicker?

by Charlie Hertzog Young

By forcing people to work through illness, our inadequate sick pay system is a tool of domination, writes Charlie Hertzog Young. Let’s replace it with one that puts people before profit.

Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn win Islington North in 2019

Does Jeremy Corbyn Need the Labour Party?

by Ell Folan

Labour has suggested it will never reinstate Jeremy Corbyn, fuelling rumours he could stand as an independent or even run to be mayor of London. But would he succeed without his party? Ell Folan assesses his chances.

Image shows a Greater Manchester Police officer wearing a yellow hi-vis police jacket and black cap standing on a rainy street, with their head bowed.

Why Are We Still Pretending This Police Watchdog Is Independent?

by Larry Lock

Families bereaved at the hands of the police are forced to turn to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. But justice is hard to come by when the watchdog is only out to protect its own.

05/05/2022. London, United Kingdom.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts the Prime Minister's Business Council with The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, The Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and The Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street

Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again

by James Morrison

Rishi Sunak’s overtures about ‘levelling up’ the ‘left behinds’ obscures who really needs help.

Activists of Hindu nationalist group Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) shout slogans during a protest against the killing of seven Hindu pilgrims in a gunbattle that erupted in Kashmir on Monday, in New Delhi, India, July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Brace Yourselves for a ‘Hinduphobia’ Moral Panic

by Ash Sarkar

British Indians aren’t switching to the Conservatives because of Hinduphobia – but that won’t stop the nationalist right using the phantom threat to divide minorities.

The Tories Are Too Weak to Make Big Cuts Now, So They’ve Pushed Them Into the Future

by James Meadway

The Tories know they are too weak to make unpopular cuts right now, writes James Meadway. But make no mistake, the politics of austerity still shaped the autumn statement.

Could the Rise of Women’s Football Mean Greater Player Power?

by Jessy Parker Humphreys

High-profile women footballers such as Beth Mead and Magda Eriksson have been amongst those most vocally opposed to the Qatar World Cup. Could the growing platform for the women's game lead to greater player power within the sport?

Image shows crowd on a march, with two signs visible. The first reads 'Trans people are not a distraction', the second 'trans rights are human rights'

Westminster May Have Given Up On Trans Rights But Scotland Hasn’t

by Emily Tolano

Scotland is defying Tory transphobia to push ambitious legislation that will make trans lives easier.

If The Democrats Lose Congress, We’re Going To See The Worst of Joe Biden

by Luke Savage

A Republican-controlled lower house will extinguish any lingering hopes for a transformative liberal administration.

No, Sunak Probably Won’t Close Labour’s Poll Lead

by Ell Folan

The slick ex-banker will certainly dent the Labour lead, writes Ell Folan – but it’s unlikely he’ll be able to win a fifth term for the Tories.

A row of terraced houses with a grey tarmac road out front

Who Would a Housing Crash Hurt?

by Matteo Tiratelli

Even if the fabled crash happens, writes Matteo Tiratelli, it might not be good news for renters.

Austerity 2.0 is Another Con Job. Don’t Fall for It

by James Meadway

The government is laying the groundwork for another round of cuts to keep big finance happy.

Demonstrators interrupt a Muslim Council of Great Britain news conference in London.

Why Are Fewer British Muslims Voting?

by Khadijah Hasan

Muslims are a highly politically engaged group – except, increasingly, when it comes to parliamentary politics.

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Narayan Murty at a hustings event

Britain’s No-Growth Economy Means Politics Is Only Going to Get More Chaotic

by Aaron Bastani

In the democratic era, economic growth has funded the policies both parties have used to generate consent. Now our economy is stagnating, we should only expect more instability, writes Aaron Bastani.

Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak speaks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London

Here’s How Rishi Sunak Could Crash Our Economy (Again)

by Richard Murphy

Rishi Sunak arrived in Downing Street this morning saying we faced a moment of economic crisis. He is right, argues Richard Murphy. But his inclination for austerity will only make things (much, much) worse.

Pro-choice demonstrators take part in a march in Belfast

Abortions Are Legal in Northern Ireland, but That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Access

by Ellen McVeigh

Three years after abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland, it still falls on activists and campaign groups to ensure access to services in the face of overwhelming political apathy. Ellen McVeigh reports from Belfast.

The Tories’ Attack on Nature is Radicalising Birdwatchers

by Clare Hymer

Are we going to see AK47-wielding RSPB paramilitaries? Perhaps not, but that doesn’t mean conservationists aren’t getting serious.

Europe Is About to Get Very Poor, Very Quickly

by Aaron Bastani

Energy, trade, growth and security: in each area, the common sense of the last thirty years has disintegrated, writes Aaron Bastani. Why is no major UK politician brave enough to say so?