Opinion

We don’t yet know what role, if any, social media played in the murder of MP Sir David Amess. But blaming it on that is at best premature, and, at worst, a complete derailment from addressing the trickier root causes.

Scottish Independence Can Be a Blueprint for Social and Climate Justice Across Britain

by Maggie Chapman

Having a progressive independent Scotland on England’s border would pose an alternative to the Tory plan for deregulation of workers’ rights, environmental standards and consumer protections, writes Maggie Chapman.

I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

by Rema Diallo

On Wednesday, hundreds of Uber drivers will go on strike. Driver Rema Diallo explains why.

The windows of a university halls of residence, with bottles of alcohol visible, and the words '9k for what?' pasted on the window using post-its

9K for What: A Fresher’s Guide to Renting in Halls

by Zac Larkham

Having pulled off the biggest rent strike in 40 years, student organisers have compiled some helpful tips for those of you renting in halls - ones that your university definitely forgot to mention.

Police officers stand guard during a protest against a new proposed policing bill, in Bristol, Britain

Sarah Everard’s Killer Isn’t One Bad Apple – the Whole Police Force Is Rotten to the Core

by Ash Sarkar

Contrary to what the Met would have us believe, Wayne Couzens’ employment as a police officer wasn’t incidental to his murder of Sarah Everard – it was central to it.

Keir Starmer at Labour conference in Brighton.

Keir Starmer Is Just As Dishonest As Boris Johnson

by Aaron Bastani

The electoral success of Boris Johnson demonstrates that, like it or not, the electorate doesn’t mind if the PM is a liar. But what they can’t stand, writes Aaron Bastani, is a hypocrite who pretends otherwise.

This Year’s the World Transformed Is the Perfect Opportunity for the Left to Rebuild Itself

by Mark Montegriffo and Adele Walton

After election defeats, the decimation of the Labour party and a devastating global pandemic, this year's The World Transformed festival offers a much-needed opportunity for the left to come together to build a strategy to win back power.

A graduation photograph of Sabina Nessa wearing a cap and gown and holding a degree

We Must Stop Comparing Sabina Nessa’s Murder With Sarah Everard’s

by Aviah Day

'Why no protests for Sabina?' many have asked in the wake of her killing. The answer is more complex than white privilege, writes Aviah Day.

Marsha de Cordova MP and local councillor Aydin Dikerdem pose for a photograph in front of the new Nine Elms Tube station

I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

by Aydin Dikerdem

The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.

An image of Boris Johnson dressed as a clown graffitied onto a brick wall

This Isn’t Just About Universal Credit – Our Entire Benefits System Is a Joke

by Andrew Fisher

While the campaign to cancel the £20 cut to Universal Credit is welcome, we risk atomising our struggle against a broken system, argues Andrew Fisher.

Judith Butler’s Censorship by the Guardian Shows Who’s Really Being Silenced in the Fight for Trans Rights

by Moya Lothian-McLean

Despite ‘gender critical’ feminists' cries that they are being censored, the Guardian cutting a sizeable chunk of its interview with gender theorist Judith Butler shows which side is really being subjected to the violence of silence in the battle for trans liberation.

David Graeber’s Archive Should Continue to Uphold the Ideas He Championed in Life

by Nika Dubrovsky

When he died, David Graeber left behind an enormous archive. His wife, Nika Dubrovsky, considers how to deal with it in a way that continues the collaborative spirit he enacted and upheld throughout his life.

Boris Johnson paints the words 'social care' on a cup in a care home

An Ageing Society is As Big an Issue As Climate Change

by Aaron Bastani

Societal ageing poses a profound challenge to our economic model, writes Aaron Bastani. Raising national insurance contributions won't scratch the surface of a social care crisis that has only just begun.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer laughs with deputy party leader Angela Rayner whilst on the election campaign trail in Birmingham.

The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

by James Meadway

This mask-off moment is an opportunity for Labour to dispel the myth of the Tories as the party of workers. Instead all we're getting are mealy-mouthed, half-hearted critiques, argues James Meadway.

Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul

Afghan Women Are Doing What They’ve Always Done: Resist

by Rawi, Madina Wardak, Sonita Alizada

Throughout Afghanistan's history of foreign occupation and fundamentalist rule, one thing has been constant: women’s resistance. Sophie K Rosa spoke to three Afghan feminists about their fight for liberation.

Workplace Struggles and Plans for Government Must Go Hand in Hand

by James Meadway

Unite’s new general secretary Sharon Graham has promised to prioritise industrial struggle over internal Labour politics. This is a good thing, argues James Meadway – but the post-Corbyn left shouldn't altogether turn its back on aspirations of running the country.

On Losing Perspective, Or, Why I Don’t Give a Fuck About Geronimo the Alpaca and nor Should You

by Rachel Connolly

From blaming everything on capitalism to calling everyone "toxic", it's time we collectively got a grip, argues Rachel Connolly.

David Graeber’s Real Contribution to Occupy Wall Street Wasn’t a Phrase – It Was a Process

by Marisa Holmes

Far more significant than his co-creation of the phrase "We are the 99%", David Graeber gave Occupy Wall Street the very democratic values that underpinned it.

Blaming David Amess’ Murder on Social Media Is a Way of Avoiding the Knottier Problems

by Ash Sarkar

Scottish Independence Can Be a Blueprint for Social and Climate Justice Across Britain

by Maggie Chapman

I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

by Rema Diallo

9K for What: A Fresher’s Guide to Renting in Halls

by Zac Larkham

Sarah Everard’s Killer Isn’t One Bad Apple – the Whole Police Force Is Rotten to the Core

by Ash Sarkar

Keir Starmer Is Just As Dishonest As Boris Johnson

by Aaron Bastani

This Year’s the World Transformed Is the Perfect Opportunity for the Left to Rebuild Itself

by Mark Montegriffo and Adele Walton

We Must Stop Comparing Sabina Nessa’s Murder With Sarah Everard’s

by Aviah Day

I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

by Aydin Dikerdem

This Isn’t Just About Universal Credit – Our Entire Benefits System Is a Joke

by Andrew Fisher

Judith Butler’s Censorship by the Guardian Shows Who’s Really Being Silenced in the Fight for Trans Rights

by Moya Lothian-McLean

David Graeber’s Archive Should Continue to Uphold the Ideas He Championed in Life

by Nika Dubrovsky

An Ageing Society is As Big an Issue As Climate Change

by Aaron Bastani

The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

by James Meadway

Afghan Women Are Doing What They’ve Always Done: Resist

by Rawi, Madina Wardak, Sonita Alizada

Workplace Struggles and Plans for Government Must Go Hand in Hand

by James Meadway

On Losing Perspective, Or, Why I Don’t Give a Fuck About Geronimo the Alpaca and nor Should You

by Rachel Connolly

David Graeber’s Real Contribution to Occupy Wall Street Wasn’t a Phrase – It Was a Process

by Marisa Holmes