Opinion

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Putin Didn’t Create the Cost of Living Crisis

Ell Folan

Amid skyrocketing energy bills and regressive tax hikes, rightwing commentators have found an easy scapegoat in Ukraine. Yet the crisis long preceded Putin’s invasion, Ell Folan explains.

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Self-Help Culture Is a Lie – But Its Opposite Is Just As Bogus

Daisy Schofield

Kim Kardashian says get off your ass and work. Fail, says Elizabeth Day – but only if failure fuels further success. Daisy Schofield looks at our maddening inability to think beyond self-improvement.

Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees

Daniel Sohege

From Russia's war with Ukraine to the second world war, the nostalgic myth of Britain being welcoming to refugees is exactly that; a myth. Daniel Sohege explains.

Now Could Be Keir Starmer’s Moment If Only He’d Back the Unions

Tom Peters

Russia-schmoozing Tories and a cost of living crisis have presented the Labour leader with yet another open goal. The problem is, he’s too busy attacking workers to take it, writes Tom Peters.

Stop Using Disabled People As an Excuse Not to Ban Cars in Cities

Charlie Hertzog Young

Accessible solutions to car-free cities are out there. We just need to care enough about disabled people to implement them, writes Charlie Hertzog Young.

Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse

James Meadway

Our living standards are already falling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead them to plummet. James Meadway explains.

Can the Right Just Believe in Climate Science Already?

Joe Duffy

Tory MPs and Nigel Farage’s new anti-net zero political movement are ushering in a new form of climate denialism with the claims that climate policies cause a decline in living standards. Joe Duffy explains.

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The Tories Want to Increase Military Spending During a Cost of Living Crisis

James Meadway

As rising military spending starts to put pressure on domestic public services, we must reject the idea that ordinary people should shoulder the cost of war and other crises, writes James Meadway.

NFTs Are Just the Latest Example of Rich People Loving Ugly Shit

Rachel Connolly

Rich people have always bought ugly stuff, writes Rachel Connolly - it's what you do when you have more money than sense. The fact that normal people do too is the real mystery.

For Putin, Failure in Ukraine Isn’t an Option

Volodya Vagner

Given how Vladimir Putin has so publicly tied himself to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s failure will be hard to present as anything other than his own, writes Volodya Vagner.

Underfunding Women’s Refuges is State Violence

Craig Gent

Partial reforms don’t scratch the surface of a decade-long assault on an entire network of support for women and their children, writes Craig Gent.

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Here’s an Easy Fix for the Cost of Living Crisis: Cut Bosses’ Profits

James Meadway

The cost of living crisis is political, writes James Meadway. Just look at France's response compared to Britain's.

Putin’s War is Bad News for the Climate

Paul Rogers

Russia’s attack on Ukraine will likely provoke major upheavals in the global economy - and pro-carbon lobbies have spied an opportunity. Paul Rogers explains.