‘Freedom Day’ Won’t Set Us Free
Keir Milburn
If we are to solve major global issues like the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, we must abandon the Tories’ individualistic version of freedom for a model that prioritises the collective, writes Keir Milburn.
England Is in the Midst of an African Renaissance – but It’s Still Racist As Hell
Kojo Koram
As impressive as England’s current African cultural renaissance is, the goal must ultimately be to create a world free of the painful legacies that produced it, writes Kojo Koram in Contesting Culture, a new series asking who really owns British culture.
The 7/7 Bombings Changed UK Terror Policy Forever
Azfar Shafi
Labour’s ‘Buy British’ Policy Could Be the Start of a Bold, New Economic Approach
Nick Dearden
England’s Footballers Are Changing the Conversation. It’s Time the Left Caught Up
Chardine Taylor-Stone
Wannabe-Bond Villain Billionaires Are Launching Us Into a New Era of Cosmic Colonialism
Joe Duffy
Universal Credit Is a Symptom of Britain’s Broken Jobs Market
Andrew Fisher
Changing Your Mind is Good, Actually
Rachel Connolly
There’s something liberating about seeing your views as changeable rather than as an extension of yourself, writes Rachel Connolly.
England’s Football Team is Changing Because England is Changing
David Wearing
This year's England squad are defiantly anti-racist and pro-LGBT. The left should be encouraged, writes David Wearing: it's a sign that slowly, step by step, struggles to expand the collective 'we' are being won from the ground up.
The Cop Who Killed Dalian Atkinson is in Prison – But That Doesn’t Fix Our Justice System
Moya Lothian-McLean
Why has the conviction of the officer who killed Dalian Atkinson received such a tepid response? Because ending systemic racism will mean rethinking our very idea of justice, writes Moya Lothian-Mclean.
This Year’s England Squad Actually Gives a Shit
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Priti Patel Isn’t Shipping Refugees to Rwanda Any Time Soon
Nadia Hasan
Labour Won Batley and Spen Despite Starmer, Not Because of Him
Aaron Bastani
Scrapping Britain’s First Red Light District Will Be a Disaster for Sex Workers
Lydia Caradonna and Kate Hardy
Hancock’s Resignation Shows Just How Much Johnson’s Government Can Get Away With
Samuel Earle
Spy Cops Inquiry: An Undercover Officer Used Me to Rise to the Top of Our Movement
Richard Chessum
Biden’s New Cold War With China Will Be Justified With Racism
David Wearing
Confrontation with China is shaping up to be a central theme of Joe Biden’s presidency. Of course, racism has structured international relations since at least the colonial era, writes David Wearing.