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Analysis: Young British Filmmakers Are Throwing Out the Kitchen Sink

Joel Blackledge

British cinema has used gritty realism to portray proletarian life. With Conservative education policy restricting access to the film establishment, young filmmakers are pushing past tradition with whatever they have available.

Opinion: The Government’s New Depression Treatments Are a Scam

Paul Atkinson

The government’s 'progressive' new depression treatment plan, which involves fewer antidepressants and more talking therapy, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, writes Paul Atkinson.

Opinion: How to Navigate Britain’s Broken Trans Healthcare System

OS Warren

You wait five years for a gender identity clinic appointment and once you’re in, it’s a nightmare. OS Warren offers strategies for navigating our punitive trans healthcare system.

Report: Should Bosses Pay for Workers’ Travel Home Late at Night?

Polly Smythe

A hotel worker in Glasgow was sexually assaulted walking home from a late-night shift. Now she’s fighting for late-night travel funding for staff. Polly Smythe reports.

Opinion: Sajid Javid Wants Us to Believe Oximeters Create Racism

Shanice McBean

Last week the health secretary launched an investigation into racial bias in medical technologies. It's certainly easier than investigating the real reasons for disproportionate Black deaths during the pandemic, writes Shanice McBean.

Analysis: The Hostile Environment is Making Migrants Vulnerable to HIV

James Greig

Until the government ends the hostile environment, which deters migrants from accessing vital healthcare, its plan to end HIV transmission by 2030 is a pipedream. James Greig reports.

Opinion: Coronavirus Isn’t Going Anywhere

James Meadway

The Omicron variant is just the latest reminder that Covid-19 is here to stay. The left must strategise accordingly, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: The Omicron Variant Shows Big Pharma Won’t End the Pandemic

Tim Bierley

The development of Covid-19 vaccines was a huge boost for the pharmaceutical industry’s reputation. But the arrival of the Omicron variant makes it clearer than ever that a big pharma-led response to the pandemic won’t work, writes Tim Bierley.

Venezuelan PM Nicolas Maduro stands at a lectern wearing a sweatsuit in the colours of his political party, flanked by crowds waving flags

Analysis: Maduro Keeps Winning in Venezuela

Ricardo Vaz

Maduro swept the votes at last week’s “mega-elections”. Yet until Biden lifts sanctions that have killed over 40,000 Venezuelans to date, he'll struggle to get the country back on track.

Opinion: Islamophobia Isn’t Ingrained in British Culture – It’s Fed to Us From the Top

Zarah Sultana

Zarah Sultana expected anti-Muslim hatred when she became an MP. She also knew exactly who’d be whipping it up. A new report proves her right.

Analysis: When It Comes to Drug Laws, Britain is a World Loser

Kojo Koram

Britain likes to think of itself as a world leader on pretty much everything. But when it comes to drug policy, we couldn't be further behind, writes Kojo Koram.

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

Pablo Navarrete

As Chile races towards an electoral showdown, Pablo Navarrete surveys the struggles of Latin America's resurgent left.

Opinion: Is Welsh Labour Really All That?

Jack Kellam

This week’s Senedd deal is evidence of ‘clear red water’ between UK and Welsh Labour, according to some socialists outside of Wales. But a closer look at Welsh Labour’s record shows the left should put its hope for radical reform in movements beyond the party, argues Jack Kellam.

Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities

Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group

When a new warden was appointed at Goldsmiths in 2019, she promised to continue the university’s ‘progressive’ legacy. Two years later, she faces massive industrial action. A group of striking workers explain.

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Report: For As Long As the DWP Has Been Killing People, Disabled Activists Have Been Fighting Back

China Mills

Welfare reform is fatal. Disabled people have been telling us this for years. For researcher China Mills, what started as an investigation into welfare deaths, developed into a timeline of resistance.

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Opinion: To Solve Britain’s Mental Health Crisis, We Must Fundamentally Change Society

Mark Brown

Progressives still wishfully think that upping budgets will solve the problem. We need to think much, much bigger, writes mental health journalist Mark Brown.

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Analysis: Autism Is Not a Disease

Jodie Hare

Why is it still acceptable to treat autistic people as defective, forcing them to bend to society rather than changing society to be more inclusive? With misinformation rife, it’s time neurotypicals start making an effort, writes Jodie Hare.

Opinion: Priti Patel Is Right About One Thing: Our Asylum System Is Fundamentally Broken

Zoe Gardner

Without safe ways to come to the UK, migrants will keep drowning in the Channel, writes Zoe Gardner.

Analysis: Young British Filmmakers Are Throwing Out the Kitchen Sink

Joel Blackledge

Opinion: The Government’s New Depression Treatments Are a Scam

Paul Atkinson

Report: Should Bosses Pay for Workers’ Travel Home Late at Night?

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Sajid Javid Wants Us to Believe Oximeters Create Racism

Shanice McBean

Analysis: The Hostile Environment is Making Migrants Vulnerable to HIV

James Greig

Opinion: Coronavirus Isn’t Going Anywhere

James Meadway

Opinion: The Omicron Variant Shows Big Pharma Won’t End the Pandemic

Tim Bierley

Analysis: Maduro Keeps Winning in Venezuela

Ricardo Vaz

Opinion: Islamophobia Isn’t Ingrained in British Culture – It’s Fed to Us From the Top

Zarah Sultana

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

Pablo Navarrete

Opinion: Is Welsh Labour Really All That?

Jack Kellam

Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities

Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group

Report: For As Long As the DWP Has Been Killing People, Disabled Activists Have Been Fighting Back

China Mills

Analysis: Autism Is Not a Disease

Jodie Hare

Opinion: Priti Patel Is Right About One Thing: Our Asylum System Is Fundamentally Broken

Zoe Gardner

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Analysis: Young British Filmmakers Are Throwing Out the Kitchen Sink

Joel Blackledge

Opinion: The Government’s New Depression Treatments Are a Scam

Paul Atkinson

Opinion: How to Navigate Britain’s Broken Trans Healthcare System

OS Warren

Report: Should Bosses Pay for Workers’ Travel Home Late at Night?

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Sajid Javid Wants Us to Believe Oximeters Create Racism

Shanice McBean

Analysis: The Hostile Environment is Making Migrants Vulnerable to HIV

James Greig

Opinion: Coronavirus Isn’t Going Anywhere

James Meadway

Opinion: The Omicron Variant Shows Big Pharma Won’t End the Pandemic

Tim Bierley

Analysis: Maduro Keeps Winning in Venezuela

Ricardo Vaz

Opinion: Islamophobia Isn’t Ingrained in British Culture – It’s Fed to Us From the Top

Zarah Sultana

Analysis: When It Comes to Drug Laws, Britain is a World Loser

Kojo Koram

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

Pablo Navarrete

Opinion: Is Welsh Labour Really All That?

Jack Kellam

Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities

Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group

Report: For As Long As the DWP Has Been Killing People, Disabled Activists Have Been Fighting Back

China Mills

Opinion: To Solve Britain’s Mental Health Crisis, We Must Fundamentally Change Society

Mark Brown

Analysis: Autism Is Not a Disease

Jodie Hare

Opinion: Priti Patel Is Right About One Thing: Our Asylum System Is Fundamentally Broken

Zoe Gardner

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