Get Brexit Done IS a SCAM
Eleanor Penny explains why the Tories’ rallying cry to Get Brexit Done is a complete and utter SCAM.
What Is Actually in the Labour Manifesto?
Haven’t read the Labour Party manifesto yet? Here’s all you need to know.
What Is the Deficit?
Paul Mason – former economics editor for BBC Newsnight and Channel 4, outlines the difference between debt and deficit.
Is Boris Going to Sell the NHS to Trump?
There’s Something Wrong With Remembrance
Remembrance is viewed through a prism of hyper-nationalism, tasteless militarism and pseudo-patriotism. War veteran Joe Glenton argues that to truly respect the war dead, we must learn the lessons of the past.
Rise up for Rojava
This week the Turkish armed forces launched an incursion into northern Syria with the intention of crushing the YPG and the autonomous region known as Rojava. In this video Elif Sarican outlines the reasons why we in the UK should care.
The Gig Economy Is Killing People
Platform workers are literally dying on the job. As ever, the working class have to risk their lives for the profits of the ruling class. This is capitalism baby.
Climate Emergency! Now What?
Last week the House of Commons made history by becoming the first parliament in the world to declare a ‘climate emergency’. But what can we do about it? Clare Hymer argues that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is the way forward.
Brexit Isn’t Racist – but Tommy Is
On Sunday 9 December, Tommy Robinson will be leading a march in central London against what he’s calling ‘The Great Brexit Betrayal’. The march claims to be a show of opposition to the establishment, who have failed to represent the true spirit of the EU referendum result. Callum Cant argues that we can’t cede the […]
A Veteran Speaks on Remembrance Day
Joe Glenton on what we should be thinking about this Remembrance Day.
Is the Army Fascist?
Afghanistan veteran and author Joe Glenton examines the recent pictures of Tommy Robinson seen posing with young squaddies and asks “Is the British Military a far right organisation?”
Four Day Working Week
The robots are coming for your jobs – and that’s a good thing. Eleanor Penny responds to the TUC’s call for a four day working week.
#Crapitalism: Lehman Brothers: 10 Years On
10 years ago today, Lehman brothers, one of the US’ largest and oldest banks, collapsed. The bank had $600m worth of assets on its books, making its bankruptcy the largest in American history. We all know what happened next. Grace Blakeley examines the 2008 financial crisis.
It’s Time to Call Bullshit on Britain’s News
After a week in which Corbyn was branded a fascist and Theresa May a freedom fighter, Michael Walker digs beneath the bullshit of British news.
#Crapitalism: Industrial Strategy
In this new series #Crapitalism: Grace Blakeley explains what industrial strategy is and argues that ‘building it in Britain’ could be a good thing.
The People Vs Trump
At #StopTrump Owen Jones argues that it’s not just Trump we need to oppose – it’s the politics that he represents and enables.
The UK Is Complicit in Israel’s Violence
On Monday the 14th of May the Israeli military killed 60 Palestinians and injured 2771. Dr David Wearing explains how this violence to a significant extent belongs to Britain as well.
What Is the Hostile Environment?
British children sleeping on night buses or in storage units, torture survivors required to pay upfront for medical treatment, these are just some of the consequences of Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’. In this explainer video; Migrants Rights Specialist Rockhaya Sylla unpacks some of the origins and repercussions of this harmful set of policies.