Delivery Riders Are Striking All Over the Place
Polly Smythe
So would you if you were paid £3.70 an hour.
An Outsourcing Firm Is Hiring Scab Firefighters With Only Three Days Training
Andrew Kersley
They'll be running around like "headless chickens".
Microdose: Fantasy and Conspiracy With Wu Ming 1
Did a ’90s literary prank inspire the Capitol riots? The author of Q explores the universal appeal of conspiracies.
Police Compensate Protester Who Held ‘Priti Fascist’ Sign
Simon Childs
Don’t make me tap the sign.
Deliveroo Thinks France Has the ‘Most Progressive’ Gig Economy. Deliveroo Has Been Fined for Workers’ Rights Abuses in France
Polly Smythe
The company was accused of “willful infringement” of employment law.
The Thinktank Behind Trussonomics Is Throwing a Party With a Crisis PR Firm
Simon Childs
The IEA loves free markets, but free markets don't love it back.
Keir Starmer Is a Big Fan of This Union Leader. His Staff, Not so Much
Polly Smythe
'This is truly rock bottom for Usdaw.'
So You’ve Been Bailed Out. But What Exactly Is Trussonomics?
Richard Murphy
Markets… but make them free.
Labour Bans Three Kurdish Attendees From Conference While Cosying up to Turkey
Rivkah Brown
Atlanticism is back, baby.
Rachel Reeves Speech: Labour is Rehashing Corbynite Policies Without Explaining How It Would Pay for Them
James Meadway
If Labour wants a ‘fairer society’, it must say now which taxes it will impose on the richest.
‘Labour Weaponised My Domestic Abuse to Get Rid of Me’: Apsana Begum on Her Return to Politics
Rivkah Brown
Exclusive: ‘Keir Starmer’s leadership facilitated my abuser,’ says MP.
The Queen Bears Responsibility. Aaron & Ash Monarchy Special
On the 8th of September this year, Queen Elizabeth II died. In a special episode of Downstream, Aaron and Ash discuss her life and the aftermath of her death.
Why Are Italian Beaches So Damn Expensive?
Jack Harmsworth
Two beds and an umbrella can set you back €160 a day.
Were Unions Right to Cancel Strikes to Respect the Queen? We Asked Members
Polly Smythe
“Respect only seems to work one way.”
Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was
Christian Christensen
Its second largest party is Nazi-adjacent.
Animal Rebellion Activists on Why They’re Emptying Supermarkets of Milk to Save the Climate
Sophie K Rosa
'Farming is one of the single biggest contributors to the climate crisis.'
We’ve Won an Energy Bills Freeze. Now Let’s Demand More
James Meadway
Time to turn up the heat on Liz.
We Need an Eviction Ban
Rivkah Brown
We had one in lockdown. Why not now?