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Opinion: Who’s to Blame for Deep Poverty in Scotland?

by Jonathon Shafi

New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows a stark rise in levels of deep poverty in Scotland. Yet the problem isn’t only to be found in Westminster, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

by Moya Lothian-McLean

The capital’s authorities say they want to encourage diversity among bike riders. Their actions don't match up, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Paul O'Grady speaks against Russia's anti-gay stance outside Downing Street ahead of the Olympic Games in 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

Obituary: ‘Bastards!’: Comedian and Outspoken Critic of Austerity Paul O’Grady Dies Aged 67

by Simon Childs

O’Grady, famous for his drag persona Lily Savage, described cuts to disability benefits as ‘criminal’ and said he would like to see David Cameron and George Osborne’s heads on spikes.

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Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow

by Jonathon Shafi

Privatisation-loving council leader Susan Aitken once partnered with McDonald's to organise volunteer-run clean-ups as she slashed refuse collection budgets. Now she's charging locals £50 to have their garden waste collected. Jonathon Shafi on the crisis unfolding in Glasgow.

a woman with short brown hair and a red suit and string of pearls speaks into a microphone against a blue background. she gestures with a hand signal that means 'very small'

Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity

by Matteo Tiratelli

The International Monetary Fund’s loan-making power has made it a linchpin of the global economy, writes Matteo Tiratelli – power it’s about to use to impose another decade of murderous austerity.

Opinion: Travelling Across Poland Showed Me That Britain’s Economy Is Broken

by Aaron Bastani

The UK is increasingly just a middle-income country with a smattering of rich people. Visit anywhere else in Europe and you’ll see what I mean, writes Aaron Bastani.

Analysis: How About a Sick Pay System That Doesn’t Make People Sicker?

by Charlie Hertzog Young

By forcing people to work through illness, our inadequate sick pay system is a tool of domination, writes Charlie Hertzog Young. Let’s replace it with one that puts people before profit.

Analysis: The Tories Are Too Weak to Make Big Cuts Now, So They’ve Pushed Them Into the Future

by James Meadway

The Tories know they are too weak to make unpopular cuts right now, writes James Meadway. But make no mistake, the politics of austerity still shaped the autumn statement.

Feature: PrEP Could End HIV Transmissions But Tory Austerity Is Scuppering It

by Sarah Woolley

PrEP reduces the risk of contracting HIV by almost 100%. But government cuts mean it’s not reaching the majority of people it should.

A supporter of a strike by junior doctors holds a placard during a protest outside the Department of Health in London, Britain April 6, 2016.

Opinion: NHS Workers Are Striking to Save Lives

by Dr Rita Issa & Alia Butt

As health workers gear up for a historic bout of strike action, doctors Rita Issa and Alia Butt trash the argument that they’re endangering patients.

Firefighters in Cornwall attend a gorse bush fire, during a heatwave. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

Report: Fire Services Have Been Cut to the Bone. Now Climate Change is Causing More Fires

by Sophie K Rosa

After wildfires swept England in July's heatwave, fire chiefs and politicians talked about the unprecedented weather without mentioning the brutal cuts that have left fire services on the back foot.

Opinion: We Cap Fuel Prices. Why Not Food?

by Ella Thorold

Supermarket price-gouging is pushing millions of Britons toward starvation. The solution is simple, writes Ella Thorold.

Analysis: What Can the Left Learn From Portugal’s Elections?

by Joana Ramiro

Portugal’s centre-left Socialist Party has won big in the country’s general elections. But for progressives across Europe, Portugal is a cautionary tale, warns Joana Ramiro.

Opinion: It’s Not Enough to ‘Save’ the NHS – We Must Transform It

by Joanna Sutton-Klein

Reactionary campaigns to ‘save’ our NHS are no longer enough, writes Jo Sutton-Klein; progressives must offer a transformative vision, which puts care at its centre.

Influencer Molly-Mae Hague at a PrettyLittleThing event in New York

Opinion: Molly-Mae Hague Just Exposed Influencer Culture for the Thatcherite Poison It Is

by Anna Cafolla

For Gen Z, it’s easier to believe the myth of meritocracy pedalled by influencers - we can all make it to the top because we have ‘the same hours in a day as Beyonce' - than to accept the truth of a system stacked against us, writes Anna Cafolla.

A 'shoplifters welcome' mural in East London

Opinion: Shoplifters of the World, Unite!

by Seth Wheeler

Ever stolen Christmas presents for your family? You stand in a long tradition of working-class pilfering – but proletarian shopping could be stronger with collective organisation, argues Seth Wheeler.

Downstream: The Capitalist War Being Waged on Disabled People

Ellen Clifford speaks to Michael Walker about her book “The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of Human Catastrophe”, including an explanation of the Social Model of Disability, the history of the Disabled People’s Movement, and the disastrous consequences of austerity policies.

Opinion: The Tories’ New ‘Community-Powered’ Plan Is a Cynical Power Grab

by Bertie Russell, Keir Milburn & Kai Heron

The Tories' recent proposal for a new era of 'community-powered Conservativism' is an audacious, though ultimately hollow, bid to park tanks on the left's lawn.