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Opinion: Coronavirus Won’t End the Scotland-England Union – But the Tories Will

Scotland’s approach to tackling coronavirus has prompted outrage from Westminster’s right-wing politicians and commentators. Michael Gray argues that while the virus won't break up Britain, the Tories will.

Opinion: Between Cutting the Deficit and Protecting Their Voter Base, the Tories Are Caught in a Bind

This week the Telegraph reported that the Tories are considering a post-coronavirus austerity package of tax increases and spending reductions. But cutting the deficit while protecting their voter base is going to be a real challenge for them, argues Grace Blakeley.

7 Pandemic Demands to Make Sure Everyone Is Protected

With the government consistently failing to offer a meaningful response, Flannán Shell presents a list of demands to ensure everyone, no matter their situation, is protected in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Shit Jobs for All: the Many Horrors of the Zero Hours Contract

Huge commutes, poor pay and unpaid overtime. Agency worker and journalist Laith Saad speaks with his colleagues about the precarity and exploitation that goes hand-in-hand with a zero hours contract.

Get Brexit Done IS a SCAM

Eleanor Penny explains why the Tories’ rallying cry to Get Brexit Done is a complete and utter SCAM.

How the Long, Slow Death of Neoliberalism Sent the Conservative Party Into Crisis

Long read: In a matter of weeks the Tories have lost their flimsy grip on parliament, a historic six votes, any remaining confidence of EU negotiators and the plot entirely. But while it's difficult to look beyond Boris, Eleanor Penny argues the problem has far deeper roots.

How Do You Beat Boris Johnson?

Last week Boris Johnson became Britain’s latest Prime Minister. Having previously been a Tory mayor in a Labour city, and fronted a Leave campaign which prevailed against the odds, how can he be beaten?

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How Will He Govern?

James Butler and Aaron Bastani contemplate the future under Boris Johnson.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Is the Ultimate Expression of Neoliberalism in Collapse

By tomorrow, newly-elected Conservative leader Boris Johnson will be Britain’s prime minister. Aaron Bastani argues the Johnson premiership will be the final, macabre act of the Thatcher supremacy - and whether it is replaced by something better is down to us.

The Public, Not the Tory Party, Must Decide Britain’s Next Prime Minister

It now seems certain Theresa May will resign as prime minister in the coming months, if not weeks. Aaron Bastani argues that if, amid such historic turbulence, her successor is chosen without the explicit consent of the country, it will discredit the very notion that Britain is a functioning democracy.

What Next? Brexit Deadlock and Beyond

James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Michael Walker to break apart the week's parliamentary manoeuvrings on Brexit and the politics of the negotiations.