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Report: Some Tate Workers’ Salaries Are Less Than Their Directors’ Bonuses

Juliet Jacques

Workers at the UK’s premier cultural institution have been using food banks while their directors enjoy salaries of up to £320,000 a year. Their recent week-long strike is unlikely to be the last, writes Juliet Jacques.

Feature: Meet the ‘Robin Hood’ Group Linking Poverty and Climate Breakdown

Douglas Rogers

This Is Rigged hit the news by defacing a bust of Queen Victoria. But beyond the stunts, the group is leading a change in the climate movement. Douglas Rogers reports.

Andy Haldane, CEO of the RSA. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Opinion: Is This Britain’s Most Hypocritical Boss?

Simon Childs

Andy Haldane is happy to give advice on squeezed pay packets and ‘investing in people’, but he has less to say about his own employees who are campaigning for better wages.

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

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.

Opinion: Why Aren’t We Angrier About the Price of Food?

Lewis Bassett

Food riots used to be a regular occurrence in England. Could they happen now? Lewis Bassett went to Rotherham to find out if people are angry enough.

Protesters hold a Don't Pay campaign banner during the demonstration at Victoria Embankment. Thousands of people from various groups took part in The People's Assembly Britain is Broken march through Central London demanding a general election, an end to Tory rule, and action on the cost of living and climate crisis.

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

James Meadway

You’ll be poorer, the planet hotter. On the upside, the working class will be readier than ever to take on the crisis that is 2023.

Report: An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating

Sophie K Rosa

Exclusive: An energy company broke into a south London family's home and left them without hot water and heating, as snowstorms hit the capital.

A man in a wheelchair takes part in a protest against cuts to state disability welfare payments. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Feature: Disabled People Are Fighting Back Against ‘Life or Death’ Energy Prices

Sophie K Rosa

Disabled people are facing disproportionate fuel poverty, but they're getting organised. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Protesters hold a trans flag during the demonstration against trans conversion therapies, London, April 2022.

Feature: How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK

June Bellebono

Aid networks are lifesavers for trans communities - but a hostile cultural and economic climate means an already deprived demographic is being stretched to breaking point.

Kwast Kwarteng outside Downing Street. David Cliff/NurPhoto

Opinion: Don’t Pay Took Down Kwasi Kwarteng

Keir Milburn

We should be talking about the campaign's pivotal role in sending the government into a tailspin, argues Keir Milburn.

Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition

Kai Heron

Sky-rocketing energy bills and climate breakdown are two related crises. Here are six ideas to tackle them both.

Report: ‘People Have No Option’: Why We Won’t Pay Our Energy Bills

Sophie K Rosa

We spoke to people pledging to cancel their direct debits in protest at soaring energy prices.

Analysis: Stop Calling It A Price Cap

Matteo Tiratelli

As annual energy bills are forecast to hit over £4,000 from January 2023, Matteo Tiratelli examines the history – and future - of Britain’s ‘price cap’.

Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation

As inflation rises the establishment has a solution: we all need to get poorer. The alternative is for profits to fall – but that is unacceptable to the powerful. Aaron Bastani on how only unions can save us.

Analysis: Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President

Amita Arudpragasam

As protesters mark more than 50 days of demonstrations, their key demand remains unmet: Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not resigned.

Novara Live: Sunak’s Giant U-turn, Johnson Rigs the Rules, Monbiot Shocks BBC Panel

Rishi Sunak’s belated cost-of-living package has been welcomed by Labour. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? Tonight on #TyskySour we ask chief executive of the New Econimcs Foundation Miatta Fahnbulleh. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

Analysis: Middle Britain is About to Get Monstered By Our Economic Model

Aaron Bastani

The Bank of England is predicting that inflation could hit 10% this year. If so, it'll hit Middle Britain for six, argues Aaron Bastani.

Image of a green Job Centre Plus sign in England with white and yellow writing against a red brick wall.

Opinion: Why Suspicion of Benefits ‘Scroungers’ Could Be About to Reach New Heights

Jim Kaufman & Jamie Redman

As an economic crisis and labour shortage bite, Jamie Redman and Jim Kaufman outline how the UK benefits system is getting more punitive by the day.

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Report: Some Tate Workers’ Salaries Are Less Than Their Directors’ Bonuses

Juliet Jacques

Feature: Meet the ‘Robin Hood’ Group Linking Poverty and Climate Breakdown

Douglas Rogers

Opinion: Is This Britain’s Most Hypocritical Boss?

Simon Childs

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

Jonathon Shafi

Opinion: Why Aren’t We Angrier About the Price of Food?

Lewis Bassett

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

James Meadway

Report: An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK

June Bellebono

Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition

Kai Heron

Report: ‘People Have No Option’: Why We Won’t Pay Our Energy Bills

Sophie K Rosa

Analysis: Stop Calling It A Price Cap

Matteo Tiratelli

Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation

Analysis: Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President

Amita Arudpragasam

Novara Live: Sunak’s Giant U-turn, Johnson Rigs the Rules, Monbiot Shocks BBC Panel

Analysis: Middle Britain is About to Get Monstered By Our Economic Model

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Why Suspicion of Benefits ‘Scroungers’ Could Be About to Reach New Heights

Jim Kaufman & Jamie Redman

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Report: Some Tate Workers’ Salaries Are Less Than Their Directors’ Bonuses

Juliet Jacques

Feature: Meet the ‘Robin Hood’ Group Linking Poverty and Climate Breakdown

Douglas Rogers

Opinion: Is This Britain’s Most Hypocritical Boss?

Simon Childs

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

Jonathon Shafi

Opinion: Why Aren’t We Angrier About the Price of Food?

Lewis Bassett

Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel

James Meadway

Report: An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: Disabled People Are Fighting Back Against ‘Life or Death’ Energy Prices

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK

June Bellebono

Opinion: Don’t Pay Took Down Kwasi Kwarteng

Keir Milburn

Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition

Kai Heron

Report: ‘People Have No Option’: Why We Won’t Pay Our Energy Bills

Sophie K Rosa

Analysis: Stop Calling It A Price Cap

Matteo Tiratelli

Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation

Analysis: Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President

Amita Arudpragasam

Novara Live: Sunak’s Giant U-turn, Johnson Rigs the Rules, Monbiot Shocks BBC Panel

Analysis: Middle Britain is About to Get Monstered By Our Economic Model

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Why Suspicion of Benefits ‘Scroungers’ Could Be About to Reach New Heights

Jim Kaufman & Jamie Redman

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