Novara FM: Atomic Split
Why is the left divided on nuclear? Craig Gent poses an urgent question to experts Andrea Vetter and Matthew T. Huber.
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Feature: How a Cumbrian Community is Building Working Class Confidence
by Craig Gent
The cost of living crisis is only compounding crises of poverty and mental health nationwide. But one community in Barrow-in-Furness is pulling together.
Analysis: No, ‘Transparency’ Won’t Stop Amazon Being a Crappy Employer
by Craig Gent
Unions are very slowly catching up with Amazon’s tech agenda - but digital ‘transparency’ is no silver bullet when it comes to improving workers' lives, argues Craig Gent.
Opinion: Underfunding Women’s Refuges is State Violence
by Craig Gent
Partial reforms don’t scratch the surface of a decade-long assault on an entire network of support for women and their children, writes Craig Gent.
Analysis: The Deindustrial Divide: Why Northern England is a Political Problem
by Craig Gent
Whether we like it or not, the ‘red wall’ narrative is likely to determine English politics for the decade to come. But understanding today’s ‘north-south divide’ has more to do with industrial legacies than culture, writes Craig Gent.
Opinion: Is It Time for the Left to Back Nuclear Energy?
by Craig Gent
In recent years, much of the green left has quietly dropped its historic opposition to nuclear energy in favour of 'constructive ambiguity'. With the need to decarbonise more pressing than ever, Craig Gent asks if the left needs to get off the fence.
Long Read: How Do We Solve a Problem Like Amazon?
by Craig Gent
Amazon isn’t the type of problem that can simply be fixed, writes Craig Gent. In order to take on one of the defining companies of our era, we need to make Amazon's punishing work process our business.
Analysis: When Logistics Run Out of Time
by Craig Gent
Shoppers have been told they "should all be ashamed" for emptying shelves as the country adjusts to life in times of pandemic. But personalising the problem lets supermarket supply chains off the hook, argues Craig Gent.
Uniting Communities: Organising for Real Change in Greater Manchester at Christmas and Beyond
by Craig Gent
This Christmas, a hard-working group of volunteers has been trying to bring some festive spirit to children and parents in their local community. It's all part of a wider effort to build up community confidence and an ethos of neighbourhood self-organisation - and an exciting example for anyone interested in community organising.
Opinion: Learning the Lessons of Labour’s Northern Nightmare Will Take Longer Than a Weekend
by Craig Gent
Beyond Brexit and Corbyn, Labour's foothold in England's mining belt has been weakening for years, writes Craig Gent. Rebuilding trust and confidence will require a patient process involving hard truths - and no amount of hot takes on social media will change that.
Tory Candidate Faces Questions Over App That Charged Food Banks Hundreds of Pounds
by Charlotte England & Craig Gent
A Conservative party candidate is facing questions over whether she sought to profit from Britain’s hunger crisis with an app that charged food banks hundreds of pounds to promote lists of items they need from donors.
Long Read: In the North’s Leave-Voting Seats, Disillusionment Is Labour’s Biggest Enemy
by Craig Gent
With Labour engaged in a last minute battle to shore up northern support, Craig Gent reports on the party's struggle with disillusionment - and what can be done about it.
‘Tantamount to bullying’: Asda Workers March Against ‘Flexible’ Contract Imposition
by Craig Gent
Today Asda workers gathered in Leeds for a national demonstration against the imposition of 'flexible' new employment conditions, which they argue will have devastating consequences for workers' lives. Craig Gent reports.
No Shortcuts: Meet UCU’s Radical New General Secretary
by Craig Gent
"The idea that we just tolerate a managed decline because we can’t expect any better has just been entirely rejected." Jo Grady, an outsider, rank-and-file candidate, has achieved an unprecedented landslide in the UCU general secretary race. Craig Gent caught up with her at the union's annual congress.
Barnsley’s Electoral Upsets Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Ancient Labour Councils
by Craig Gent
Labour faced significant losses in Barnsley yesterday, a town that ordinarily epitomises the 'Labour heartland' vote. Unfortunately for today's more convenient narratives, Brexit doesn't explain away the dearth of ideas and enthusiasm afflicting local government.
Novara FM: The All-Seeing Algorithm?
James Butler is joined by Novara Media’s own Craig Gent to discuss the rise of the algorithm, the new workplace under algorithmic management, and the scope and practice of workers’ resistance to new techniques of domination.
Long Read: #OurUCU: The Real Culmination of the UCU’s ‘Turnaround Year’
by Craig Gent
Attempts to avert any discussion of Sally Hunt's leadership of the University and College Union at its annual congress have exposed a schism between two models of trade unionism.
What’s at Stake in the Momentum Democracy Row?
by Craig Gent
An emergency meeting, a founding conference, two competing visions of democracy and a generous dose of power play. What's going on inside Momentum and what's at stake?