Why Should Chris Kaba’s Death Matter Less Than the Queen’s?
Kehinde Andrews
I think we all know why.
Tag: media
Without the Queen, the Monarchy Could Fall Apart
Ash Sarkar
Charles is no substitute for her grandmotherly authority.
Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant
Moya Lothian-McLean
Reporters have had to choose between debt and bar shifts.
Were the 70s Really That Great?
Juliet Jacques
Nostalgia kills.
Why BT Workers Are Going on Strike
BT recorded £2 billion in profits before tax last year. Its CEO, Philip Jansen, enjoyed a salary of £3.5 million. Yet it’s now offering engineers & call centre workers a real terms pay CUT. Aaron Bastani explains why BT workers have had enough.
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.
The Media Needs More Labour Correspondents
Sam Bright
Jettison the lobby journalists.
Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
Olly Haynes
Liberté, egalité, transfemininité.
Musk Buying Twitter Would Be the Defining Deal of Our Era
Aaron Bastani
The Tesla CEO is reportedly set to purchase the company for $43bn.
The Response to the Trojan Horse Affair Tells Us All We Need to Know About Islamophobia in Britain
Zarah Sultana
For me, this is personal.
Why Libertarians Agree With Putin | Ash Sarkar
There’s a clear split between rightwing commentators, and Putin’s war on Ukraine. But between pundits and Putin’s war on woke? Not so much!
For Putin, Failure in Ukraine Isn’t an Option
Volodya Vagner
With a quick victory out of the question, and his leadership under dispute, he must act swiftly to prevent dissent.
German State Broadcaster Fires Seven Arab Journalists in Supposed Antisemitism Purge
Rivkah Brown
Some may be suing for racial discrimination.
Do I Think About Rape Too Much?
Why are women more afraid of violence from strangers on the street when – statistically speaking – home is the place where they’re most unsafe? Ash Sarkar takes a look at how rational fears are used to justify irrational policy decisions, and what we miss when we talk about ‘rape culture’.
The Tories Have Lied About Labour Leaders for Years. Why Does the Media Care Now?
Aaron Bastani
Nobody was fussed when the target was Jeremy Corbyn.
Succession is the Perfect Eulogy for a Dying Republic
Aaron Bastani
More than simply a satire of the Murdochs, the HBO series tells us where US dysfunction goes next.
Islamophobia Isn’t Ingrained in British Culture – It’s Fed to Us From the Top
Zarah Sultana
The press has had it in for me since day one.
Priti Patel Is Right About One Thing: Our Asylum System Is Fundamentally Broken
Zoe Gardner
We need one grounded in care and respect.