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Feature: Westminster Says a Mayor Could Save the North East. The North East Isn’t So Sure

Moya Lothian-McLean

Westminster politicians promise devolution will put power back in the hands of people who really need it - but the reality is still very different. Moya Lothian-McLean reports from the north east.

Opinion: Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

Scotland deserves better than a rightwing Labour party committed to a two-child benefit cap or a neoliberal SNP without a real independence strategy, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Report: Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks

Simon Childs

Activists in Scotland are taking food off supermarket shelves and putting it straight in donation bins.

Analysis: It’s Time for a Republican Movement – And Young People Will Lead It

Kimberly McIntosh

Millennials and Gen Z have been accused of killing many an institution, from hook-up culture to the after-work happy hour. Could the monarchy be next?

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.

three women in blue, black and maroon suits wave at the cameras

Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow

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.

Feature: How a Cumbrian Community is Building Working Class Confidence

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.

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

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.

05/05/2022. London, United Kingdom.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts the Prime Minister's Business Council with The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, The Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and The Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street

Analysis: Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again

James Morrison

Rishi Sunak’s overtures about ‘levelling up’ the ‘left behinds’ obscures who really needs help.

Report: Let Them Eat Nothing: Food Banks to Close for Queen’s Funeral

Simon Childs

Food banks across the UK are closing to allow volunteers to pay their respects.

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.

09/02/2021. London, United Kingdom. Health Secretary Matt Hancock before Parliament announcement. Department of Health. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Analysis: Why Do Tories Love Crypto?

Peter Howson

Rishi Sunak has ordered the Treasury to mint NFTs. Matt Hancock is a "crypto expert", apparently. How to explain the overlap between Tory boys and crypto bros? Pete Howson offers an answer.

Downstream: 21st Century Child Homelessness in New York City. Ash Sarkar Meets Andrea Elliot

In 2012 a New York Times journalist met 11 year old Dasani Coates. Over the next 8 years the journalist followed Dasani and her family as they navigated social services, the cascade of generational trauma and the attention of a New York City Mayor. Ash Sarkar meets Andrea Elliott author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City.

Russian army take part in a rehearsal of military parade on April 18, 2022 on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in preparation for the May 9 parade. About 11 thousand military personnel, 131 units of modern weapons and military equipment, 77 aircraft and helicopters are involved. Russia is hurling its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and pouring more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.

Feature: How Putin Bribed Russia’s Peasant Army Into a War They Don’t Want

Liza Smirnova & Alexey Sakhnin

Three-quarters of Russians are city-dwellers. Yet the army today looks almost the same as it did under the tsars, write Alexey Sakhnin and Liza Smirnova: peasants in overcoats.

The Bastani Factor: How Britain Starved Ireland

Today the island of Ireland has a smaller population than it did 200 years ago. How did that happen, and what has it got to do with free market capitalism? Aaron Bastani explains how London politicians and Irish landlords exploited a crisis in the name of an ideology – in the process wrecking the lives […]

Boris Johnson alights a double decker bus in London

How far would you go to get famous and escape poverty? Ash Sarkar is joined by Symeon Brown to discuss how the democratic promise of the internet has reinvented the pyramid scheme. From cryptocurrencies to botched Brazilian butt lifts, they look at how the new clout economy has created a digital lumpenproletariat.

Analysis: Poor Brits Live Much Shorter Lives. What Can We Do?

Ell Folan

The least privileged people live nine years fewer than the most. Ell Folan looks at why, and what can be done.

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Feature: Westminster Says a Mayor Could Save the North East. The North East Isn’t So Sure

Moya Lothian-McLean

Opinion: Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

Report: Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks

Simon Childs

Analysis: It’s Time for a Republican Movement – And Young People Will Lead It

Kimberly McIntosh

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

Jonathon Shafi

Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow

Jonathon Shafi

Feature: How a Cumbrian Community is Building Working Class Confidence

Craig Gent

Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity

Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again

James Morrison

Report: Let Them Eat Nothing: Food Banks to Close for Queen’s Funeral

Simon Childs

Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation

Analysis: Why Do Tories Love Crypto?

Peter Howson

Downstream: 21st Century Child Homelessness in New York City. Ash Sarkar Meets Andrea Elliot

Feature: How Putin Bribed Russia’s Peasant Army Into a War They Don’t Want

Liza Smirnova & Alexey Sakhnin

The Bastani Factor: How Britain Starved Ireland

Opinion: A Few New Bus Lanes Won’t ‘Level Up’ the UK – But Upping the Minimum Wage Might

Ell Folan

Analysis: Poor Brits Live Much Shorter Lives. What Can We Do?

Ell Folan

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Feature: Westminster Says a Mayor Could Save the North East. The North East Isn’t So Sure

Moya Lothian-McLean

Opinion: Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

Report: Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks

Simon Childs

Analysis: It’s Time for a Republican Movement – And Young People Will Lead It

Kimberly McIntosh

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

Jonathon Shafi

Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow

Jonathon Shafi

Feature: How a Cumbrian Community is Building Working Class Confidence

Craig Gent

Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity

Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: Wow! The Tories Are Planning to ‘Level Up’ Britain Again

James Morrison

Report: Let Them Eat Nothing: Food Banks to Close for Queen’s Funeral

Simon Childs

Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation

Analysis: Why Do Tories Love Crypto?

Peter Howson

Downstream: 21st Century Child Homelessness in New York City. Ash Sarkar Meets Andrea Elliot

Feature: How Putin Bribed Russia’s Peasant Army Into a War They Don’t Want

Liza Smirnova & Alexey Sakhnin

The Bastani Factor: How Britain Starved Ireland

Opinion: A Few New Bus Lanes Won’t ‘Level Up’ the UK – But Upping the Minimum Wage Might

Ell Folan

Downstream: Influencers, Exploitation and Capitalism. Ash Sarkar Meets Symeon Brown

Analysis: Poor Brits Live Much Shorter Lives. What Can We Do?

Ell Folan

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