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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak visits Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub, a government funded sports facility in west London, where he helped with a grassroots football training session and was presented with an England shirt

Analysis: The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?

by James Meadway

Rishi Sunak knows his spring statement was a failure and is already bracing for pushback. Let’s exploit his weakness, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: Now Could Be Keir Starmer’s Moment If Only He’d Back the Unions

by Tom Peters

Russia-schmoozing Tories and a cost of living crisis have presented the Labour leader with yet another open goal. The problem is, he’s too busy attacking workers to take it, writes Tom Peters.

Striking security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Analysis: A Court Just Took Away the Right to Strike – But a Union is Fighting to Win It Back

by Callum Cant

In placing an injunction on striking security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital, a court has made standard picketing practices illegal. We must resist this fundamental attack on the right to strike, writes Callum Cant - it’s part of a Tory slide to authoritarianism.

Opinion: Why is Labour Broke?

by Aaron Bastani

Labour’s membership has fallen significantly under Keir Starmer. Yet Westminster journalists are happy to let the leadership lie about its dire financial situation, blaming Jeremy Corbyn - who raised a record-breaking amount for the party - for its own ineptitude. Aaron Bastani explains.

Analysis: At Last, the Gaming Industry Is Unionising

by OS Warren

The gaming industry is notoriously devoid of unions. Yet as misogyny and overwork take their toll on workers, that’s beginning to change, writes OS Warren.

A 'shoplifters welcome' mural in East London

Opinion: Shoplifters of the World, Unite!

by Seth Wheeler

Ever stolen Christmas presents for your family? You stand in a long tradition of working-class pilfering – but proletarian shopping could be stronger with collective organisation, argues Seth Wheeler.

Report: Should Bosses Pay for Workers’ Travel Home Late at Night?

by Polly Smythe

A hotel worker in Glasgow was sexually assaulted walking home from a late-night shift. Now she’s fighting for late-night travel funding for staff. Polly Smythe reports.

Anti-government demonstration in Bangkok

Report: Students and Gig Economy Workers Are Uniting to Fight Capitalism in Thailand

by Gabriel Ernst

In Thailand, a radical alliance between leftist students and freshly unionised gig-economy workers is adding a new dimension to the battle against capitalism, dictatorship and the monarchy. Gabriel Ernst reports.

Opinion: Workplace Struggles and Plans for Government Must Go Hand in Hand

Unite’s new general secretary Sharon Graham has promised to prioritise industrial struggle over internal Labour politics. This is a good thing, argues James Meadway – but the post-Corbyn left shouldn't altogether turn its back on aspirations of running the country.

Report: Paranoid Bosses Are Spying on Workers During the Pandemic

by Rivkah Brown

As home working has increased during the pandemic, so has worker surveillance. Rivkah Brown reports on the growing number of bosses now spying on their employees.

Opinion: Christina McAnea’s Unison Victory is a Lesson for the Left

by Charlie Macnamara

Continuity-candidate Christina McAnea has won Unison’s general secretary election - a disappointing result for the left. Charlie Macnamara argues that in order to transform the union, it’s time for the left to get organised.