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Déjà vu: More Tory failure as Covid cases soar - CounterBlast

The government has once again allowed Covid to run rampant with their criminal inaction, argues Terina Hine

Welfare that makes you ill: The cruelty of the DWP

Lucette Davies condemns the cruelty and inhumanity of Tory welfare policies, and argues that activism can make the difference that will force change

Antigone: A shining example of disability-inclusive arts and thought-provoking theatre - review

Helen Rutherford-Gregory admires an inventive and inclusive rendition of Antigone, which creatively draws out the play’s modern relevance

Colin Powell: death of the Iraq War salesman

Colin Powell predicted that his 2003 United Nations speech making the case for war with Iraq would dominate his obituaries. And so it should.

John Rees: The threat to free speech and how to defend it - video

John Rees on the threat to free speech and what that means for the left

Austerity and law and order: why more police won’t help our communities

The problems of deprived communities cannot be reduced to issues of law and order. John Westmoreland reports from Hexthorpe in South Yorkshire

The trouble with terrorism – weekly briefing

Lindsey German on the assassination of David Amess and recent US strikes

How do we put out the flames? Bad science and good sense on the climate crisis

Elaine Graham Leigh weighs up the solutions and non-solutions on offer to deal with the climate emergency.

Fight for the truth, march for Assange

The US is about to try and overturn the block on Assange’s extradition. Lucy Nichols explains why we must all be part of the fight to stop them.

The morality of Squid Game: Review

The brutal Squid Game is a huge hit. Lucy Nichols argues this is because people recognise the brutality in their everyday lives

Women's liberation and the trans debate

In the light of current discussions, we repost a document first circulated by Counterfire in September 2020. We believe it remains relevant.

'A new world is struggling to be born': Pamela Fitzpatrick on Starmer, poverty and the mood for change

Pamela Fitzpatrick discusses with Shabbir Lakha current Labour leadership, the targeting of socialists in the Labour party and what the left can do to counter it

Déjà vu: More Tory failure as Covid cases soar - CounterBlast

The government has once again allowed Covid to run rampant with their criminal inaction, argues Terina Hine

Welfare that makes you ill: The cruelty of the DWP

Lucette Davies condemns the cruelty and inhumanity of Tory welfare policies, and argues that activism can make the difference that will force change

Antigone: A shining example of disability-inclusive arts and thought-provoking theatre - review

Helen Rutherford-Gregory admires an inventive and inclusive rendition of Antigone, which creatively draws out the play’s modern relevance

Colin Powell: death of the Iraq War salesman

Colin Powell predicted that his 2003 United Nations speech making the case for war with Iraq would dominate his obituaries. And so it should.

John Rees: The threat to free speech and how to defend it - video

John Rees on the threat to free speech and what that means for the left

Austerity and law and order: why more police won’t help our communities

The problems of deprived communities cannot be reduced to issues of law and order. John Westmoreland reports from Hexthorpe in South Yorkshire

The trouble with terrorism – weekly briefing

Lindsey German on the assassination of David Amess and recent US strikes

How do we put out the flames? Bad science and good sense on the climate crisis

Elaine Graham Leigh weighs up the solutions and non-solutions on offer to deal with the climate emergency.

Fight for the truth, march for Assange

The US is about to try and overturn the block on Assange’s extradition. Lucy Nichols explains why we must all be part of the fight to stop them.

The morality of Squid Game: Review

The brutal Squid Game is a huge hit. Lucy Nichols argues this is because people recognise the brutality in their everyday lives

Women's liberation and the trans debate

In the light of current discussions, we repost a document first circulated by Counterfire in September 2020. We believe it remains relevant.

'A new world is struggling to be born': Pamela Fitzpatrick on Starmer, poverty and the mood for change

Pamela Fitzpatrick discusses with Shabbir Lakha current Labour leadership, the targeting of socialists in the Labour party and what the left can do to counter it

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The government has once again allowed Covid to run rampant with their criminal inaction, argues Terina Hine

Lucette Davies condemns the cruelty and inhumanity of Tory welfare policies, and argues that activism can make the difference that will force change

Helen Rutherford-Gregory admires an inventive and inclusive rendition of Antigone, which creatively draws out the play’s modern relevance

Colin Powell predicted that his 2003 United Nations speech making the case for war with Iraq would dominate his obituaries. And so it should.

John Rees on the threat to free speech and what that means for the left

The problems of deprived communities cannot be reduced to issues of law and order. John Westmoreland reports from Hexthorpe in South Yorkshire

Lindsey German on the assassination of David Amess and recent US strikes

Elaine Graham Leigh weighs up the solutions and non-solutions on offer to deal with the climate emergency.

The US is about to try and overturn the block on Assange’s extradition. Lucy Nichols explains why we must all be part of the fight to stop them.

The brutal Squid Game is a huge hit. Lucy Nichols argues this is because people recognise the brutality in their everyday lives

In the light of current discussions, we repost a document first circulated by Counterfire in September 2020. We believe it remains relevant.

Pamela Fitzpatrick discusses with Shabbir Lakha current Labour leadership, the targeting of socialists in the Labour party and what the left can do to counter it

Help boost radical media and socialist organisation