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Tories: the Covid mask slips – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the pandemic’s persistence and the idiocy of our rulers
Making saving life a crime: the brutality of the Nationality and Borders Bill
Hundreds protested against the latest assault on the rights of refugees on Wednesday. Peter Bird was there
Falling Down: The Conservative Party and the Decline of Tory Britain - book review
Falling Down
shows that despite its historical dominance, the Tory Party faces long-term decline and clashing interests inside its ranks, finds Chris Bambery
Boris Johnson's climate fallacy
Johnson’s carbon-reduction plans are grossly inadequate, and his inept diplomacy is on display during a vital moment in the climate crisis, argues John Westmoreland
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
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
A fatal policy: the Covid Report and deliberate deaths
A parliamentary report exposes the deliberately cruel nature of the government's disastrous pandemic response, argues Jamal Elaheebocus
Now it’s neither heat nor eat – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the Tory’s Universal Credit offensive and how our side needs to shift up a gear
Why I joined Counterfire
Four recently joined Counterfire members explain why they became members
Are the wheels coming off the Tories’ wagon?
Richard Allday reports on the Unite the Union meeting of reps turning the tide against the Tories
Johnson is levelling up on lies - CounterBlast
The Tory leader’s conference speech demonstrated how out of touch he is with most British people’s predicaments, argues Sean Ledwith
The cruelty of the Tory Universal Credit cut
Government talk of ‘levelling up’ is cynical spin, as the £20 UC cut demonstrates a determination to punish the already poor, argues Steph Pike
Driver shortage? What driver shortage?
The problem in road haulage is down to low pay and poor conditions, but unionised workers can win improvement for all low-paid workers, argues Richard Allday
We won't pay for their crisis - Counterfire Freesheet October 2021
The Tory crisis, an interview with Ken Loach on Starmer and the next steps for the left, urgent demands to stop climate breakdown and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
An unfriendly welcome: Tory party conference, Manchester 2021
As the Tories usher in more austerity, thousands march through Manchester in united opposition, reports Sam Colclough
Stop the Tory attacks on education - Staffroom Voice, Counterfire Schools Bulletin October 2021
This month's Counterfire Schools Bulletin on Tory cuts, climate change and refugees
Liverpool University: a benchmark victory for HE and beyond - News from the Frontline
Counterfire's weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles
Discontents for all seasons – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the current crisis and how socialists should square up to it
Protesting against pollution: don’t incinerate our climate
Activists take to the streets against the extension of a toxic incinerator in Edmonton, reports Orlando Hill
Gas and greed: Why Britain faces a special crisis
As the UK's energy crisis deepens, Chris Nineham looks at the roots of the gas shortage in the neoliberal economic system
Gas shortages ignite Tory crisis - CounterBlast
The UK's gas crisis is one part of what looks like a major political storm for the Tories, writes Terina Hine
NHS strikes on the table as health workers decisively reject pathetic Tory pay deal
GMB organiser Helen O'Connor explains why NHS workers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the 3% pay offer and are determined to fight back
Did someone say austerity was over? – weekly briefing
Alex Snowdon on universal credit crimes and building the Cop26 protests
Johnson reshuffle: a cabinet of none of the talents - CounterBlast
Changing faces in the Tory top team is just papering over the cracks of a rotten regime, writes Sean Ledwith
Off the rails: The Tories have no plan for trains
The Tories' plans for railways is all talk and no action, writes Kieran Crowe
Universal Credit cut: catastrophe in the making
Terina Hine explains why the UC cut will be a disaster for millions of people, including children
“Staying quiet doesn’t work” - interview with a Staff Nurse
After being on the frontlines of the fight against the pandemic, health workers were rewarded with a pay cut by the Tories. Now they’re fighting back and demanding 15%. We spoke to Staff Nurse and activist Stacey Richardson about the conditions in the NHS and the campaign
Why I’m marching in Manchester: take the fight to the Tories over the climate crisis
Elaine Graham-Leigh explains how the
People's Assembly demonstration
outside the Tory conference in October presents another opportunity to build the movement against climate change
Just like Thatcher, Boris Johnson cosies up to Chilean Tyrants
Boris Johnson is continuing the Tory legacy of supporting human rights abusers, argues Carole Concha Bell
Tory care plan punishes the poor and rewards the rich - CounterBlast
Boris Johnson is deluded if he thinks his legacy will be anything apart from the Covid catastrophe, argues Sean Ledwith
Priti racist: Patel's war against refugees
The vile inhumanity of the Tories trying to send refugee boats back across the Channel is part of creating a scapegoat for the cuts they're inflicting, argues Yonas Makoni
Lorry drivers take the wheel with strike votes
Amid the HGV driver shortage, lorry drivers at two firms are fighting back against poor pay and conditions, reports Chris Neville
The Tories' contempt for the working class knows no bounds
With the Tories revamping austerity and Starmer focused on attacking the left in Labour, the real opposition is on the streets
It's them or us: we can beat them if we fight - Counterfire Freesheet September 2021
Taking on the Tories, victory for Bexley strikers, interview with a Staff Nurse and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
Stop the culture war against the old and unite against the Tories – weekly briefing
The Nasty Party’s assault on our class has to be defeated, argues Lindsey German
Raab up Afghan creek without a paddleboard - CounterBlast
The Foreign Secretary’s performance before a parliamentary select committee typifies twenty years of blundering UK policy in Afghanistan, writes Sean Ledwith
Why NHS workers will be taking the fight to the Tories in Manchester
Ian Johnston explains why NHS staff will be joining
the People's Assembly demonstration
outside the Tory Party conference on 3 October
NHS workers step up the fight for 15%
Unite members working in hospitals took a stand against the effective pay cut they are facing, Carole Vincent and Lucy Nichols report
Kill the Bill: movements continue to converge on the streets of London – report
Activists from different causes remain on the streets to defend the right to protest, reports Jamal Elaheebocus
‘Woefully inadequate’: the Home Office’s pitiful plan for Afghan refugees
The hostile policies towards Afghan and other asylum seekers stem from a long-standing anti-immigrant agenda of successive Tory governments, argues Raoul Walawalker
Time to teach the Tories a lesson: why I'll be marching in Manchester
David McAllister explains why teachers will be joining
the People's Assembly demonstration outside the Tory Party conference
on 3 October
A question of class: ‘Grade inflation’ and statistical snobbery
The education system is built to preserve class society, that’s why the right are crying foul when working class kids do better than planned, argues John Westmoreland
Pissing on the Red Wall – a miner speaks
Following on from Johnson’s provocation about Thatcher and the miners, John Westmoreland speaks to a Yorkshire miner who fought the pit-closure programme
Latin in schools and the Bellum cultura
Teaching Latin and Classics in state schools will do little to address the needs of young people, writes Lucy Nichols
Have you been invited to the 250 club? Tory corruption hits new heights
An astonishing article in the Financial Times this weekend made several revelations about the extent of corruption in the Tory party. Jamal Elaheebocus reports
This is a Tory crisis, not a migrant crisis
The Home Office's new Nationality and Borders Bill exemplifies the racism at the heart of the government's immigration policy, writes Jamal Elaheebocus
Don't be fooled by the pingdemic - CounterBlast
The government’s mixed messaging on self-isolation puts all workers at risk and unions should be leading the fight for safe workplaces, argues Terina Hine
Punished for speaking truth to power: Dawn Butler is right about Johnson’s lies
Instead of punishing Dawn Butler for her honesty, Boris Johnson should be held to account for his lies, argues Caitlin Southern
Tory cruelty and incompetence vs public good sense and caution - CounterBlast
People are once again showing more sense than those who govern them, argues Terina Hine.
How feeding racism ultimately became the Home Office’s main plan
By Raoul Walawalker, a writer at the
Immigration Advice Service
, an organisation of UK and Ireland immigration lawyers
Tory culture wars vs anti-racist good sense
The events of the last week following the Euro 2020 final present an opportunity for anti-racists to take our arguments into every corner of the country, argues Martin Hall
‘Freedom Day’ is really Groundhog Day
Freedom Day shows every sign of being anything but free, argues Dragan Plavšić
The Tories won’t divide us - anti-racists take to the streets
Protesters take to the streets around the country to stand strong against racism and to call out Tory hypocrisy
Covid, crisis and the fight for a new normal - video
The opening rally of Counterfire's Revolution! Festival of Marxist Ideas featuring Tariq Ali, Danièle Obono and Lindsey German
Don’t be fooled, Boris Johnson isn’t going to spend foreign aid money on the NHS
The cut to the foreign aid budget is symptomatic of Tory racism and a disdain for working class people at home and abroad, argues Lucy Nichols
Manchester is united against the racists: hundreds join demo at Marcus Rashford mural
A demonstration in Manchester met the recent and widespread racist abuse by football fans of the England team’s Black players with unity and support, reports Sabina Ofori-Kuragu
Tyrone Mings is right: racism is driven from the top
The racist abuse of black England football players has been fuelled by the Tory culture war, but the popular backlash against it marks a turning point, argues Yonas Makoni
Flying blind: the Tories‘ dangerous unlocking experiment
Against the advice of scientists, the government is once again gambling with our lives with a strategy of herd immunity, writes Terina Hine
Fighting for the NHS: Voices from the frontline in Wandsworth
Health activists in Wandsworth celebrate the NHS and call for patient safety, pay justice and an end to privatisation, reports Peter Bird
Don’t believe the hype: Tories love talking about freedoms while actually taking them away - CounterBlast
Johnson is using libertarian rhetoric about Covid to hide an increasingly authoritarian reality about everything else, writes Sean Ledwith
The movement turns out to defend GRT communities from Police and Crime Bill
Protesters gathered in Parliament Square to oppose the Police and Crime Bill that is set to criminalise GRT way of life, reports Lucy Nichols
The war on woke: how socialists should respond to the culture wars
The Tories are trying to further divide the working class by fuelling culture wars, socialists must fight back on our own terms, argues John Westmoreland
Now or never? The phoney logic of 'Freedom Day'
The government's reckless abdondonment of any measures to mitigate against the still-rising third wave of Covid is a dangerous continuation of herd immunity logic, writes Terina Hine
Batley and Spen: hanging by a thread does not vindicate Starmer
Labour's narrow victory in Batley and Spen does not conceal Starmer's political bankruptcy, argues Shabbir Lakha
We are the opposition: hope on the streets at the People's Assembly demonstration
Blogger and activist Rachael Swindon explains the significance of thousands of people mobilising in unity for the recent People's Assembly demonstration
What a HanCock up! – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on Tories, warmongering and a returning protest movement
The Tories are not fit to govern! – People’s Assembly National Demonstration report
A vibrant coalition of trade unions and social movements took to the streets of London on Saturday for the People’s Assembly National Demonstration, reports Cici Washburn
Do as I say, not as I do (again): hopeless Hancock must go – CounterBlast
Not for the first time, a senior Tory has trashed guidelines expected from everyone else, writes Sean Ledwith
The anger's everywhere... Join the fightback - Counterfire Freesheet June 2021
United against the Tories, why solidarity with Palestine is critical, a socialist guide to combating climate change and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
If we want a new normal, we have to fight for it
The pandemic has exposed just how corrupt and incompetent the Tories are, as well as the importance of protecting the NHS, writes Alia Butt
Creepy and cringeworthy: school student on 'One Britain One Nation' day
The campaign to get school children singing about how great Britain is the latest bizarre initiative in the Tory culture war, writes Jamal Elaheebocus
HMS Provacateur and British brinkmanship in the Black Sea
Britain's encroachment into the Black Sea is a deliberate and dangerous provocation of Russia says Stop the War in a statement
Why health workers are marching for the NHS at the People's Assembly demonstration
Health workers are sick of the government's betrayals and attacks, and this Saturday they'll be demanding a new normal writes, Caitlin Southern
Why students are joining the People's Assembly demonstration
Students will be marching this Saturday as part of a united opposition against this inept and untrustworthy Tory government, writes Chris Adair
Class not culture: why white working class kids are really being let down
The government is trying to stoke a culture war with its latest report looking everywhere but its own anti-working-class policies for disparities in education, writes Terina Hine
Tories fail, Starmer flails - weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the Chesham and Amersham result and the forthcoming Unite leadership election
Chesham and Amersham: Cracks in the blue wall, curtains for Starmer?
Labour’s dreadful showing in the Chesham and Amersham by-election deepens a crisis for Labour to which Starmer has no answer, argues Terina Hine
Osime Brown victory: protests push back Priti Patel’s racist deportation
The success of protests and petitions in stopping Osime Brown’s deportation shows how the movement can challenge this racist government, writes Lucy Nichols
The predictable and preventable failure of 'Freedom Day' - CounterBlast
The government's inaction is responsible for the delay in lifting lockdown restrictions which could have been prevented, argues Terina Hine
Grenfell four years on: the fight for justice continues
Grenfell tower remains a haunting symbol of how little working class lives matter to this corrupt Tory government, writes Mona Kamal
Tory education catch-up plan explodes on launchpad - CounterBlast
Gavin Williamson is maintaining his record as the worst Education Secretary in living memory, writes Sean Ledwith
School is in session: students stand with Palestine amid Tory clampdown
The resurgence of the Palestine solidarity movement has extended to school grounds but the government is trying to stop students speaking out, writes Jamal Elaheebocus
End of eviction ban will lead to epidemic of homelessness - CounterBlast
An estimated 400,000 renters are due to be evicted because the Tories care more about protecting landlord profits than those hit hardest by the pandemic, writes Terina Hine
Cummings is equally culpable for care homes Covid catastrophe
It was the criminally negligent handling of the pandemic by the Tories, including Cummings, which allowed Covid to tragically rip through care homes, argues Caitlin Southern.
Cummings’ revelations: Nemesis comes to Number 10 – CounterBlast
The Prime Minister’s former chief advisor has confirmed what most of the country has known for months, writes Sean Ledwith
Confusion, chaos and contempt at No. 10 - CounterBlast
Terina Hine looks at what George Floyd's murder, Cummings' arrogance and the latest confusing Covid regulations tell us about those in power and how the movement can force change
The battle of Kenmure Street: the new Tory assault and the growing resistance
The community resistance to the Tories in Glasgow is the beginning of what could prove to be an explosive few years, argues David Jamieson
Hovis workers need more bread: all-out strike action is go - News from the Frontline
Counterfire's weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles
Class solidarity in Glasgow beats Priti Patel's hostile environment
The mobilisation of the community in Pollokshields which successfully stopped the deportation of two asylum seekers is a lesson in class solidarity and anti-racism in action, reports Mark Porciani
Safety last: fire at New Providence Wharf shows Grenfell tragedy is system-built
Residents forced to live in death traps nearly three years on from Grenfell is a damning reminder that under capitalism, profit always comes before lives, writes Alistair Cartwright
Stand with Palestine: Save Sheikh Jarrah, Stop Bombing Gaza - Counterfire Bulletin May 2021
As Israel continues to attack Palestinians in Jerusalem and Gaza, we must stand in solidarity with Palestine
The Queen's speech and what's in store: more austerity, less democracy - CounterBlast
The Tory agenda revealed in the Queen's Speech sets out a road to cuts and a clampdown on democratic rights, writes Terina Hine
Don’t mention 2017: Labour, Brexit and last week’s elections
One referendum and one election continues to haunt Starmer’s Labour, argues Mike Wayne
To be or not to be? The Scottish election and the fate of Britain
The stage is set for referendum battle after the independence parties triumphed, reports Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Is it good night Sir Keir after Labour’s bad night?
Labour's Hartlepool loss and poor performance in the local elections is a decisive rejection of Starmer, and blaming the left won't save him, argues Shabbir Lakha
Super Thursday elections: Starmer and Labour's continuing decline - CounterBlast
Polling suggests Labour is set to do badly in the elections this week, dispelling myths of the electability of Sir Keir, argues Terina Hine
Good night Arlene
Chris Bambery on the significance of Arlene Foster's resignation as head of the DUP and Northern Ireland's First Minister
Johnson’s lies pile up in their thousands - CounterBlast
Boris Johnson alleged comments are in character with his catastrophic policies which have resulted in thousands of deaths, argues Terina Hine
Stick it to the Tories is back!
The unashamedly anti-Tory sticker campaign which went viral in 2016 is relaunching with
the full weight of The People’s Assembly behind it
, explains
Jim
Scott
, Stick it to the Tories cofounder
No solution for Generation Rent: 95% mortgages will not fix the housing crisis - CounterBlast
As house prices continue to spiral, the new Tory plan isn't going to do anything to help young and working class people, argues Terina Hine
Privatisation is the engine of cronyism and corruption – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the return of Tory sleaze and the persistence of the War on Terror
Opposition to the Tories is only growing - Kill the Bill protesters hit the streets nationwide
For a second national day of action, protesters marched in towns and cities across the country to oppose the Tory crackdown on protest and police violence; Counterfire members report
Scottish elections: will Alba shake things up?
Chris Bambery explains how the new Alba party has caused a stir in the upcoming election, but why the independence movement needs a grassroots campaign
Take it to the streets: Get ready for 26 June
Lucy Nichols on why we need to bring together all the strands of opposition to the Tories onto the streets at the
People’s Assembly national demonstration on 26 June
Stop the Tory attack: Kill the bill
Counterfire editorial on Tory corruption, a useless opposition and the new normal to be won
Cameron, getting caught and the new corruption
The Greensill scandal is not about one man, it shows corruption is now a method of government in Britain, argues Chris Nineham
Stop the Tory attack: Kill the bill - Counterfire freesheet April 2021
Democratic rights and the class struggle, the new normal to be won, resisting Myanmar's military, the latest on workplace struggles across Britain and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet
Loyalist riots: is the long Good Friday coming to an end?
The combination of sectarianism, poverty and repression is an explosive mix argues Chris Bambery
Passport to more Tory failure: why Boris Johnson's strategy is wrong - CounterBlast
Boris Johnson’s vaccine passport strategy is a bad idea which won’t stop a third wave, argues Terina Hine
Striking for Safety: DVLA workers walk out after 600 Covid infections on-site
PCS members have launched strike action after DVLA’s refusal to take workplace safety seriously has resulted in the most Covid infections of any UK workplace, reports Yonas Makoni
'This is what democracy looks like': #KillTheBill protesters take to the streets nationwide
Thousands marched in towns and cities across the country on Saturday in opposition to the Police and Crime bill. Counterfire reports from a number of the protests
5 reasons the new racism report is bullshit
The Sewell Report’s denial of institutional racism is really just an exercise in whitewashing the actions of a racist Tory government, argues Yonas Makoni
Sewell report: racist government exonerates itself over racism - CounterBlast
The facts show the pro-Tory report is in wilful denial about structural racism in the UK, writes Sean Ledwith
Priti Patel is addicted to attacking refugees - CounterBlast
The Home Secretary’s latest asylum proposals are characteristically racist, callous and devoid of compassion, writes Sean Ledwith
Capitalist greed got us into this mess, it won’t get us out
The success of the vaccine rollout has been despite capitalism, not because of it, argues Shabbir Lakha
Kill the bill: defend the right to protest - model resolution
A model motion to pass at your trade union branch/CLP/other organisation to oppose the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and defend the right to protest
Lockdown anniversary: a year of Tory failures
On the anniversary of the first national lockdown, Terina Hine details the government's consistent failings over the last year
Who starts it? Violence, protest and what the police are really for
Attempts to defend the police in Bristol ignore the essential role of policing in society and the hostility to protests and pickets, argues Chris Nineham
'Global Britain': Boris Johnson's vision for more war
The Tory Integrated Review sets out a plan to spend money on nukes instead of nurses and expand Britain's imperialist role in the world, argues Terina Hine
Bristol Kill the Bill: police, provocation and protest
As the government seeks to restrict our right to protest, Bristol makes its feelings clear, reports Jeni Van Heerden
Just what we need in the middle of a pandemic: more nukes - CounterBlast
The biggest threat to the freedoms and safety of the British people is our own government, not someone else’s, argues Sean Ledwith
Kill the bill: the last thing the police need is more power - CounterBlast
The Tory bill expanding police powers which has just passed its second reading is an outrageous attack on the right to protest and must be resisted, argues Terina Hine
Who polices the police? – weekly briefing
Lindsey German on our protests, their state and the tragedy of Sarah Everard
Pork barrel politics: the Tory plan to spend billions buying votes - CounterBlast
The sham Levelling Up Fund announced in the Budget is a plan to protect Tory rule rather than invest where the money’s needed, writes Terina Hine
When the clapping stops, the action begins - weekly briefing
Lindsey German returns with the implications of the healthcare fight for our side and theirs
Budget: are the Tories Keynesians now?
Increases in public spending do not automatically equate to a progressive redistribution of wealth, argues Susan Newman
The strange reinvention of spreader Sunak – CounterBlast
The Chancellor would like us to forget he is personally responsible for some terrible decisions made during the pandemic, writes Sean Ledwith
The SNP bust-up: what does it mean for Scottish independence?
Scottish politics is at a turning point, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Sunak’s budget: austerity hasn’t gone away – CounterBlast
A few increases in state spending shouldn’t disguise a budget which offers nothing for working class people, argues Alex Snowdon
Why is Starmer to the right of the Tories on corporation tax? - CounterBlast
By opposing an increase in corporation tax, Kier Starmer’s failure to offer an alternative to the Tories has become farcical, writes Terina Hine
People’s Covid Inquiry: How Well Prepared was the NHS? – Report
The first session of the People’s Covid Inquiry shines a light on a decade of austerity which has stripped down the NHS and increased health inequalities, reports Karen McDougall
Our children need less neoliberal education, not more - CounterBlast
Williamson’s Covid catch-up plan will not address the real fault lines in our schooling system, says Sean Ledwith
Johnson’s not-so-cautious roadmap raises more questions than it answers - CounterBlast
Despite the bluster over 'data not dates' there are big holes in the prime minister’s 'irreversible' plan argues Terina Hine
A school student speaks: 8 March ‘big bang’ reopening just isn’t safe
The government have had a year to make schools safe for students to return, but they keep failing to learn the lesson, argues Jamal Elaheebocus
Schools: 8 March reopening is unsafe
Fully re-opening schools on March 8 is dangerous and risks another increase in infections and deaths, argues David McAllister
It’s not the vaccine, it’s the vacuousness: polling, politics and the Starmer slump
Chris Nineham argues Starmer's poor polling can't be blamed on vaccine success
Beyond satire: John Woodcock to investigate extremism
John Woodcock’s record shows the absurdity of his review into “progressive extremism” and the transparency of the government’s attempts to criminalise protest, writes Yonas Makoni
The revolutionary right: the threat remains
The transatlantic conservative movement can be understood as a process Gramsci called ‘Revolution-Restoration’, and the left must stop being spectators to the course of events, argues Mike Wayne
The government’s gamble with workers’ lives – CounterBlast
New TUC data shows that the Tories have continually failed to protect workers who have been forced to work in unsafe conditions, writes Terina Hine
Are the Tories really ending privatisation in the NHS?
Despite the rhetoric of ‘taking back control’ of our NHS, the government’s leaked White Paper does not spell an end to profiteering, argues Caitlin Southern
The vaccine is essential, but not a magic bullet - CounterBlast
Tory spin can create the false impression that vaccination allows us to exit lockdown within a few weeks, writes Alex Snowdon
Tory CRG: the crazed, the bad and the ugly
Terina Hine assesses the hard-right libertarian Tories influencing the government to put safety last
Tories don’t actually care about your child’s mental health - CounterBlast
The government is using fake concern about lockdown learning as a smokescreen to justify another risky reopening of schools, argues Sean Ledwith
Why we need a People’s Covid Inquiry
Britain has the worst Covid-19 death rate per capita in the world and the public deserves to know how and why this has happened, argues Tom Lock Griffiths
Covid is a threat to children too, but the government doesn’t care
By pushing school reopening again, the government is deliberately ignoring the detrimental effect the virus is having on an alarming number of children, argues Caitlin Southern
The virus is evolving but the government's policies aren't - CounterBlast
Never mind dealing with the new variants effectively, Johnson's government is still failing to implement measures it should have done a year ago, writes Terina Hine
100,000 reasons Johnson should resign in disgrace - CounterBlast
The Prime Minister is not fit for office and is directly responsible for the Covid catastrophe, argues Sean Ledwith
Deja vu: Tories push to reopen schools before it's safe...again - CounterBlast
Just three weeks after the government's u-turn on schools, it is again pushing to do the same thing all over again, writes Terina Hine
Covid19: the struggle to save lives means opposing this criminal government – CounterBlast
As UK deaths from Covid approach 100,000, we must never forget the political failures which led us here, argues Alex Snowdon
Safety first: defend firefighters under attack
The Fire Brigades Union is facing a political attack for defending its members' health and safety, reports Luke Porter, a firefighter in south Yorkshire
We can and must stop the cuts to Universal Credit, let’s bang our pots
We cannot let the Tories get away with their wholesale attacks on the poorest in society, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
The Tory failures behind Britain's world-beating Covid death rate - CounterBlast
Positive vaccine news cannot absolve the government of tens of thousands of avoidable deaths it's responsible for, argues Terina Hine
Universal Credit uplift: Tories lose vote, now they must be forced to u-turn
The government’s defeat in Parliament is to be welcomed, but only pressure from below can save the £20 Universal Credit uplift – and go further, writes Steph Pike
Spy Cops: why is Labour helping the Tories attack our civil liberties?
The Spy Cops bill gives security forces a green light to act with impunity. It should be opposed, argues Terina Hine
Tories are trying to blame us for their pandemic failures - CounterBlast
The moralising tone of ministers is a transparent attempt to deflect attention from their catastrophic incompetence, argues Sean Ledwith
Richard Sharp: a suitable appointment for the BBC
Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp being appointed the BBC's next chairman is fitting for the direction it's heading in, argues Des Freedman
Free School Meals: profiting from hungry children
Profiting from underfeeding children living in poverty is the latest example of Tory contempt for the working class, argues Helen Rutherford-Gregory
This government has nothing to offer but U-turns
After yet another u-turn on schools, it's clear that organisation and popular pressure are the only antidotes to the Tories’ reckless handling of the pandemic, argues Kara Bryan
The government will not deal with the Covid emergency. The labour movement must step up.
The government is effectively continuing to pursue herd immunity. The movement must fight for a zero-Covid strategy, argues Chris Nineham
The government’s war on the left and anti-racism
The Tory ban on ‘anti-capitalist teaching materials’ in schools is a clear attempt to stifle dissent, writes Holly Barrow
A lesson from the teachers: how to take on the government and win
The National Education Union has shown what a fighting union can achieve, says Tony Dowling
Homeless deaths are rising but the government refuses to act
The government is refusing to house homeless people at risk from Covid and subzero temperatures, writes Norbert Lawrie
Hospitals in crisis: The Tories are choosing to fail the NHS
Health workers and patients are suffering from the government’s disastrous handling of the pandemic and their contempt for the NHS, argues Caitlin Southern.
Solidarity with education staff: no return until it is safe!
The stand-off between education unions and the government is a battle for us all, argues David Hamet.
2020: the year the mask fell off
Shabbir Lakha reflects on a tumultuous year and what we must remember for the fight ahead
Keep schools closed: the rush to return is deadly
With record case numbers and hospitalisations, and increasing deaths, returning to school next week would be catastrophic, writes a secondary school teacher
Brexit brinkmanship: after 4 years, it’s the safe bet that wins the race
As the UK and the EU announce a trade deal, Martin Hall considers it, and looks back on the most divisive issue to beset the left in a generation
The perfect storm: Covid and Brexit merge in Kent - CounterBlast
Terina Hine looks at the growing crisis around sky-rocketing Covid transmissions and the miles of backed up lorries on the M20 ahead of the Brexit deadline
When Liz Truss speaks a truth, beware
Mike Wayne unpicks Liz Truss’s recent speech on inequality and finds that it scores some hits against parts of the left
Cancelled Christmas ends a year of Tory disasters - weekly briefing
Alex Snowdon on the black hole of Johnson’s governmental crisis
Covid Christmas crisis: Johnson’s Tories are a plague on all our houses – CounterBlast
A catalogue of mismanagement exposes an incapable government that must be removed, observes Alex Snowdon
The Tories’ addiction to profit threatens all our lives - CounterBlast
Boris Johnson is ending the year with the same clueless and inept style of leadership he started it, writes Sean Ledwith
Schools’ Covid Christmas Nightmare - CounterBlast
By refusing to seriously address infection rates in schools. the Tories have guaranteed a difficult and dangerous Christmas for many, argues Terina Hine
Deal or no deal? Johnson and the EU at loggerheads
Whatever happens in the next day, the Tories will not deliver the Brexit that people voted for, argues Shabbir Lakha
Setting students up to fail: why exams should be cancelled
GCSE and A-level exams going ahead in 2021 shows that the government has learnt nothing from the chaos they caused this year, argues Jamal Elaheebocus
Vaccines have no country - CounterBlast
The government’s jingoism has no bearing on reality, argues Terina Hine
We are in for more Tory shambles with the Covid vaccine rollout
The Tories are depending on the Covid vaccine to bail them out, but they're likely to handle the rollout the same way they have the pandemic - catastrophically
Britain's shame: deportation flight goes ahead despite widespread opposition
The Tories pushed on with its racist deportation flight to Jamaica even after successful legal challenges, reports Jamal Elaheebocus
'Worse than prison': shocking treatment of refugees at Napier Barracks exposed
Asylum seekers who have survived horrific journeys are now being held in such inhumane conditions they're committing self harm and attempting suicide
Is there life outside Labour?
In our continuing series on left strategy, Chris Nineham from Counterfire responds to
Laura Smith
and
John McInally
Labour's absent opposition, the CRG and scotch eggs - CounterBlast
Instead of opposing Johnson's shambolic tiers, Starmer's abstention is letting the anti-lockdown Tory rebels and scotch eggs dominate the debate, writes Terina Hine
Windrush continued: the government's mass deportations must be stopped
Government plans to deport another 50 black people on 2 December in a continuation of the racist hostile environment must be opposed urgently
A teacher speaks out: they want to make us pay for the crisis - video
There is no justification for the public sector pay freeze, it's a slap in the face for teachers and key workers that have kept society running, says David McAllister
Hostile environment: how the Tories broke the law to ramp up racism
A new report shows the hostile environment is unlawful, but it's more than a technical oversight - it's the deliberate racism of the state and it must be resisted
Why is there £21.5bn more for the military but no money for key workers?
The credit card is maxed out when it comes to public sector pay but there's always money for war according to the Tories, writes Terina Hine
Croydon Council cuts to jobs and services must be resisted
Local councils should be standing up to the Tories, not making their workers and most vulnerable constituents pay, writes Jamal Elaheebocus
Sunak’s spending priorities: money for the rich, pay freeze for key workers
The Tory spending review shows the government’s priority is to protect profits and making working class people pay, argues Shabbir Lakha
NHS worker: public sector pay freeze is an absolute injustice
The public sector pay freeze is a slap in the face for NHS workers and we need to push back against the government, says Alia Butt from NHS Staff Voices
Schools crisis sharpens as Tories gamble with children's future
Two and a half months into the first term of the school year and there is chaos, confusion and Covid in every aspect of education, argues Jamal Elaheebocus
We mustn't be passive observers: help build a fighting left
An appeal to Counterfire's supporters
No money for school meals but Johnson found £16.5bn extra for the military
Boris Johnson has chosen to up defence spending over the necessary measures to protect lives during a pandemic, writes Lindsey German
Johnson reset explodes on the launchpad - CounterBlast
The overdue departure of Dominic Cummings will not change the incompetence and corruption at the heart of this Tory government, writes Sean Ledwith
Johnson's choice: no good Brexit options
Whichever way the prime minister looks, he is presented with a circle of problems that is becoming increasingly difficult to square, argues Martin Hall
Parents know schools are no longer safe: close them now!
By continuing to keep schools open, the government is forcing teachers, children and parents into an unforgivable level of danger, argues Kara Bryan
Cummings’ exit shows how the Johnson administration is falling apart - CounterBlast
The sacking of Boris Johnson’s chief of staff has deeper roots than mere office tensions in Downing Street, argues Alex Snowdon
Croydon Council has gone bust because of austerity, and the most vulnerable will be made to pay
We must fight for the government to increase local spending instead of letting councils like Croydon go bust, fire their workers and cut essential services
Vaccine hope is not a substitute for a zero-Covid strategy
We need to stop the transmission of the virus now to prevent more deaths before a vaccine is ready, argues Caitlin Southern
Covid vaccine and government contracts: another dose of Tory corruption - CounterBlast
The government has handed more than £17bn of lucrative Covid contracts to their mates who aren't delivering
This is a lockdown in name only – CounterBlast
As the infection rate, and deaths, continue to rise, the government’s poor excuse for a lockdown offers no solution, argues Alex Snowdon
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