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Their Brexit and ours
The din of ruling class squabbling should not distract socialists from their own agendas, contends Lindsey German
The spy who came in from the shadows
Compare the Trump spy scandal and the Israeli spy scandal and it tells us a lot about the media and the political establishment, argues Kara Bryan
Jeremy Hunt must go: the fightback can’t wait
The health secretary’s lies are part of a strategy to undermine and destroy the NHS, and we must all take a stand now
Rail rip-off: uniting to campaign for renationalisation
The campaign to renationalise the railways is heating up but the TSSA video is not the way to go argues Mick Wattam
What is really going on with the Southern Rail strikes?
Doncaster Counterfire speaks to ASLEF President Tosh McDonald about the industrial action on Southern Rail
Southern Rail: playing politics for profit
As half a million would-be passengers endure another day of frustration, they are being encouraged to blame fellow workers for their misery, instead of the real culprits
Goldsmith’s gone but no victory for the left
All byelections are exceptional and Richmond’s more than most, notes Lindsey German
Daniel Blake: an everyday tragedy
Austerity penalises the most vulnerable in our society. This government’s record is shameful and we most hold the Tories to account, writes Dr Mona Kamal
Autumn Statement: different Chancellor, Same Tune
Despite the Autumn Statement's projection for the future being bleak, the Tory austerity project remains in place, argues Adam Tomes
Culture matters to us all
As libraries, galleries and museums face cuts across the board, Jonathan Maunders reports from the fight-back on the streets
18 June 1984: remembering Orgreave
As the government announces that there will be no inquiry in to the tragic events at Orgreave, Sheena Moore takes a look back at what happened
Fire, turmoil, and abandonment in Calais
French authorities and the British Home Office have washed their hands of remaining refugees in Calais, explains Shabbir Lakha
Blue with a hint of pink: the Tories and the Turing Bill
The shameful filibustering of the Turing Bill denies justice to thousands of gay men and exposes the homophobia at the heart of the Tory Party, writes Steph Pike
War begets war: the case against intervention in Syria
As many push for escalation in Syria, Chris Nineham takes a look at why this is a bad idea
Hunger pains: life inside Foodbank Britain - extract
As the story of those affected by austerity is exposed on the silver screen, we publish an extract from Kayleigh Garthwaite's topographical study of Foodbank Britain
Anguish and austerity: the personal cost of cuts
Austerity penalises the most vulnerable in our society. This government's record is shameful and we most hold them to account, writes Mona Kamal
Calais: the British government's abject failure
The government is not just being bureaucratic, it’s deliberately shirking its responsibilities, argues Shabbir Lakha
The state and capital: the history and the hype
Tories getting high on their own ideology can result in a distortion of economic history for the rest of us, argues Chris Bambery
Brexit strategy: power, class and a government adrift
The insights of the great Italian revolutionary Antonio Gramsci come into immediate focus as Chris Bambery reflects upon the present predicaments of our ruling class
Don't believe the hype: May is no centrist
The populism of the Tories does not signal a break with neoliberal globalisation, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
I, Daniel Blake: the tragic ramifications of austerity
Tom Griffiths reviews Ken Loach's new film, which gives viewers a glimpse into the heartbreaking realities of austerity Britain
Taking back control: the movement hits the streets of Birmingham
We took back Birmingham from the Tories and were resolute in our opposition to austerity, demanding a new deal for working people, reports Cameron Panting
The Tories are not abandoning austerity: why we need the People's Assembly
The People's Assembly and the movement are crucial because the people on the streets can affect change in a way that party politics can't, argues Tom Griffiths
Liverpool: celebrating Corbyn but still angry
Activists partied for Corbyn in Liverpool, but anger at Labour's right is strong. Chris Nineham reports as Labour's conference gathers
Make austerity history: keeping our eyes on the prize
In the run-up to to next month’s crucial standoff against the Tories in Birmingham, Mick Wattam assesses the balance of forces
Hard vs soft Brexit: a Tory party crisis
Divisions and rifts run rife in the Conservative Party as they try to figure out what "Brexit means Brexit" actually means explains Chris Bambery
Back to Bash Street? May's grammar school myths
As Theresa May tries to take us back in time, Sean Ledwith and Adam Tomes take a look at the grammar school debate
How the Labour right disenfranchises young people
Tom Watson recently accused 'Trotskyist entryists' of 'twisting the arms' of young members of the Labour Party. A young left-wing activist responds
Modern slavery finds its roots in capitalism
As Theresa May declares her intention to stamp out slavery, John Westmoreland delves into the roots of its modern form
BHS collapse: Not just a case of a bad apple
Vladimir Unkovski-Korica looks at the context behind BHS' collapse
Jeremy Corbyn's new politics is a threat to the establishment
This moment offers an opportunity for radical change, but the path to victory lies in political confrontation, argues Kevin Ovenden
Cutting student bursaries only makes the NHS crisis worse
Danielle Tiplady takes a look at how the Tories' policies are destroying the NHS
Plotters and bleaters: Corbyn, crisis and the coronation
Lindsey German looks beyond the Westminster bubble and spies vital signs of political upturn
Durham Miners Gala: an inspiring day
As the coup from the Labour right is launched, the Labour movement vehemently backs Jeremy Corbyn, writes Chris Nineham
Strategy beyond the referendum
As the established order falls apart, Chris Bambery argues how the left should respond
This vote was about far more than immigration
The vote to leave the EU was fuelled by class divisions, argues Alastair Stephens
End austerity - general election now! Lexit statement on leave vote
As the UK votes to leave the EU, let's take the fight to the Tories
The EU vote: this is what a social crisis looks like
Tail-ending the Cameron Remain campaign is hemorrhaging working class support for Labour and the left, argues John Rees
The courage of conviction: why a tactical 'remain' vote makes no sense
Vladimir Unkovski-Korica points out the glaring contradictions in Paul Mason's argument to boycott the EU referendum
The dying days of a dying regime
These are end times for David Cameron’s rule, but our side still has to act, argues Chris Bambery
Decoding the BBC White Paper
Apocalyptic rumours followed by a row-back and relief. It's an age-old strategy, but what is the reality behind the government's BBC proposals?
No.10 website refuses to host petition calling for inquiry into Tory racism
The No.10 website has refused to host a petition calling for an inquiry into Tory racism. We are organising our own, reports Feyzi Ismail
Stop this cynical attack: Corbyn, anti-semitism and the right
We repost the Jewish Socialists' Group's response to claims that Jeremy Corbyn is tolerating a growth of antisemitism in the Labour Party
Junior doctors: we will keep fighting
Support surges for the junior doctors as they strike, in another bad day for Jeremy Hunt
The Tories and academies: a coup against democracy
As the Tories plan to turn every school into an academy, Alastair Stephens takes a look at the motives behind the drive
Parliament and people power: the left and the movements after the demonstration
As the Tories' trauma continues, Chris Nineham sketches out a strategy for radical change
The Tories' crisis is our opportunity
The tide is turning against austerity. How can we take advantage of the Tories’ crisis?
Keeping it on the streets
Jack Sherwood looks at the focus and purpose of the People’s Assembly national demonstration on 16 April
EU referendum: how did we get here?
The Tories are in trouble – and it will get worse for them if the referendum delivers a vote to leave the EU, writes Alex Snowdon
Sheffield shines a light on Tory lies and hype
A 'Northern Powerhouse or Northern Poorhouse' demonstration converged on Sheffield last Saturday, Jon Moorcroft reports
Thousands march calling for Cameron to resign
In response to the largest exposé
of tax evasion in history, the British public have taken to the streets calling for David Cameron's resignation
Tory crisis: a class moment for the left
If the left fails to make headway in the coming ten weeks, it will be because we fail to be as radical as reality itself, writes Kevin Ovenden
The EU: ratcheting up racism
As the EU referendum draws closer, and the Tories split further, Chris Bambery looks at why the debate is not the orgy of racism that so many predicted
Corbyn's role and the Tories' crisis
It was Corbynism and the mass movements that have shaped British politics more than the commentariat care to admit
Tories in a mess: we can bring this government down
After the worst week for the government so far, Alex Snowdon looks at the wider crisis of the Conservatives
Big mobilisation against the Housing Bill
Today's demonstration shows that resistance against the Tories' housing policy is growing, writes Alastair Stephens
Sticker Campaign: Sticking it to the Tories
#StickItToTheTories is a Britain-wide sticker distribution campaign supported by the People's Assembly
Not without a fight: inspiring rally defends junior doctors
The People’s Assembly hosted a defiant and inspiring rally in support of the junior doctors, reports Cameron Panting
The Tories’ civil war: why do they do it to themselves?
The Tories' brewing civil war over Europe is not the first to divide the party
A junior doctor: Why we must stand firm
Junior doctor Mona Kamal explains why it's vital that doctors keep up their action, and why the public needs to rally to their defence
The Tories tear up social housing
The Tories want to end social housing in this country, writes Cameron Panting
Stock markets plunge: there may be trouble ahead
As stock markets tumble again, the recovery Osborne was boasting about rests on shaky foundations
Junior doctors strike again: Health Secretary torpedos last minute deal
As junior doctors strike across the country, Mark Tyers reports from Sunderland
Junior doctors' strike live!
Live reports, photos and videos from the junior doctors strike
Junior doctors: they thought we would be easy targets - podcast
Junior doctor Mona Kamal argues that the government is attacking doctors as a means to further undermine the NHS
The restoration of the house of Murdoch
As Rupert Murdoch's son gets appointed as Chairman of BSkyB, Des Freedman takes a look at the ethics of the media industry as a whole
Cameron fans the flames of Islamophobia
David Cameron's attacks on Muslim women come within the context of rising Islamophobia across the world, writes Lindsey German
We are striking for patients, not against them
The Royal London Hospital was today host to the first junior doctor strike in 40 years, after the British Medical Association failed to reach an agreement with the government, reports Callum Thomas
A troubled relationship: the UK and the EU
Chris Bambery takes a look at the UK's troubled relationship with the EU, both in the past and in the present
What you can do for the junior doctors
Junior doctor Mona Kamal calls for support for the upcoming strikes and the demonstration organised by student nurses this Saturday. Only a united strategy will be effective
Political-media elite celebrate a successful year
As the political and media establisment cosy up for Christmas drinks, Des Freedman takes a look at a successful year for Murdoch & Co
How the left can move forward in 2016
As a tumultuous year in British politics comes to an end, Alex Snowdon takes a look at the implications for the year ahead
How to Dismantle the NHS in Ten Easy Steps
The extent of the threat to the NHS is revealed in clear, concise detail in El-Gingihy’s short book, finds Cameron Panting
NHS For Sale: Myths, Lies and Deception
The NHS is being privatised behind the backs of the public, as NHS for Sale shows, and we must make this central to the fight against austerity, argues Joanne Land
Housing for need not for greed
Social housing is no longer an option for all but a handful, writes Alastair Stephens
Anti-union bill is an attack on us all
The Tories are planning the biggest assault on rights at work since the 1980s. Peter Stauber spoke to Richard Allday of Unite the Union’s National Executive Committee about the new legislation
Stay in the streets
The movement outside of Parliament is critical. This government can – and will – be defeated. But it will need all of us to work for it
Massive protest across Manchester against the Tory cuts
Protests in Manchester over several days created a sense of a Tory conference under permanent siege writes Chris Nineham
David Cameron and the rituals of the rich
The rituals and secret-keeping of Britain’s privately educated elites are a cornerstone of Conservative Party unity
Stop the secret British bombing of Syria
Stop the War statement demands the government publicly commits to an immediate end to British bombing of Syria
New anti-union laws: Tory class hatred and hypocrisy
The latest anti-union proposals from Cameron’s cabinet show the naked class hatred of democracy that lies at the heart of the Tory party writes Richard Allday
Starvation and austerity: the price of Britain's military spending
Look at what could be done with the £37 billion Britain spends annually on its military and foreign wars
Counter-extremism or full spectrum idiocy?
The government’s ‘counter-extremism’ crackdown won't reduce the threat, and is more likely to increase marginalization of British Muslims and the alienation that groups like Isis attempt to feed on argues Matt Carr
Lies, damned lies, and austerity
Even IMF research now warns against imposing austerity on the UK, yet our political mainstream and the media agree it is necessary. Why is this?
On Saturday we became a movement - now we must organise to defeat the government
Saturday's march demonstrated that the People's Assembly is now a genuine mass movement, now we have to take it to a higher stage writes Lindsey German
This is only the beginning
The massive End Austerity Now demonstration must be a springboard for more activity, locally and nationally
David Cameron: scapegoating Muslims to hide failure at home and abroad
Western governments try to justify their failure to secure the Middle East militarily by blaming the Muslim community as a whole
The Tories won't listen. Should we bother protesting?
The bigger the turnout the better, as people who may otherwise feel disillusioned and powerless suddenly feel significant – they have agency
Uprising against austerity
The Tories know they lack legitimacy and risk soon becoming a lame-duck administration. We must work to create an immense political crisis
How Labour lost
With both main parties retrenching their commitment to austerity, the crisis of representation will be met, for now, outside of Parliament argues James Meadway
Five more reasons to join the People's Assembly End Austerity Now demo
More reasons to join the national End Austerity Now demonstration on June 20 by People's Assembly organising committee member John Rees
Bully for Cameron – or why the Tories are natural bullies!
A government that got the votes of just 25% of the elctorate wants workers to jump through yet more hoops before being able to take lawful industrial action writes Richard Allday
Our aspiration: a united resistance to the Tories
The Tories don't have the support to carry through unpopular policies - we have to build a huge movement against them argues Lindsey German
Six reasons why you wouldn't want to be George Osbourne right now
The Tory election victory has lobbed Osborne a number of economic hand-grenades argues James Meadway
Will the Tories take Britain to war?
The call is already being made for David Cameron's new government to 'restore Britain's global power' in its foreign policy
Phoenix time
John Rees looks at what can rise from the ashes of the election
Losing your home: explaining the Coalition's eviction epidemic
The Tory war on welfare is implicated in the growing numbers of evictions finds Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi in the third part of her investigation into housing in Coalition Britain
The gamble of the dying
David Cameron and his friends are playing up the 'threat' from the SNP. This gamble may yet buy them a few seats - but at the expense of their own future writes James Meadway
Election scenarios: the crisis of British politics
This is a whole new chapter in politics, for the British political system is in a state of deep crisis writes Alastair Stephens
Establishment campaign to subvert the next government has already begun
The establishment's anti-SNP hysteria is aimed at the post election world - they want to nip in the bud any chance of real change
May's extremism - targeting Muslims in the name of 'British values'
Attacked for their faith, their dress, their schools, their university societies and their politics, UK Muslims are scapegoated on a daily basis
Zero inflation: the good news and the bad news
After the longest sustained decline in living standards since the Industrial Revolution, average wages are finally rising faster than prices - no thanks to Tory policies
Cameron’s Free School scam
Cameron’s announcement of 500 free schools was a blatant attempt to take the focus off his cuts to education argues John Westmoreland
The Government is blaming Muslims and attacking civil liberties
Opposition to war, Islamophobia and attacks on civil liberties are all connected, says Lindsey German, and we have to campaign against all three
Welcome to dodgy Dave’s second-hand democracy sale!
Richard Allday responds to the latest Tory attacks on democracy, from curtailing trade union rights to eroding the powers of local authorities
Why you should join the march for homes
Protests will converge on London Mayor Boris Johnson's HQ on 31
st
January in a rapidly growing campaign demanding action on the housing crisis writes Sarah Hatch
Prisons in meltdown
Tory policy is leading to a growing crisis in UK prisons reports Peter Stauber
5 things you need to know about Osborne's Autumn Statement
James Meadway gets behind the spin with five insights about Osborne's Autumn statement
Will George Osborne make austerity the law?
George Osborne is considering introducing reduction of the budget deficit into law - constraining the ability of a future government to break with a failed policy
The return of the Party member?
The membership of mainstream parties is plummeting, but people are joining parties if they look as if they are going to take on the elite, argues John Rees
Tory prisons policy produces results: suicide, murder, despair
Clare Sambrook reports on the devastating impact of the coalition government's ideological pursuit of ‘proper punishment’
No, Channel 4, the rich getting richer doesn’t help the poor
Adam Tomes challenges the right-wing myths peddled by
Spectator
editor Fraser Nelson in his Dispatches program
Rochester by-election: more Ukip woes for all?
As the by-election caused by the defection of Conservative MP Mark Reckless to Ukip approaches, Alastair Stephens sees some unsettled political weather ahead
Tower Hamlets: it's the establishment versus the people
Following the British establishment's undemocratic attempt to undermine the twice-elected mayor of Tower Hamlets it's clear whose side we should be on argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
Austerity isn't working, and here's why
James Meadway: you can’t have consistently rising debts, and consistently falling incomes. The two must collide at some point. That means a crisis
Mutual Defence Agreement: Cameron plans secret renewal of nuclear cooperation with US
David Cameron is due to secretly renew the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) on nuclear cooperation between the US and the UK writes Ellen Graubart
Turning back Ukip - some ideas for the movement
John Westmoreland concludes his series with eight ideas for halting Ukip’s surge and rebuilding the movement
Hate preacher: Theresa May and the demonisation of British Muslims
Theresa May’s address to the Conservative Party conference typified this government’s Islamophobia says Conan Doyle
Cameron’s tax cuts: a poorly disguised handout for the rich
David Cameron's 'middle-class tax giveaway' in reality means giving huge amounts of cash to the very richest argues James Meadway
Cassetteboy's latest video: Cameron's conference rap
Based on David Cameron's speeches, this video by Cassetteboy accurately sums up Conservative policy - contains swearing
Children's health - a casualty in Osborne's war on the poor
As George Osborne promises fresh hardship for the working poor, Prof Michael Marmot and Dr Angela Donkin look at the impact of growing inequality on child health
The crisis of the British regime: democracy, protest and the unions
The British political regime faces a crisis of confidence. This report presents empirical evidence for the democratic deficit, growing protest, the state of the trade unions and the strategic implications for the left
Theresa May and the Tories: relics without solutions
The moralistic backlash from the Con-Dems and the media has begun in earnest. Jonathon Shafi takes on the reactionary critics, with reference to a challenging BBC interview with influential commentator Darcus Howe.
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