Forty years ago, a number of Labour-led councils confronted the Thatcher government over spending cuts. Their resistance stands in complete contrast to councils today as they prepare to implement yet another round of brutal attacks on vital services.
Analysis of the Israeli bombing campaign showed that the proportion of civilian deaths had reached record levels.
Gaza is without power, food and water. Bombs rain down, killing indiscriminately. This is more than revenge for Hamas atrocities committed during their incursion. This… Read More »A war crime is a war crime
The next General Election campaign is well under way, although the date for holding the poll is as yet undecided. Both major parties are manoeuvring… Read More »As the parties ‘converge’, how should we use our vote?
Oppenheimer is a remarkable film, not least because it covers a period of history from the Wall Street Crash of 1929, to the rise of… Read More »The rise and fall of J. Robert Oppenheimer
When the dust had settled after the 2010 general election and the Tory-Lib Dem coalition had taken office, an incoming Treasury minister discovered a parting… Read More »Debt crisis would hit a Starmer government from Day One
The cost-of-living strike wave sweeping the UK is in reality a struggle for political and economic power – between workers fighting what are in effect… Read More »Why unions should prepare a General Strike to remove the Tories
The total chaos consuming the Liz Truss government, leaving her a lame duck prime minister after just a few weeks in office, may be fun… Read More »Tory crisis shows that time’s up for neoliberalism
The wall-to-wall, deferential coverage of the transition of monarchy following the death of Elizabeth II has a wider significance than reporting on the death of… Read More »All the pomp in the world cannot hide the depth of the crisis
As refuse workers across Scotland become the latest group to take strike action in response to soaring inflation and more 500,000 people join the Enough is Enough campaign, it’s clear that a social crisis and confrontation is on the cards.
Railway workers from station staff, to track workers and signallers, are showing that they are not prepared to pay the price for an economic and social crisis they did not create.
The crisis engulfing the Johnson government, with over 40% of Tory MPs wanting him to resign as prime minister, is symptomatic of a new world disorder.
When the eminent British historian Peter Hennessy, who specialises in the history of government, announces that it is beyond doubt that Boris Johnson is a… Read More »“L’Etat, c’est moi” is what Johnson is claiming
Russia alone is responsible for the decision to invade Ukraine, laying waste to its cities, towns and villages, killing civilian, and bombing hospitals.
There is something rotten in the UK state. And simply removing Johnson will not solve it.
The Tories stagger from pillar to post, incapable of leading as the Omicron variant becomes dominant, and Labour’s leaders continue to tail-end the government.