Workfare: a policy on the brink
Warren Clark explains how the success of the campaign against workfare has put the policy’s future in doubt
Scouse: a class accent Michael Calderbank speaks to Tony Crowley, author of Scouse: A Social and Cultural History
The agonies of Bangladesh (and British 'Islamo-fascist-left' conspiracy theory) Ben Hayes responds to Nick Cohen's call for the left to 'pick sides' over the Shahbag protests in Bangladesh
Getting rich on disability denial Debbie Jolly reports on US insurance giant Unum, whose ‘biopsychosocial model’ is being used to justify the devastating cuts in disability benefits
The horsemeat scandal: Why vegetarians should worry too It’s not just meat that’s hiding secrets behind the label, writes Gary Craig
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Cherán: the secession of a Mexican village Mike Aiken reports from the mountain community of Cherán which in 2011 responded to government inaction over illegal logging by setting up barricades and establishing their own autonomous local democracy
Italian elections: choosing our ground
As Italy prepares for elections, Elena Iannuzzi of the Leoncavallo social centre writes on how the movement has related to electoral politics
Jeremy Hardy thinks... about entitlement
'Well might we muse upon the entitlement of a chancellor who, upon his father’s passing, will be titled'
February 15, 2003: The day the world said no to war
Phyllis Bennis argues that while the day of mass protest did not stop the war, it did change history
Egypt: The revolution is alive
Just before the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, Emma Hughes spoke to Ola Shahba, an activist who has spent 15 years organising in Egypt
Tenant troubles
The past year has seen the beginnings of a vibrant private tenants’ movement emerging. Christine Haigh reports
Co-operating with cuts in Lambeth
Isabelle Koksal reports on how Lambeth’s ‘co-operative council’ is riding roughshod over co-operative principles in its drive for sell-offs and cuts in local services
What would a shorter working week mean for us?
James Angel of the New Economics Foundation explores what society could look like if we were working less and living more
Climate activists fight £5 million lawsuit
Here are 5 ways you can help persuade energy company EDF to drop its legal action against campaigners of the group 'No Dash for Gas'.
Wave of repression hits Turkish trade unionists
Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod report on the third police operation in 12 months against trade unionists in Turkey
Community centre resists Boris’ luxury flats
The Library Street London collective explains how south London is not standing for the mayor’s ‘takeover’
Councils and the cuts in Wales - event report
Darren Williams, secretary of Welsh Labour Grassroots, reports from a day school in Cardiff on councils and the cuts
As Italy prepares for elections, Elena Iannuzzi of the Leoncavallo social centre writes on how the movement has related to electoral politics
Jeremy Hardy thinks... about entitlement
'Well might we muse upon the entitlement of a chancellor who, upon his father’s passing, will be titled'
February 15, 2003: The day the world said no to war
Phyllis Bennis argues that while the day of mass protest did not stop the war, it did change history
Egypt: The revolution is alive
Just before the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, Emma Hughes spoke to Ola Shahba, an activist who has spent 15 years organising in Egypt
Tenant troubles
The past year has seen the beginnings of a vibrant private tenants’ movement emerging. Christine Haigh reports
Co-operating with cuts in Lambeth
Isabelle Koksal reports on how Lambeth’s ‘co-operative council’ is riding roughshod over co-operative principles in its drive for sell-offs and cuts in local services
What would a shorter working week mean for us?
James Angel of the New Economics Foundation explores what society could look like if we were working less and living more
Climate activists fight £5 million lawsuit
Here are 5 ways you can help persuade energy company EDF to drop its legal action against campaigners of the group 'No Dash for Gas'.
Wave of repression hits Turkish trade unionists
Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod report on the third police operation in 12 months against trade unionists in Turkey
Community centre resists Boris’ luxury flats
The Library Street London collective explains how south London is not standing for the mayor’s ‘takeover’
Councils and the cuts in Wales - event report
Darren Williams, secretary of Welsh Labour Grassroots, reports from a day school in Cardiff on councils and the cuts
red pepper writers
Facing reality - after the crisis in the SWP John Palmer looks at some of the roots of the party's problems, and asks where the left can go from here
Mythbuster: Tall tales about welfare reform Ben Baumberg, Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney tackle some of the most common welfare myths
The health hurricane: a year of destruction in the NHS Alex Nunns looks at the gale of privatisation, sell-offs and cuts in services blowing through the health service
Labour and the cuts: beyond the 'dented shield' The scale of coalition cuts means the very future of local public services is in jeopardy. Michael Calderbank asks whether Labour councillors can do more than offer verbal protest and practical acquiescence
Mythbuster: Immigration - the real story Isabelle Koksal counters the right wing myths with some facts and figures
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