Tag: welfare state

Socialism at Home Is Not Enough – It’s Time for a Corbynite Foreign Policy
Foreign and domestic policy were once entangled in the minds of the much of the left. It’s time Corbyn used the opportunity of his leadership to be bold with his anti-imperialist principles, argues Barnaby Raine.
67 Years Ago Today a Democratic Revolution Began – and Britain Helped Stop It
On 15 March 1951 the Iranian parliament voted to nationalise the country’s vast oil wealth in what should have been a founding moment for a modern, democratic nation. Aaron Bastani takes a look at why Britain and the US put a stop to Iran's experiment in self-government.
Referendum Fatigue: 5 Thoughts on the Inadequacies of Both Leave and Remain
The EU referendum seems to have dragged on for an age, yet many people feel no more enlightened now than when campaigning started.
4 Ways Generation Y is Being Taken for a Ride (and 3 Ways it’s Pushing Back)
Youth unemployment is sky-rocketing and Cameron is seeking to take away benefits from young people. Against this trend of declining living standards, students in the US are organising debt strikes and in the UK youth-led workers' co-operatives are multiplying.
4 Reflections on the Anti-Austerity Movement
50,000 hit the streets of London last weekend to protest against austerity. The coverage was slight, getting the back up of many an activist. With strikes and other demonstrations planned for summer, will this most recent march act as a springboard onto the agenda or is it indicative of a movement struggling for ideas?