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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
The Murdoch empire was compared to the mafia when James Murdoch reappeared before the culture, media and sport select committee today, reports Shamik Das.
Three months on, Ben Mitchell goes through what we now know about the reasons for the riots.
Daniel Blaney defends the CND’s campaign for nuclear disarmament.
Pete Jefferys explains why Circle Healthcare is not a mutual, and shouldn’t be described as such. It is out to make a profit for its owners.
Kevin Meagher reports on the effects of the coalition’s cuts on the Northern Ireland peace process, which Martin McGuinness says are having a “damaging effect”.
Alex Hern reports on David Cameron and George Osborne’s savage undermining of the minimum wage.
Andy Atkins details Friends of the Earth’s plans to take on EDF’s massive profits off the back of public cash.
As thousands of students march on London, Laura McInerney reports on the positives and negatives of the UCAS consultation document, which provides a glimmer of hope.
Owen Tudor writes about George Osborne’s panicky response to the Robin Hood Tax, with the chancellor looking increasingly on the side of the super-rich.
A new report says the government’s central message that reducing the budget deficit and debt levels will enhance economic growth is a “myth”, reports Ed Jacobs.
