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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

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23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

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Social housing green paper slammed for failing to include new affordable homes

Charlotte England
14 August, 2018

The Tories should be building at least 30,000 new affordable homes each year. Last year they built less than 6,000.

BoJo’s burka comments are part and parcel of his far-right Brexit views

13 August, 2018

Boris Johnson racist rhetoric is nothing new and is always present when he campaigns on Brexit. Rania Ramli explains why the People’s Vote is also fighting Islamophobia.

How do we do a new politics? Let’s start by being active members of our communities

Amelia Womack
13 August, 2018

Green Party deputy leader Amelia Womack was invited to speak at this year’s Boomtown festival on how politics should be about community engagement. Here’s what she had to say.

Water should be owned by us all – and here’s why

13 August, 2018

Since being taken into private hands, water has been wasted, polluted, and become radically more expensive. So why is it not public once more? Linda Worden writes.

Outsourcing is a sham – The IWGB’s case could help clean it up

12 August, 2018

From unlawful deduction of wages to discrimination, outsourced workers are experiencing huge problems

The steel industry is heading towards a historic crisis – are the Government going anything about it?

Tony Burke
10 August, 2018

No Deal would leave the steel industry dangerously exposed

Upskirting has taught us the importance of speaking up

10 August, 2018

It’s all thanks to brave people who spoke up…

UK licensed over £340 million of arms to Israel since 2014

10 August, 2018

Three Palestines were reportedly killed in airstrike in Gaza this week, and the UK is still selling arms to Israel

Striking Ministry of Justice cleaners joined on picket by Labour Shadow Justice Secretary

10 August, 2018

Luis, one workers on strike at the MoJ, said they call it the “Ministry of Injustice”

When will the bankers who’ve rigged our economy be held to account?

Prem Sikka
9 August, 2018

Regulators are incapable of protecting the public from economic crime, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka.

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