'The Cause of Labour is the Hope of the World'

A May Day garland by Walter Crane, 1895.

I wrote this about our new research by the brilliant Alex Maitland for International Workers Day- rich shareholders making out like bandits at the expense of workers worldwide.

Dividend payments to rich shareholders have grown 14 times faster than workers’ wages. This explosion in inequality is not an accident — it's the result of an economy designed to reward corporate greed. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/05/inequa…

‘As long as the struggle of the workers against the ruling class continues, May Day will be the yearly expression of our demands.’
Rosa Luxemburg on the meaning of International Workers' Day.
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The late historian Eric Hobsbawm recalls the origins of May Day, the ‘dent’ made by workers in the calendar of gods and kings.
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“The political class can only radically constrain democratic choice for so long before generating a backlash. ⁦Mayor Jamie Driscoll’s⁩ simple message of wanting to make things better for ordinary people can be seen as the shape of politics to come.” tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/jamie-…

For Tribune, Joe Guinan & I have written about the significance of Jamie Driscoll’s challenge to Labour for the North-East mayoralty, and how his campaign could be a harbinger of conflicts to come on inequality, devolution, and climate policy.

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For Tribune, Martin O'Neill and me on Mayor Jamie Driscoll’s mayoral challenge to The Labour Party and the future significance of breaking out of Keir Starmer’s exercise in political supply control. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/jamie-…

Looking to speak to people who have memories of the 1974 Imperial Typewriters' Strike in Leicester. If that's you or someone you know, please do get in touch.

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While the Tories will receive a drubbing in this week’s local elections, Jamie Driscoll’s North East mayoral candidacy has captured much attention — and highlighted Labour's future electoral headaches, should Starmerism disappoint.

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While the Tories will receive a drubbing in this week’s local elections, Jamie Driscoll’s North East mayoral candidacy has captured much attention — and highlighted Labour's future electoral headaches, should Starmerism disappoint.

tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/jamie-…

In Britain, every cultural body exhibiting Palestinian culture is facing a vicious campaign to cut their funding, cancel their events and sack workers. The message is simple: ignore genocide or face consequences.
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In Britain, every cultural body exhibiting Palestinian culture is facing a vicious campaign to cut their funding, cancel their events and sack workers. The message is simple: ignore genocide or face consequences.
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50 years ago today, Scottish trade union leader Jimmy Reid made his seminal speech about alienation under capitalism — and why workers must fight the rat race. tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/jimmy-…

I’ve written about the Indian state’s extremely alarming persecution of Amrit Wilson, who has been banned from entering India and accused of engaging in ‘anti-India activities’ - all because she wrote an article for Tribune in defence of the Indian farmers’ protests.

50 years ago today, Scottish trade union leader Jimmy Reid made his seminal speech about alienation under capitalism — and why workers must fight the rat race. tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/jimmy-…

Antonio Gramsci died on this day in 1937. His 'Prison Notebooks,' written in Mussolini's jails, were among the 20th century's most important radical texts — and their translation into English catapulted the Italian Marxist to global acclaim. tribunemag.co.uk/2021/10/how-gr…

Kwame Nkrumah, who died on this day in 1972, was a leader in the fight against colonialism. But he knew that independence wasn't enough — only a unified, socialist Africa could truly free itself from its imperial masters. tribunemag.co.uk/2023/04/kwame-…

Antonio Gramsci died on this day in 1937 after eleven years in fascist prisons. We remember his revolutionary life and his contributions to the struggle against capitalism. tribunemag.co.uk/2023/04/rememb…

Antonio Gramsci died on this day in 1937. His 'Prison Notebooks,' written in Mussolini's jails, were among the 20th century's most important radical texts — and their translation into English catapulted the Italian Marxist to global acclaim. tribunemag.co.uk/2021/10/how-gr…