Europe is warning us: Keir Starmer is falling into exactly the same trap as Olaf Scholz and Emmanual Macron

Me for Tribune tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/europe…

The fascist surge across the European Union is directly down to the bankruptcy of centrist politicians — whose failure in addressing soaring inequalities and deep social problems should haunt Starmer's Labour, writes Grace Blakeley. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/europe…

“Don’t be surprised if the rise of the far right is the only real legacy of Starmerism.”

Me in Tribune from last year tribunemag.co.uk/2023/08/auster…

My article with the Tribune on how students have managed to change the political discourse on Gaza, in the US and in Europe.

As the world inches closer to nuclear war, survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki speak to Tribune about the urgent need to rid the world of atomic weapons. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/atomic…

I had the unforgettable experience of interviewing Toshiko Tanaka & Ogawa Tadayoshi, Japanese peace activists & survivors 79 years ago of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, for Tribune about their experiences & message for a world on fire
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“There are no public intellectuals, only comedians with book deals.”

Great Dennis Potter summary from brother Kinney

As the world inches closer to nuclear war, survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki speak to Tribune about the urgent need to rid the world of atomic weapons. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/atomic…

Thirty years after his death, the work of television dramatist and working-class innovator Dennis Potter is remnant of an era when complex and politically daring art was broadcast to a mass audience. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/watch-…

An excellent article in Tribune which highlights the faults in Reeves’ commitment to “fiscal rules”.

The isolating of the economy as an area for only “experts” obscures democracy and enables austerity politics.

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It's 30 years since Dennis Potter died. So why is his work increasingly hard to find and forgotten?

I wrote about a complex and daring working-class writer + spoke to Potter archivist and expert John R Cook in a two-for-one Tribune feature
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Thirty years after his death, the work of television dramatist and working-class innovator Dennis Potter is remnant of an era when complex and politically daring art was broadcast to a mass audience. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/watch-…

Healthcare assistants are the very backbone of the NHS. Forced to work above their pay grades for poverty wages, they're going on strike for the pay — and the recognition — they deserve.

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For the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, Tribune have republished two editorials from June 1944, 'The Politics of Invasion' & 'War and Revolution', with an intro from me on the revolutionary significance of D-Day as Tribune understood it
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As Europe’s right-wing politicians exploit the 80th anniversary of D-Day for their reactionary ends, Tribune remembers its significance for the progressive and anti-fascist revolutions which followed. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/d-day-…

'I can’t put words to how amazing it’s been to actually stand up to our trust who have walked all over us for years'.

Ella Glover for Tribune knows how to pick a quote. Totally evokes the power of UNISON - UK's largest union members' life-changing #PayFairForPatientCare campaigns

This is one of the biggest scandals in the NHS.

Tens of thousands of healthcare assistants expected to take on clinical responsibilities above their pay band without any remuneration for it.

UNISON - UK's largest union members are striking to demand their worth.

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Healthcare assistants are the very backbone of the NHS. Forced to work above their pay grades for poverty wages, they're going on strike for the pay — and the recognition — they deserve.

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'Our demands most moderate are — we only want the earth.'

James Connolly was born on this day in 1868. In theory and practice, he was the outstanding socialist of Ireland's history.
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This week, six members of Labour’s ruling NEC parachuted themselves into safe seats after conducting a purge of left-wing candidates. Their approach is harmful for both party and country, writes NEC member Jess Barnard.

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