Why is homelessness spending not working?
Billions are wasted on landlord profits so what can be done different?
Left wing pitfalls: against neoliberal identity politics and class reductionism
Coalitions of the oppressed show the power of solidarity, but ruling classes use race and nationalism to divide workers. Shanice McBean explores how the left can overcome these divisions.
Review | Disaster Nationalism
Richard Seymour’s recent book Disaster Nationalism can help us understand what’s happening as Trump’s second term accelerates the growth of the far right internationally.
The right to be an addict
Addiction isn’t the problem—criminalisation is. To end the crisis, we must abolish prisons, policing, and the system that fuels suffering.
The reactionary evil of Trump’s oligarch courtiers
Resisting the ambitions of Elon Musk and Peter Thiel requires more than critique—it demands direct confrontation
What trade unionism? A transport strike case study
A case study of a dispute which illustrates the impact of different models of trade unionism and some of the challenges facing workplace activists.
Trans youth fight back: an interview with Trans Kids Deserve Better
The NHS, the Department of Education, and youth organising for trans liberation.
On Gaza and the struggle to restrain Trump
rs21 member David Renton uses the idea of ‘permanent revolution’ to understand the prospect of global counter-revolution we face today.
Greater Manchester mental health early intervention service strike
Video report from the Greater Manchester mental health early intervention service strike picket line
University fees crisis
UCU members explain the challenges of organising in the face of the market-driven crisis affecting education, which affects students and university workers alike.
Glasgow against fascism: a report on 7th September and thoughts on next steps
Tactical considerations for the antifascist movement in Glasgow.
The cult of military service: Tim Walz as soldier-teacher
Placed in its historic context, the US National Guard is far from glamourous.
Imperialism and British workers: moving past the labour aristocracy debates
Our history is shaped by the legacy of empire. Alfie Hancox takes a critical look at debates on Labour and Imperialism
Rachel Reeves and the ‘maxed out credit card’
Kate Deer takes a critical look at the new government’s claims that Britain has ‘maxed out its credit card’.
Election – threats from the right, big new chances for the left
Colin Wilson provides an analysis of the election, including the unreported detail of successes for a new kind of left
Dover’s dodgy defector
Keir Starmer’s acceptance of hard-right Natalie Elphicke into the Labour party has shocked and dismayed many. East Kent resident Danny Bee explains why he’s not happy at having her as his Labour MP.
Kick out the Tories, prepare to fight Starmer
Colin Wilson analyses the 2 May council and mayoral elections in England.
Resist Sunak’s demonisation of disabled people
An analysis of how new governmental measures continue to demonise and punish disabled people.
The Tories’ pro-natalism agenda
Colin Wilson unpacks the right-wing agendas behind the new Tory childcare policy.
Cass Review: dangerous and transphobic
Lisa Leak and Colin Wilson explain why we should reject Cass and renew the fight for trans liberation.
Rochdale by-election highlights Labour’s bankruptcy on Gaza
Rochdale – a significant victory, but not the left alternative we need.
Resisting the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act
Ian Allinson discusses the ways workers can resist the government’s latest repressive anti-union legislation.
Without organisation, we have nothing: building a rank and file organisation in schools
After a momentous year of workplace struggles, rs21 teachers discuss the need for ongoing rank and file organisation across schools
What’s going on in Unite? | Part 1
A Unite activist assesses Sharon Graham’s leadership of the union. Part 1.
Working Class Movement Library – Stand up to transphobia
Solidarity against transphobia must be a principle of the movement.
‘Troublemakers at Work’: Why trade unions need a militant rank-and-file
‘Troublemakers’ brought trade unionists and activists together to discuss the importance of a militant rank-and-file.
The Law Under Attack
Cuts to legal aid have destroyed working people’s access to justice, David Renton reports.