Our views on war and terrorism need a drastic rethink
Photo credit: micagoto, Creative Commons. Wherever you look today there’s always a new article regarding terrorism. It’s taken hold of the public consciousness and has become a major concern for people…
New restrictions on renting create migrant homelessness
Since 2012, the UK government has had an explicit agenda to create a ‘hostile environment’ for undocumented migrants. This has been reflected in recent developments in legislation. Enter the ‘right…
Why I hate the National Student Survey
Photo: Pixabay use 'skeeze'. Creative Commons The National Student Survey: what’s it all about? I mean, seriously, what the fuck is the NSS supposed to be? I get the…
Learning to say Yes: a reflection on Naomi Klein’s No Is Not Enough
Naomi Klein. Photo: flickr user Ilias Bartolini. Creative Commons license Let’s be honest. Almost 10 years on from the financial crisis – and the ensuing assault on the public…
The tuition fee debate needs to be about so much more than student debt
Photo by Antony Bennison, Creative Commons Licence. Since Labour pledged to scrap tuition fees, the debate around university funding has been blown wide open. Both praise and criticism of…
The myths and realities of government spending
Photo credit: flickr user Peter Creative Commons license: In the general election this May, many political commentators were talking up the Labour party under Corbyn as presenting a significant…
The Government’s cut to bereavement benefit will hurt those in real need
UK Government changes to bereavement benefit will hit 75% of families that rely on the scheme. Image by Helen Taylor. The death of a family member is always difficult, the…
My visit to Grenfell
March from Grenfell Tower to Kensington Town Hall on 16 March 2017. Photo by Wasi Daniju (Original Here) Samir Jeraj is Policy and Practice Officer at the Race Equality Foundation…
30,000 excess deaths a year: what this election is really about
Photo by Salim Fadhley, Flickr user. Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike License. It has been argued during this election campaign that Labour and Corbyn have the right ideas about the economy,…
The future is… Fully Automated Luxury Communism?
Fully Automated Luxury Communism is the hottest thing on the futurist Left block right now. It is a term used to describe the shift towards robots taking the jobs of…