Opinion
Holiday hunger backlash turns the tide against Tories - weekly briefing
Alex Snowdon on class warfare and the government’s commitment to inequality
Tory MPs vote to starve kids: this is what ‘scum’ really looks like
Tories’ refusal to extend free school meals into the school holidays tells us everything we need to know about the rottenness of the political elite, argues Kara Bryan
Refusing to feed children: Tory contempt for the working class
The Tories are punishing working class children for being poor and we can't let them get away with it, argues Caitlin Southern
Basic income trial shows ‘poignant’ stories
A three-year-long project documenting the impact of a small basic income trial in the United States is entering its final stages before release. The goal of the project was to “explore what people do with extra unconditional cash.”
Sunak's latest u-turn shows the Johnson project is falling apart
With a government this divided, we can win many more concessions and ones which benefit workers not businesses, argues Chris Nineham
Divide and rule: why the Tories are imposing Tier 3 on Manchester – CounterBlast
The government’s Tier system of local lockdowns is deliberately pitting regions against each other and avoiding an effective national strategy with the necessary financial support
Testing times, but no trace of a government strategy - weekly briefing
Lindsey German on the Tories’ ever-escalating Covid crisis, anti-austerity and Labour’s warped security values
Experts’ dissent reflects collapse of coronavirus consensus - CounterBlast
The rift which has opened up between the government and scientific advisors further amplifies Johnson’s negligence, argues Alex Snowdon.
Spy cops bill: Starmer helping the Tory assault on civil liberties
Starmer's tacit support for government legislation that will allow undercover police to commit crimes is a dangerous new low, argues Lucy Nichols
Against a false dilemma: we can save lives and livelihoods
Protecting people's lives and preventing hardship are not an either/or, what we need is the political will to do both, argues Chris Nineham