When we say "class", what are we talking about?
A government at war with living standards
It's getting explicit - they want Asian working conditions in the UK
Pussy Riot convicted: Britain rails against “disproportionate” sentence - hypocritically
Restructuring work in the UK: The Beecroft Report is just a symptom
The Beecroft Report, commissioned by Cameron from one of his venture-capitalist pals and recommending the implementation of “compensated no-fault dismissal” has been released, and has caused more embarrassment than anything else for the government. But it's part of a bigger picture, with vast implications for workers.
Don't let yourself be lied to about the efficiency of the market
'Stop Vládě' - Union demo in Prague
Party leaders push reform - "[insert adjective here] capitalism" on the way?
Ben Goldacre on the "evidence" supporting NHS reforms
Some more thoughts on "the national question"
After almost six months of putting it off, I spent an afternoon reading over Against Nationalism recently, as well as some of the criticism published in response.
EDL take on #Occupy, while new light is shed on their supporters
Debunking the Islamisation myth
Fear that Western countries are undergoing a process of 'Islamisation' was the main motivation of Norwegian terrorist and mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. But it can also be seen in Melanie Phillips' columns in the Daily Mail, in bestselling books, and on the placards of the EDL. It also happens to be nonsensical.
Alleged Norwegian spree killer has EDL links
Bonkers Boris' messy logic
There's an interesting post over on the TUC's Touchstone blog about Boris Johnson's call for strike laws to be made even more restrictive. Boris, who was elected as mayor of London on a turnout of less than 50%, wants strikes to be illegal unless the turnout is greater than 50%.
Oops... stats show benefit cock-ups cost more than fraud
Agent Provocateur in London?
AP have released raw footage from Saturday which appears to show a black bloc member inside a bank shouting "I'm a cop undercover" at onrushing police, who don't arrest him.
The new war on claimants: blaming the victims
Police shoot demonstrators in Tunisia
A youtube video was posted yesterday which is reported to show the aftermath of the shooting of protestors involved in the widespread demonstrations in Tunisia by police.
Some thoughts on the UK Uncut demonstrations
The UK has seen a wave of high-street demonstrations under the banner of the UK uncut campaign, many of which have been organised locally following call outs distributed through the internet. The protests have seen a number of stores associated with Tax-Dodging picketed, occupied and flyered in cities and towns up and down the country.
Get on the bus ... to the Jobcentre
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith may well have blown his carefully-cultivated image as a 'compassionate conservative' with his recent Tebbit-esque comments arguing the jobless should 'get on the bus' and look for work. But new research by the PCS union shows that he's also completely wrong.