Dear Jamie Oliver... Response to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's latest comments on the diets of the poor, how modern day poverty isn't real, and our f*cking massive…
It makes us sick: notes on affective labour, sanity, and post-Fordism A slightly polished version of a short talk for a panel discussion on post-Fordism and mental health…
James Allman: symbol of the fighting spirit of the Socialist League A short account of the activity of James Allman in the Socialist League
Welcome to the occupation Published February 2012. Written for Shift's Precarity series, the Introduction to which can be read here.
The Industrial Workers of the World and the unemployed In Edmonton and Calgary in the Depression of 1913-1915 A paper by David Schultz studying the IWW's efforts to organize the unemployed of…
First successes in struggle against against forced labour in the Netherlands It has already been over two years since Doorbraak started an experiment in Leiden of using ‘organizing’ elements in the battle against the government cuts. We have reported back a few times, and this time we can report the first actual results!
Unity and solidarity with claimants should be practical, not just theoretical With attacks on claimants and the unemployed escalating, campaigners and trade unions have made…
My experience with the work programme so far I was recently reffered onto the Work Programme by the Job Centre on very sketchy grounds. Yesterday I had my initial introductory group meeting…
Rejecting the compulsory jobs guarantee and the left's work ethic A look at Labour's compulsory jobs guarantee and the problematic narratives that inform the debate…
A new start? Welfare changes and the labour-power shortage An attempt to understand the changes to welfare in Australia by looking at the impact of the labour…
