Opinion
Levelling Up is leaving my home town of Teesside worse off
Tories out — Amid the chaos engulfing Liz Truss’s government, one of the last scraps of her mini-budget left is investment zones. Writer George Walker explains why they’ll only do more harm than good.
Written by: George Walker
Young people can’t afford to quit hustle culture
Slaves to the grind — The idea that a younger generation is abandoning work has become a popular narrative online, but it doesn’t necessarily reflect reality, writes Siân Bradley.
Written by: Sian Bradley
Israeli impunity is endangering global human rights
Free Palestine — The recent Israeli raids of leading Palestinian rights groups highlights the danger of countries and institutions making Israel the exception, writes Em Hilton.
Written by: Em Hilton
Representation in politics doesn’t mean progress
It’s time for liberation — The Conservative leadership contest has further exposed an obvious truth: whether our next prime minister is a woman, or a British-Asian man, they will continue to fan the flames of division.
Written by: Zehrah Hasan
Without unions, we have no hope
General Strike — Whether it's partygate, the climate crisis or the spiralling cost of living, the fightback begins on the picket lines writes Tommy Vickerstaff
Written by: Tommy Vickerstaff
Why we should abolish the world’s borders
The case for abolition — In Against Borders: The Case For Abolition, writers Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke de Noronha take on the callousness of borders, arguing for a world beyond them.
Written by: Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke de Noronha
Israeli violence is central to Palestine’s mental health crisis
End apartheid — The answer to improving the well-being of Palestinians rests not with individualised solutions from the Global North, but with ending settler colonialism, writes Layth Hanbali.
Written by: Layth Hanbali
British satire is fanning the flames of fascism
Cruel comedy — Satirical culture in the UK routinely protects the powerful and punches down. It’s time people stopped laughing along and took its threats seriously, writes Elia Cugini.
Written by: Elia Cugini
The anti-boycott bill is an attack on our democracy
Free Palestine — Legislation set to be announced in the Queen’s speech today will make it more difficult to hold Israel accountable for its human rights abuses.
Written by: Tamara Stanton
It’s time we prosecuted rogue landlords
People over property — The failure to hold unscrupulous landlords to account is denying tenants their basic dignity, writes Bella Saltiel.
Written by: Bella Saltiel
