5 minute read The miracle of Wigan – How a borough hit hard by austerity managed to come out victorious In 2011, the council for Wigan was faced with the daunting inevitability of austerity. Somehow, and from somewhere,…
5 minute read How Sister Midnight aims to create a music venue powered by its community It should come as no surprise that the music industry continues to be dominated by large corporations, motivated…
4 minute read Saudi takeover of Newcastle confirms football’s end as a peoples’ game The day has gotten darker for football. The unholy trinity of oil-rooted dictatorships has completed their purchase of…
3 shares 0 0 3 4 minute read Why has New York seen a boom in new worker cooperatives? New York could be considered the heart of global capitalism, home to the infamous Wall Street, yet within…
5 minute read Sharon Graham is right, trade unions can no longer organise within borders only The shock result of Sharon Graham winning the General Secretary position of Unite, Britain’s biggest trade union, had…
9 minute read Three ways to tax the subtraction and exclusion, not the addition, of value We tax cigarettes so to discourage smoking, yet we want to simultaneously tax work and entrepreneurship while seeking…
4 minute read Wings co-op – How the courier owned Deliveroo alternative could help strengthen the wider co-op economy? Deliveroo is famous for bright blue bags and worker exploitation. The company has fought hard to stop their…
4 minute read Preston Council plan to launch a food subscription cooperative to fight food poverty Nweeda and Martyn are Preston City Council Councillors Giving away that surplus appliance to a family member, friend…
6 minute read Red Metropolis by Owen Hatherley- Book Review The resounding defeat of the Labour Party at the national ballot box in 2019 appears to be a…
5 minute read How can we rebuild a sense of community in Britain? The journalist and author of ‘Hired’ James Bloodworth once penned an article talking about the identity crisis of the working-class.…