Arise Festival 2023 opened with an online rally in defence of our right to resist, with leading voices of opposition to the Tories authoritarian clampdown.
The growing call for reparations – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
"Elite private schools, banks, and country homes were all built on the back of slavery and colonialism. Even now, we are only just beginning to reckon with this history and understand its linkages with the present."
Coming together to defend our right to resist
“There’s a comprehensive assault on basic civil liberties" - Logan Williams writes on defending our Right to Resist ahead of the opening rally of Arise Festival 2023.
RMT call for investigation into government policy on railway ticket officers
"The government and rail companies are deliberately preventing ticket offices from selling cheaper rail tickets as part of a strategy for running down and eventually closing all ticket offices."
When Workers Take Action Together, They Create a Better World – Rob Poole, Stike Map
"We have seen strikes lead to significant improvements in working conditions and pay. Collective action by educators during the height of the Covid pandemic saw the government forced into embarrassing U-turn after U-turn."
Public ownership would end ‘energy profiteering scandal’ – Unite
"The report reveals that companies made £45 billion profit from the UK domestic energy system in 2022. If that money had been kept in public hands, it could have been used to save each household £1,800 on their energy bills."
More voices raised against US sanctions and coup backing in Latin America
After US representatives sign a letter to President Biden critising the damage of sanctions of Latin America, Logan Williams calls for greater international solidarity with progressive movements in the region.
The Public have spoken. Time to make politics work for all – Michelle O’Neill
"These results are a positive endorsement of Sinn Féin’s message that workers, families and communities need to be supported" - Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate of Northern Ireland.
Boycott campaigns next in the Tories’ authoritarian sights
The Tories are setting their sights on making boycott campaigns illegal - Matt Willgress looks at the implications of this latest push in their authoritarian agenda.
Restore the Whip to Diane Abbott
"We want the Whip to be restored so the members’ choice can continue to represent us" writes a member of Hackney North & Stoke Newington CLP.