In depth analysis of the recent banking crisis spurred on by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse. Michael Roberts assesses left solutions to the economic crisis.
Sunak continues to ignore the deepening crisis of food poverty – Kate Osborne MP
"Over the last year foodbanks have seen usage rise between 40 and 50% and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has estimated there are now 13.4 million people living in poverty."
PCS research shows inflation-matching pay rise is affordable
“Our members won’t be taken for fools and this research emphatically proves that the government’s insistence that inflation-matching pay rises are unaffordable is ludicrous" - Mark Serwotka, PCS Union General Secretary.
The money was there for corporations but not for workers – Interview with Rebecca Long Bailey on the #Budget2023
Labour Outlook sat down with Rebecca Long Bailey to talk about the failures of Hunt's Spring Budget and the damage being done by the Tories' agenda.
Left MPs and campaigners respond to institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia in the Met
"The Met Police is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. It has failed victims and enabled abusers within its own ranks."
Investment not cuts, the #peoplesbudget we need – Donna Guthrie, BARAC UK
"Over 10 years of Austerity, with cuts to jobs, welfare and public services... that has impacted the most on Black communities, women, the elderly, disabled and young people"
Are you watching mister Starmer this is what an opposition looks like – Mass demonstrations in France
"The mobilisation is very broad, involving trade unionists, students, young people, the Yellow Vests, and the whole broad left" - Dave Kellaway gives an update on the deepening crisis in France.
Thousands march to #ResistRacism and the Illegal Migration Bill
On Saturday, thousands joined Stand Up to Racism in a mass protest against the government’s Anti-Migrant Bill. See some of our best photos from the day.
A budget that entrenches poverty instead of tackling it – Rebecca Long Bailey MP
"On a day when so many of Britain’s key workers were forced to strike over poverty pay, they were offered nothing" - Rebecca Long Bailey analyses the failures of Hunt's budget.
Yet another austerity budget – interview with economist Mick Burke on #Budget2023
Hunt’s optimistic and upbeat tone throughout his Budget Day speech was “massively misplaced,” as “the overall picture of the British economy is one of stagnation.”