Society
In the UK and beyond, austerity and the erosion of state welfare systems have made sectors like health, housing and education increasingly precarious within our society.
Our analysis looks at the intersections of gender, race and class, and how social movements – old and new – can offer support, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics.
In the UK and beyond, austerity and the erosion of state welfare systems have made sectors like health, housing and education increasingly precarious within our society.
Our analysis looks at the intersections of gender, race and class, and how social movements – old and new – can offer support, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics.
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New life on the Marsh
In Grimsby’s East Marsh ward, a community effort is battling with scant resources to revitalise an area crushed by economic forces outside its control, writes Paula Graves
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Grenfell: The cost of austerity
The damning Grenfell inquiry report reveals entrenched private sector corruption and public sector failings – and our need to overhaul governance systems, writes Richard Norton-Taylor
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The Broken Promise of Infrastructure – review
Dominic Davies’s book is a much needed analysis of the role infrastructure relates to and informs our politics, writes Anubha Sarkar
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Even on its own terms, the government is failing on mental health
After 100 days in office, there are no signs Labour has the courage to tackle Britain’s mental health epidemic – a grave threat to its core strategy, economic growth. By Max Fafford
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Against Landlords – review
Nick Bano’s book is a much needed intervention in the struggle against Britain’s powerful landlord class, writes Eilidh Keay
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How not to decarbonise housing: the ECO scam
With debate over the winter fuel allowance raging and the energy price cap set to rise, Samuel Young assesses the flawed government scheme for energy efficient homes
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Autism is Not a Disease – review
Despite some shortcomings, Jodie Hare’s book is an invaluable introduction to neurodiversity as a liberatory movement writes Beauty Dhlamini
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