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30 years of failure: COP needs radical reform or replacement
by Matthijs Bal and Andy Brookes  |  13th November 2025

After 30 years of UN climate summits, global warming has only worsened — revealing the urgent need for radical reform of the COP process and a complete transformation of our societal values.…Read more

Amazon redundancies could spark a new wave of worker organising
by Tom Vickers  |  5th November 2025

Tom Vickers, author of 'Organizing Amazon', argues that the company’s plan to cut 14,000 jobs highlights its ongoing disregard for workers, but past campaigns, such as the Coventry warehouse struggle, demonstrate that organised, union-backed resistance can secure real improvements.…Read more

It’s time to talk about digital therapy
by Elizabeth Cotton  |  4th November 2025

Elizabeth Cotton, author of UberTherapy, explores how the rise of digital therapy platforms has triggered a regulatory reckoning, as governments, professionals, and consumers struggle to ensure safety, accountability, and fairness within an AI-driven mental health marketplace.…Read more

Prince Andrew is symptomatic of royal exceptionalism
by Laura Clancy  |  29th October 2025

Laura Clancy, author of 'What Is the Monarchy For?', argues that Prince Andrew’s downfall over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein reveals not only his personal misconduct but also the broader culture of secrecy, privilege, and entitlement underpinning the British monarchy.…Read more

The child poverty strategy needs to get its figures straight
by Gabriele Mari  |  6th October 2025

Gabriele Mari highlights how child poverty in the UK is rising, driven by restrictive benefits policies, despite strong evidence that adequate support can reduce poverty and improve wellbeing.…Read more

Crisis or opportunity? Rethinking the UK’s asylum accommodation model
by Charlie Winstanley  |  30th September 2025

Charlie Winstanley, author of 'Bricking It', discusses how the Epping Forest case exposes the fragility of the UK’s reliance on costly, unsuitable asylum hotels and highlights the urgent need for long-term housing solutions that address both asylum accommodation and the wider housing crisis.…Read more

Fighting on two fronts: If Ukraine wins the war against Russia, will it lose to the West?

Elliott, author of 'Making War Safe for Capitalism', argues that Ukraine’s war has left the country deeply indebted, with international lenders prioritizing profits over its people’s survival and reconstruction.…Read more

by Peter Hopkins  |  22nd September 2025

Peter Hopkins, author of 'Everyday Islamophobia', discusses the Far-right protests against asylum hotels in the UK have escalated into mass mobilisations, with migration dominating political debate while Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism remain sidelined and silenced.…Read more

How fox hunting demonstrates the ‘farcical’ nature of criminal justice today

Tracey Davanna, co-editor of 'Policing in Crisis?', discusses how The Hunt Saboteurs Association exposes the violence, privilege, and state complicity surrounding illegal fox hunting, highlighting how direct action is often the only means of holding powerful rural elites to account.…Read more

Becoming an algorithmic problem: Resistance in the age of predictive technology

José Marichal, author of 'You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem', examines how algorithmic personalisation lulls us into predictable, familiar choices that erode exploration and, over time, threaten the foundations of liberal democracy.…Read more