In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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The perils of fighting the culture wars
The right has always preferred ‘culture’ to ‘economics because it is easier to hang onto economic power by hiding it behind a mess of ‘tradition.’ SOLOMON HUGHES explores the issues
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
ARE people on the liberal left overestimating the damage from a “culture war” because of the Brexit victory?
The damage culture wars can do to politics are real, but — with some important exceptions — the right has lost most of its cultural battles.
Culture wars are fought when politicians don’t work on competing policies based on different interests in society.
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