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19 January 2022
Interview: Telling the story of the 1971 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in: In June 1971, the privately owned shipyards of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders collapsed into receivership. But instead of accepting redundancy, the large workforce occupied the affected sites and began its famous
19 January 2022
Murder of Ashling Murphy sends shocks waves across Ireland and beyond
The tragic and senseless murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy in County Offaly, in the Irish republic has sent shock waves, anger and devastation throughout communities across the country and beyond
19 January 2022
Northern Ireland: Workers fight threatened closure of women's hostel
The sole women-only hostel in Northern Ireland for homeless women, those with addictions, mental health issues or suffering domestic violence, is facing closure on 27 February.
12 January 2022
Bullying weighing room culture at the races
Horse racing, known as 'the sport of kings', has a long history. And for most of that time the jockeys were male, until the 1970s, in particular 1979, when women were allowed to become professional jockeys.
15 December 2021
Stonewall attacked by the establishment
The fight for LGBTQ+ equality must be part of the struggle to liberate society from capitalism: In recent months, the LGBTQ+ rights organisation Stonewall has faced increasing attacks. For example, BBC Sounds produced a ten-episode podcast investigation into Stonewall's lobbying and influence, primarily
8 December 2021
Defending abortion rights in the US
On 1 December the US Supreme Court began hearing arguments about a Mississippi law to ban abortions after 15 weeks, even in the case of rape and incest
1 December 2021
Plymouth: Hundreds attend vigil for Bobbi-Anne McLeod
500 people gathered on 26 November - one day after the international day for the elimination of violence against women - for a vigil for Bobbi-Anne McLeod.
1 December 2021
TV review: Valley of the Tears
Effective, but flawed, depiction of war and class divisions: Valley of the Tears is an Israeli TV series which is set in the first days of the war between the Israeli state and a coalition of Arab states, principally Egypt and Syria, in October 1973.
24 November 2021
End sexism and violence against women
25 November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
24 November 2021
Midwives march against unsafe staffing and for adequate funding
I attended Sheffield's March for Midwives protest on 21 November in solidarity with my sister, a midwife at Barnsley Hospital, and her colleagues
10 November 2021
John Barnes on class and capitalism. What's missing?
Book review: The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism: 'The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism', by former footballer John Barnes, makes some valuable points
3 November 2021
Sexism, safety and the profit system
After over a year of nights in, 'social bubbles' and rainy outdoor seating, it's no wonder the decision to bring back nightclubs and bars has been so popular, especially among the younger generation
3 November 2021
Tory Universal Credit crumbs no solution to cost of living crisis
The £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit has left 4.4 million households around £1,000 a year worse off.
27 October 2021
Fighting sexism and harassment, and for a safe night out
Many young people feel that the lockdown has 'stolen' what should have been the most fun time in their life
27 October 2021
TV review The Riots 2011: One Week in August
Following the murder of Mark Duggan by the police, riots rocked London, and many other cities, a decade ago
20 October 2021
Doncaster: Vigil condemns violence against women
I attended the vigil for victims of violence against women in Doncaster. We held a two-minute silence for Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa, and all the women who have been murdered in lockdown by their violent
13 October 2021
Ridley Road: An engaging story of fighting fascism
The new BBC 1 drama 'Ridley Road' is based on true events: the struggle against fascism in the early 1960s. It opens with the shocking scene of three characters giving Nazi salutes.
6 October 2021
Sarah Everard trial reveals police abuse of power
While the Tories talk about how murders like Sarah's should never happen again, their actions speak otherwise.
6 October 2021
London protest for Texas abortion rights
The Socialist Party leaflet on the protest about Texas abortion rights in central London on 2 October read: "Defend the right to choose, when or whether to have children".
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