by Charles Chinweizu and Robert Clough As we go to press, once again the coronavirus pandemic is running out of control across Britain. In early July, the daily average of around 500 reported Covid-19 cases […]
by David Yaffe During the first half of 2020 the coronavirus pandemic drove the British economy into the deepest recession since records began. The second wave of the pandemic will ensure that the recession continues […]
by Patrick Casey Brexit and a nascent English populism have split conservatives, made anarchists of some of them, then handed them the reins. Dominic Cummings in Number 10; Boris Johnson babbling in his pocket; a […]
by Nicki Jameson August 2020 saw a renewed racist furore whipped up by the gov–ernment, far right parties and sensationalist media, as 1,450 asylum seekers arrived by sea in southern England from northern France. This […]
The pandemic has intensified and laid bare the class divisions and racism entrenched within capitalist Britain. For many children from working-class families, the pandemic has meant rising hunger, isolation without any green space and in […]
by Mark Moncada The end of the ban on evictions on 20 September puts tens of thousands of private renters at imminent risk of becoming homeless, a figure that could rise to hundreds of thousands […]
by Robert Clough Corbynism has sunk virtually without trace. Corbyn himself has almost disappeared. His followers and supporters pretend that this is just a setback in restoring what they call the ‘soul’ of the Labour […]
There are various reasons we have cold callers knock on our door. Sometimes it can be genuine, but other times crime can be known to happen on our own doorstep with cold callers and bogus […]
Boris Johnson forgets details of hospital spending in car-crash TV interview PM searches for figures in notes then yells for help from aides Andrew WoodcockPolitical Editor@andywoodcockSaturday 03 October 2020 13:23 The Independent employs over 100 […]
Halloween is creeping closer and we know this year it will be different with the government restrictions currently in place. Remember to follow government guidelines in your local area to help keep you and the people […]