Colin Wilson
The right-on-right battle behind the ‘war on woke’
The 'war on woke' scapegoats trans people and migrants - but also reflects deep divisions on the right.
Tory crisis – kick them while they’re down
The government is descending into farce as Johnson refuses to admit that his time is up. The Tories are in crisis, and a mounting political strike wave can break them.
Support the tube strikers!
London's tube system has been brought to a standstill by striking RMT union members. Colin Wilson explains the background to the strike and calls for full support for their fight.
Review | Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire
Caroline Elkins' compelling new book makes the barbarity of the British empire in the twentieth century absolutely clear.
Review | Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist Moment
We need a feminism integrated with struggles for economic justice and against racism, homophobia and transphobia.
Johnson’s Tory party: how it started, how it’s going
Colin Wilson surveys the resignations, U-turns and scandals of Johnson's two years in government, the position of the conservative party, and what this means for the left today.
Building power in a crisis
Covid-19 is a medical crisis, but also a social one. Amid the devastating social impacts of the crisis, we're also seeing determined new initiatives of resistance.
Leave Labour with a plan
For the thousands leaving Labour, the key is not just to leave, writes Colin Wilson – it’s to leave with a plan to build something different.
The pandemic lays bare a government out of its depth
How did Boris Johnson's government so quickly lose its grip?