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?
Latest articles
Striking back against the Tories
As a strike wave grows over pay and working conditions, we analyse workplace struggles and how they can be built further.
Climate Camp Scotland unites climate, migrant and workers’ struggles
Climate Camp Scotland saw hundreds of climate and community activists gather to discuss the practice and theory of fighting for climate justice.
Hating capitalism more than The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is one of the cornerstones of Marxism. Neil Rogall celebrates a compelling new account of its importance today by author and...
Can ‘green laws’ stop climate change?
As environmental campaigners turn to the law to stop climate change, barrister David Renton argues legal challenges and ‘green laws’ alone cannot guarantee the massive change we need.
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.
Rail strikers win widespread support – but not from Labour
Trade unionists support rail workers' picket lines - but Labour MP Sam Tarry is sacked for attending one.
Highlights
Striking back against the Tories
As a strike wave grows over pay and working conditions, we analyse workplace struggles and how they can be built further.
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.
Mad Pride campaigns for psychiatric abolition
Hundreds gathered to oppose abuse of psychiatric patients, celebrate Mad culture, and call for psychiatric abolition.
Five reasons why pay rises don’t cause inflation
The real causes are global factors like Covid and the war in Ukraine – as well as corporate profiteering.
‘If you want to organise at work, buy this book’
Organising at work can rebuild working-class power. In his forthcoming book, long-time activist Ian Allinson explains how it's done.
NHS in crisis – fightback on pay can help save it
Health campaigner Gill George analyses the crisis facing the NHS – both nationally and in Shropshire, where she lives – and the campaigns to fight back.