Ian Allinson
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Maternity Care in Crisis
The number of cases of mother and baby deaths and injuries being investigated at NHS hospitals in Shropshire has risen dramatically. Shropshire Defend Our...
‘Legitimate Concerns’: the Language of Division
The importance of political language is hard to underestimate. Language is used not only in the most practical sense, as a verbal or written...
The Looming Massacre in Idlib
The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is threatening to carry out a massive assault on the province of Idlib, including a potential chemical...
US prison strike: the slaves rebel
The heroic strike action of prisoners in the United States highlights the potential for revolt among America's modern-day slave population
Welcome to The Jungle
Colin Revolting and his son were moved to tears by the new play The Jungle, currently showing at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End.
Reflections on the Education Spring
An interview with Lois Weiner about the flowering of militancy in the US education system
The people versus the parliament in Argentina
The Argentine Senate's vote against legal abortion is a bitter setback - but Argentine women will not be silenced
Mobilise for trans equality now
A planned reform that simplifies how trans people gain recognition of their gender has sparked a wave of attacks on trans people, and not only from the right.
Always anti-fascist, always anti-sexist
Kate Bradley considers the misogyny at the heart of fascism, and asks how we can better challenge it.
The dark side of the aid sector
Mitch Mitchell looks at the recent Commons report into sexual abuse and exploitation in the aid sector
Highlights
Repeal: A fight against misogyny and the legacy of imperialism
Today voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls to decide whether or not to repeal the 8th Amendment to the Irish...
Syria is not exceptional: interview with Joseph Daher | Part 1
Syrian socialist author Joseph Daher discusses the nature of the Assad regime and the social basis of the uprising against it which began in 2011
No community without politics
The mirage of a "mainstream Jewish community", often weaponised against the left, hides the fact that "community" itself is always a site of struggle and contestation
Capitalism’s life source: the domestic and social basis for exploitation
Tithi Bhattacharya responds to questions about her new book on social reproduction theory.
Living with depression under capitalism
Kate Bradley looks at her experience of depression, the interplay of austerity and mental health problems, and the ambivalent role of state services