Author Andrew Burgin
The pandemic, the working class and the left
The Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating across the world. Every few days the scope and scale of the disease is increasing. Hundreds of thousands of people are being infected, many thousands have already died and many tens of thousands will die. In China where the outbreak was first identified, it has been brought under control but elsewhere it is spreading rapidly. In its wake the virus is transforming everyday life. The main way to fight it is self-isolation and social distancing. No longer can people socialise as they did. Grandparents cannot help look after their grandkids. The schools are shut. The…
Alice Kilroy: In memoriam
In life and in politics there are friends and comrades who are too precious to lose. There are people whose absence from this world can never truly be overcome. Alice was one of these people. I first met Alice in 2001 at a local Stop the War meeting in Islington and worked with her on many campaigns and projects over the next nearly twenty years. From the off she was the proverbial force of nature driving forward the campaign. She wasn’t interested in the doctrinal disputes of the left. They irritated her and she wasn’t shy in letting those who…
Will the huge anger over Grenfell sweep away Theresa May’s government?
Theresa May made a private visit to the site of the fire. No press or television cameras were allowed to cover her visit and she met with no survivors.
Seven reasons why migrants are good for Britain
Reasons to defend the existing right of free movement in the EU and for seeking to extend that right to others.
Why immigration and free movement are good for the British people
After Brexit, we need to campaign actively to defend the right of free movement.