UK Politics

“Leftist unity” in Labour: a socialist’s perspective. — Hatred and Division It doesn’t take a political scientist to see that the Labour party, and the UK’s wider “left-wing” are heavily divided, and have been divided for a long time. I think a lot of us socialists look at non-socialist Labour members and hate them more than we do the Tories. After…

The Government’s refusal of equality. In 2018, Theresa May promised to outlaw the practices that attempt to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. On May 29th, 2019 the World Health Organisation declassified being transgender as a mental disorder. …

(From a Transgender-Woman’s Perspective) To introduce myself, I am Avery, an 18-year-old transgender female, which means that I was born with a biologically male body but that body does not match my own perception of my gender identity. That was not a choice. A key misconception in the UK is…

Two ideas for how communities could give themselves permission to develop. — Tucked into the middle of the much-anticipated Levelling-Up Bill, published this week, was a small but radical idea called ‘street votes’. Contrary to what some sections of the media humorously imagined, ‘street votes’ are not a proposal to allow your neighbours to collectively hold a referendum on whether they like…

The UK Treasury, or HM Treasury, has decided to continue to regulate stablecoins as legal tender. While the crypto community welcomes the decision, it comes as a shock due to its proximity to the recent crash of one of the most popular algorithmic stablecoins, Terra (UST). The report highlights the…

Hiya there, my g’s and welcome to this week’s The Headlines! You know, a thing which tries it’s best not to publish the headlines that came straight out of how the Daily Mail and The Sun do it, eg; MAN FLINGS PUSSY ONTO BUSSY IN FRONT OF CUSTOMERS. It’s all…