
Next week’s elections are local but Labour’s lack of a distinct alternative indicates national problems to come. It must abandon Tory economic framing, writes Mary Mellor

The silver anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is being celebrated in Belfast this week, but a booming arms industry shows the habit of political violence is hard for some to kick, writes Pádraig Ó Meiscill

Repealing the Paramount accords could set independent cinema back, writes Vaughn Joy

The latest annual report only highlights government failure to properly tax the super rich, says Andrew Speke of the High Pay Centre

Joy White explains the ‘social cleansing’ of cities and communities

Once again the French state is trying to cut pension entitlements. As millions take to the streets, Sylvestre Jaffard reports on this renewed battle across the nation

After decades of neoliberal marketisation, higher education in the UK is a broken system. Recognising the roots of the problem is key to solving it, write Sol Gamsu and Kirsty Morrin





