Society and people

Explore the social movements offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics – feminist, queer, anti-racist, working-class, pro-migrant and more

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Explore the social movements offering community, action and solidarity beyond electoral politics – feminist, queer, anti-racist, working-class, pro-migrant and more

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  • ‘Faster, faster, faster’: The diary of a hotel cleaner

    In the opening post of a new blog project, the anonymous ‘Maid in London’ describes her first day cleaning a luxury London hotel

  • A still from the 2014 film Pride shows jubilant marchers connecting gay rights to the miners strikes

    Pride in the fight

    Siobhan McGuirk celebrates the solidarity – and humour – of a film about when lesbians and gay people backed the miners

  • A mural depicting Assata Shakur above a storefront

    Assata, an Autobiography – review

    Selina Nwulu looks back at revolutionary Black Panther Assata Shakur’s autobiography and the ways in which it remains relevant

  • A street showing houses decorated in the England flag

    Anyone but Ingerland? Mark Perryman debates Mike Marqusee

    Mark Perryman puts the case for flying the St George cross at the World Cup, while Mike Marqusee explains why he’ll be rooting for any other country to win it

  • Two men stand in suits holding up a save the date message celebrating same-sex marriage laws

    Married strife: going beyond marriage equality

    The same-sex marriage campaign has been successful, but LGBTQ equality is still a distant dream. It’s time to reassess our priorities, argues Siobhan McGuirk

  • Student protestors in London in 2010, with one holding a burning placard reading 'Stop fees and cuts'

    Behind a student kettle

    Tabitha Troughton reports from the December 9 fees demonstration

  • The Pope, dressed in all white robes with a large gold cross and small white hat – raises his arms and smiles to an out of shot audience

    Papal bull

    The left should praise the Lord for the Pope, says Terry Eagleton. The Catholic church is the best recruiting sergeant we could hope for