Opinion
Carceral feminism is not the answer to gendered violence
Justice for Sabina — In the wake of the devastating killing of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa, we must respond to gendered violence critically and not revert to calling on the expansion of state control and power, which ultimately ends up harming women, argues writer Shahed Ezaydi.
Written by: Shahed Ezaydi
Nationalising energy is a defining issue of our time
Green New Deal — Labour is wrong to abandon its commitment to public ownership of energy – especially at the height of a crisis.
Written by: Callum Bell
Keir Starmer must not alienate Labour‘s climate activists
Green New Deal — Yesterday, it was announced that Labour Green New Deal would be blocked from the Party Conference, which begs the question: why is the Labour leadership alienating this vital campaign group as the planet burns?
Written by: Chris Saltmarsh
The Borders Bill is a violent solution to an imaginary crisis
Welcome refugees — Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill relies on falsehoods around the illegality of channel crossings and will only endanger refugees. We must resist the government’s scaremongering tactics, writes JIWC’s communications officer, Nadia Hasan.
Written by: Nadia Hasan
We must defy Starmer’s undermining of Young Labour
Rising up — After attempts to bar Jeremy Corbyn and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign from the Labour Party’s annual conference, activists are speaking out about the leadership’s continued silencing of Young Labour.
Written by: Mark Montegriffo
Trans people deserve better than the fixation on our pain
Gender euphoria — All too often, transgender people are framed as a problem to be solved. In Liam Konemann’s new book, The Appendix, he calls for the focus to shift to encompass trans joy.
Written by: Liam Konemann
We must keep up the fight to remove all police from schools
Decriminalise the classroom — Last month a campaign to oust police from schools in Greater Manchester proved victorious – but organisers say this is just the first step in dismantling an entrenched culture of over-policing that plagues Britain.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
After this year’s results day, we must reimagine education
Justice for students — With marginalised students even less likely to achieve top grades during the pandemic, it’s about time we addressed the systemic inequality which plagues the UK’s education, writes NUS National president, Larissa Kennedy.
Written by: Larissa Kennedy
Reparations can never make up for the UK’s colonial past
Fight for more — Jamaica has become the latest country to demand slavery reparations – but awarding this sum will do nothing to heal the Caribbean Island’s wounds unless the UK is forced to dismantle its racist institutions and structures, writes Aaliyah Miller.
Written by: Aaliyah Miller
Dawn Foster Forever
Rest in Power — Last week, Dawn Foster passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 34, after suffering from a long-term illness. Ben Smoke pays tribute to a colleague and friend whose talent and kindness will be sorely missed.
Written by: Ben Smoke