For the majority of the past two years, a corner of Cardiff has been home to a fight over the survival of a valued community asset: a large cycling velodrome that has been a feature of the landscape for the best part of a century. As locals campaign to save…
In June 2017, Jeremy Corbyn caused a political earthquake when he came agonisingly close to winning a general election on a promise of up-ending 40 years of neoliberalism in Britain. On its fifth anniversary, Jonny Jones assesses the true legacy of that day.
By Jonny Jones. Cover image by Steve…
As the climate crisis bolts ahead, outcry aimed at governments and corporations to curb their impacts on the climate grows louder. But policies continue to be words on paper, and meaningless without strong action. Nowhere do we see this glaring contradiction more than in the disastrous decision to allow a…
In January 2022, the UK Coal Authority approved an application to mine up to 40 million tonnes of coal in the Neath valley, south Wales. In the midst of a deadly climate crisis, the decision has sparked anger and disbelief. Welsh Government has publicly supported a move away from fossil…
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the risk of military confrontation between global powers and drive to war has become all too real. Over 100 years ago however, fear became a reality with the advent of the horror of the first world war. Across Europe, whilst most of the left…
In the two weeks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 1.5 million people have been displaced and the numbers are only going up. As well as millions amassing on the border with Poland and elsewhere, there have been scenes of huge crowds trying to get onto trains out…
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Palestinians have witnessed a world turned upside down. On one hand, they have seen a situation they recognise all too well - a major military power bombing a neighbouring population only to be met with fierce resistance. “We’ve been there, we’ve been in their…
As the cost of living crisis is set to wreak havoc into the lives of the very poorest, after more than a decade of welfare cuts and stagnating wages, a woman who runs her own foodbank from her living room spoke to SC Cook about the situation on the ground. …
In March 2020, Alex Heffron contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, more commonly known as Covid or simply Coronavirus. He hoped it wouldn’t be long before he recovered, but over 20 months later, he is still largely housebound with fatigue. Like thousands of others, he is having to live…
On 7th October 2001, the Afghanistan war officially began. Now, almost 20 years later, it is coming to its disastrous end. Dubbed ‘the longest war,’ it has claimed the lives of some 241,000 people, the overwhelming majority of which were Afghans. It has cost over $2trillion, created 2.5million refugees and…