The market ideology works to separate people on a competition basis, and our task is to bring people together and build alliances to defend their interests, says Susan George

Jenny Bourne, a member of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) recalls the events of 1972 which changed the terms of the race relations debate.

The Greens can justifiably claim to be the largest progressive party in the UK, but often meet with suspicion from the left. Are they given a fair hearing? Alex Nunns weighs the evidence

Britain is going to suffer acutely in the forthcoming downturn, says Jonathan Rutherford, since our social infrastructure has been heavily eroded by economic liberalism

Davy Jones, a leading advocate of participatory budgeting, says the left needs to recognise and seize opportunities when and where they arise.