Political Education
Political Education
Plain-language writing and curated resources connecting everyday experiences to wider systems.
Articles by SJN
Why rent goes up: the political economy of UK housing
Rent isn't a force of nature. It's a policy outcome — and a different policy can change it. A clear-eyed look at how UK housing got this expensive, and what we can do about it.
Climate justice starts at the bus stop
Climate policy that doesn't connect to people's daily reality is climate policy that loses. A short reflection on why the bus matters more than the technology demonstrator.
The right to strike in 2026: where we are
The legal right to withdraw labour has been quietly eroded across two decades of legislation. A primer on where we are and what trade unionists are organising to change.
Mutual aid 101: a short guide to community self-organisation
Mutual aid isn't charity, and it isn't a substitute for the state. It is people taking care of each other under conditions of scarcity — and it builds the political muscles we need for everything else.
Beyond GDP: measuring what matters
GDP measures the wrong things, badly, and uses the wrong numbers to do it. A short tour of what economies could be measured by instead — and why it matters politically.
Curated resources
The housing crisis is a political choice
A clear-eyed long-read on how the UK got here on housing — and what could be done differently.
Downstream — Novara Media
Long-form political interviews from the UK left. Reliable, well-researched, accessible.
People Power: Reclaiming the Energy Commons
A study of community-owned energy projects across Europe and what enables them to thrive.
The Cost of Inequality 2024
An empirical report by the New Economics Foundation on how unequal Britain has become — and why it is reversible.
Owen Jones — interviews
Long, slow interviews with people whose work is changing the British left. Often surprising.
Climate justice means class justice
A clear argument for why climate action that doesn't address class is climate action that fails politically.
Energy For All briefing
A short, sharp policy briefing on what a just energy system would actually look like in the UK.
Branch Organising Toolkit
A practical toolkit from the TUC for new trade union activists. Free, well-designed.
Sorry We Missed You
A film about gig-economy work in the north of England. Not entertainment — a portrait.