PinnedAlex KingHow Manchester’s Bus Drivers Beat ‘Fire and Rehire’Originally published in Tribune magazine, 22 May, 2021.May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Alex KingCommunity and the carnivalesque — thoughts on the Manchester bus driver picket lineMay 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Alex KingThe climate crisis demands we scale up retrofitting homes in Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester must retrofit 60,000 residential and commercial buildings a year to be zero carbon by 2038.Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Alex KingAfter coronavirus, let’s choose carefully which sectors we want to regrow — and which to let go ofThe pandemic has made clear what really matters to our economy. Let’s restart it selectively, writes Alex KingDec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Alex KingCoronavirus has forced the government to finally acknowledge the real wealth creatorsJust months ago, the government described these workers as ‘low skilled’, now they’re the ones keeping our country goingApr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Alex KingReflecting on defeatDuring the 2019 election, I canvassed in five marginal constituencies in the North West and one in the South West, all of which Labour…Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
Alex KingEngland/New Zealand 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final — the end of a rugby era and Englcautious…I never thought I would say this but —Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
Alex KingThe life and outlook of Sigmund Jähn, Germany’s first man in spaceOn 26 August, 1978, East Germans woke up to the headline banded across a special edition of Neues Deutschland: “Der erste Deutscher im…Sep 25, 20191Sep 25, 20191
Alex KingLemn Sissay on his new memoir ‘My Name Is Why’Lemn Sissay, award-winning and internationally acclaimed poet, was stolen from his birth mother and given to a foster family. He was…Aug 30, 2019Aug 30, 2019
Alex KingThe Green Industrial Revolution- Labour’s path to government?Stepping on stage at the Durham Miners’ Gala the weekend before last, Jeremy Corbyn had decided to talk about climate change. ““Labour…Jul 23, 2019Jul 23, 2019