Tribune (magazine)

Tribune
FormatQuarterly magazine and website
PublisherBhaskar Sunkara
EditorRonan Burtenshaw
Founded1937
Political alignmentDemocratic socialism
Headquarters46-48 New Road, Dagenham, London, England
Circulation15,000[1]
ISSN0041-2821
Websitetribunemag.co.uk

Tribune is a democratic socialist political magazine founded in 1937 and published in London, initially as a newspaper, then converting to a magazine in 2001. While it is independent, it has usually supported the Labour Party from the left. Previous editors at the magazine have included Aneurin Bevan,[2] the minister of health who spearheaded the establishment of the National Health Service, former Labour leader Michael Foot,[3] and writer George Orwell, who served as literary editor.[4]

From 2008 it faced serious financial difficulties until it was purchased by Jacobin in late 2018, shifting to a quarterly publication model. Since its relaunch the number of paying subscribers has passed 15,000,[1] with columns from high-profile socialist politicians such as former leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn,[5][6][7][8] former Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Pablo Iglesias[9] and former Bolivian President Evo Morales.[10] In January 2020, it was used as the platform on which Rebecca Long-Bailey chose to launch her Labour leadership campaign.[11][12]

  1. ^ a b Burtenshaw, Ronan [@ronanburtenshaw] (22 December 2020). "With our latest issue, Tribune has passed 15,000 subscribers. 2020 wasn't an easy year but we've grown 50% since April. Way beyond expectations. There's space out there for unapologetic socialism, and Tribune proves it. We'll keep right on down that left wing in 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "About Us". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  3. ^ "About Us". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  4. ^ "About Us". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. ^ Corbyn, Jeremy (24 September 2019). "This Crisis Can Only Be Settled with a General Election". Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. ^ Corbyn, Jeremy (14 March 2020). "Corbyn's Coronavirus Letter". Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ Burtenshaw, Ronan (11 October 2020). "Jeremy Corbyn: 'We Didn't Go Far Enough'". Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. ^ Corbyn, Jeremy (15 October 2020). "Jeremy Corbyn: 'It's Time to Stand Up for Human Rights and Oppose the Spy Cops Bill'". Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ Gilmartin, Eoghan (24 October 2020). "'Great Disasters Turn Neoliberals into Neo-Keynesians'". Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ Rogatyuk, Denis; Sommer Catalán, Bruno (18 October 2020). "'We Have to Recover Democracy and Take Back Our Country'". Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. ^ Long-Bailey, Rebecca (6 January 2020). "To Win We Must Unite All of Labour's Heartlands". Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. ^ Syal, Rajeev (6 January 2020). "Rebecca Long-Bailey launches Labour leadership bid". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 November 2020.