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Starmer’s Resignation Sparked a Chaotic Week for Labour’s Big Dogs
Ash Sarkar
Between Andy Burnham picking a welfare hawk as his chief of staff and the Home Office drama over Mike Tapp’s op-ed, this orderly transition of power is fraught with drama, writes Ash Sarkar.
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Andy Haldane ‘fought against’ employees trying to unionise at the Royal Society of Arts.

Climate Deniers Hold Conference As London Bakes in Extreme Heat

Simon Childs
This is fine.

UK Prize Draw Players Are Funding an IDF-Financing Israeli Billionaire

Harriet Williamson
Teddy Sagi also owns a VPN empire.
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Sadiq Khan Backtracks on Blocking Palantir From Met Contract
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Palantir Gets Massive UK Tax Breaks on Profits Made From Public Money
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Mamdani Secures Rent Freeze for One Million New York Apartments
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UK Doctors’ Union Drops Israel-Backed Definition of Antisemitism
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Wikipedia Workers in the UK Move to Unionise Amid Feud Over Sackings
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David Lammy ‘Could Have Prevented Genocidal Massacre in Sudan’
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Andy Burnham Chooses Pro-Israel Corporate Lobbyist As Chief of Staff
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Former Israeli Negotiator Exposes Truth About US & Iran
Ash Sarkar meets Daniel Levy

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Private Equity Bought the World – And Dug Capitalism’s Grave

Richard Hames Meets Hettie O'Brien

The gravediggers are coming from inside the housing bubble.

‘They Want Racial Holy War’ – the Truth About the US Military

Aaron Bastani Meets Matt Kennard

They don’t even hide it anymore.

 

Israel Is Literally Burying Evidence of Its Genocide

Richard Hames Meets Eyal Weizman

Bury a people. And then bury the evidence that you have.

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Will This Byelection Change the Course of History?

17 June 2026

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Streeting Calls on Starmer to Resign After Makerfield Byelection

15 June 2026

Court of Appeal Re-Proscribes Palestine Action

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Top Economist Exposes Inequality Death Spiral. Aaron Bastani meets Gabriel Zucman
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Opinion
Keir Starmer at the lectern outside Downing Street
Starmer's Resignation Sparked a Chaotic Week for Labour's Big Dogs
UK Prize Draw Players Are Funding an IDF-Financing Israeli Billionaire
‘Creepy’ Bedroom Surveillance Tech a ‘Clear Legal Risk’ for NHS Trusts

World

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Former Israeli Negotiator Exposes Truth About US & Iran
Private Equity Bought the World – And Dug Capitalism's Grave
‘They Want Racial Holy War’ – the Truth About the US Military

Green Party

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Palestine march
Gaza Genocide a Factor for Majority of Progressive Voters Abandoning Labour, New Polling Shows
Zohran Mamdani Has Valuable Lessons for the Greens on Antisemitism Attacks
The Most Influential Leftist You’ve Never Heard Of

Labour Party

Opinion
Keir Starmer looks sad behind a red background that says 'change'
Keir Starmer Was a Waste of a Prime Minister
How Leftwing Is Andy Burnham?
Could This Gamble Kill the Labour Party?

Organised Labour

Report
A protest against the proscription of Palestine Action in Manchester on Saturday 29 November 2025. Credit: Harriet Williamson
Disability Charity Sacks Employee for Palestine Protest, Citing ‘Brand Reputation’
The Blueprint for System Change
Democrats Whined About Trump. Zohran Mamdani Offered an Alternative

Conservative Party

Analysis
10 Seats to Watch in the Local Elections
How Many More Tory Defectors Can Reform Absorb?
Exposing the Israeli Capture of British Politics

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An attendee at the Arc conference makes his way through environmental protesters. Photo: Fossil Free London
Climate Deniers Hold Conference As London Bakes in Extreme Heat
Reform Quietly Welcomes Back Councillors Suspended Over Racist Social Media Posts
Palestine Action Ban Ruled Lawful by Court of Appeal

Economics

Feature
Palestine Solidarity Campaign activists protest outside of a branch of Barclays Bank in Glasgow in December 2025. Photo: Cameron Scott/ZUMA Press Wire
European Banks Are Stopping Financing Israel's Genocide
How Dark Money Took Control of British Politics
Trump Is No Master of the Art of the Deal

Environment

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Seed Oils, the CIA, and the Metabolic Shitshow
The Evil Genius of the Global Food System
2008 Whistleblower on the Next Big Crash

Policing

Opinion
A man with grey hair and a navy suit outstretches his hand at a podium that says 'Reform UK' as fireworks go off around him
Yankification Is Poisoning British Culture
Palestine Action Defendants Apply to Remove ‘Biased’ Judge
Tommy Robinson, Nigel Farage, and a Riot Over a Crime That Never Happened

Housing

Death in Westminster
The Station
The Island
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Society

If I Speak
118: Can a Hen Party Ever Be Chic?
116: I Can't Stop Worrying About Money. Is There a Way Out?
AI Billionaires Want to Control Every Aspect of Your Life

History

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Are We Living Through a New Era of British Weirdness?
What Can Antifascists in the UK Learn From Antifa in the US?
Open University U-Turns on ‘Ancient Palestine’ Ban

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102: I'm Not Ready for A Relationship – but I Don't Want Him to See Other People
Melania Is Far-Right Propaganda. Thankfully, Nobody's Buying It
Today’s Public Intellectuals Are More Likely to Serve Power Than Challenge It

Culture

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What Does Fascist Art Look Like? Reading Walter Benjamin
Massive Attack Is Taking Aim at Palantir
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