Conservative Party in Freefall, Putin’s Illegal Annexation, Labour Files Episode Three
Liz Truss’s premiership has set the Tories into freefall, but how much damage can the Conservatives do before we get the chance to kick them out?
The Thinktank Behind Trussonomics Is Throwing a Party With a Crisis PR Firm
Simon Childs
The IEA loves free markets, but free markets don't love it back.
‘We Can Change Things, It’s Time’: With Days to Go, Lula Could Clinch a First-Round Win in Brazil
Joana Ramiro
But Bolsonaro won't go quietly.
Keir Starmer Is a Big Fan of This Union Leader. His Staff, Not so Much
Polly Smythe
'This is truly rock bottom for Usdaw.'
Can Lula Take Brazil Back From Bolsonaro? Aaron Meets Sabrina Fernandes
On 2nd October, Brazil will be faced with a stark choice. The incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, has overseen economic calamity and nearly 700,000 Covid deaths in his first term. His challenger, Lula Da Silva, is hoping to regain the presidency – just three years since being freed from prison. To discuss the state of Brazilian […]
Expensive Property Has More Rights Than Protesters, Says Court
Simon Childs
The Colston four judgement “puts a threshold on when people can enact their human rights”.
So You’ve Been Bailed Out. But What Exactly Is Trussonomics?
Richard Murphy
Markets… but make them free.
Britain Facing Financial Crisis, Starmer’s Conference Speech, Rupa Huq Loses Labour Whip
The Bank of England have been forced to intervene as Kwarteng’s mini-budget continues to cause economic meltdown.
Labour Bans Three Kurdish Attendees From Conference While Cosying up to Turkey
Rivkah Brown
Atlanticism is back, baby.
As the Far Right Rises, Italy’s Left is Missing in Action
Matteo Tiratelli
Giorgia Meloni has vowed to make people "proud to be Italian again".
Russia Is Using Ethnic Minorities As Cannon Fodder In Ukraine
Diyora Shadijanova
A fresh round of conscription disproportionately targets indigenous and Central Asian populations in Russia.
Protesters Call Out ‘Environmental Racism’ at New Statesman Event at Labour Conference
Simon Childs
'This is a greenwashing lie and Labour is in on it.'
People Used Anything to Attack Me
Jeremy Corbyn talks to Aaron Bastani about the mainstream media, the antisemitism crisis, Alistair Campbell and King Charles III.
Kwarteng’s Economic Chaos, Labour Conference Latest, Far-Right Win in Italy
Michael Walker interviews economist Jo Mitchell on the pound’s plunge.
Rachel Reeves Speech: Labour is Rehashing Corbynite Policies Without Explaining How It Would Pay for Them
James Meadway
If Labour wants a ‘fairer society’, it must say now which taxes it will impose on the richest.
Is Political Journalism Broken?
From Dominic Cummings’ cosy texts to Laura Kuenssberg, to Boris Johnson having the Telegraph’s editorial board on speed dial, the cohort of journalists who make up the ‘Lobby’ have got a bad rap. Is mainstream political journalism in terminal decline? Or will the rise of independent and alternative media redefine ‘political journalism’ forever? And how […]
Labour Vs the Unions
Is a stand-off between the trade unions and the party they founded now inevitable? With Michael Walker, Zarah Sultana, Mick Lynch and John McTernan.
Kwarteng’s Budget for the Rich, Putin’s Mobilisation, Apsana Begum & the Labour Files
Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget gives the rich their biggest tax cut in 50 years.