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4 Ways We Can Continue Building a Green New Deal
The prominence of climate politics over 2019 failed to be translated into the UK general election, but with the task of mitigating climate change only growing there is no time to spare. Angus Satow suggests four ways to continue building towards a green new deal.
Opinion: How Big Tech Helped Cities Become an Incubator for the Greatest Currency of Our Age: Loneliness

Technology and cities are making us lonelier than ever, writes journalist Sophie McKay, giving opportunistic new businesses the chance to sell us innovative, expensive and ultimately empty solutions to a perfectly normal emotion. 
Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Call to End Factionalism Must Not Mean a Return to the Status Quo
There is a promise the leadership hopeful could make, argues Michael Walker, which would fulfil his desire to end damaging internecine war without undermining accountability: open selections. 
Report: Opera de Paris en Grève: The Ballet Company Striking Back Against Macron’s Pension Reforms
With strikes against sweeping pension reforms now passing the six-week mark, French arts workers are engaged in a struggle not only to secure their own futures, but the future of the country's cultural sector. Nic Murray reports.
The Deaths of Gig Workers Are Not Freak Incidents, but the Result of a Brutal Business Model
Homeless drivers, fatal crashes, suicides and other violent incidents are now the norm in the so-called gig economy. But with a government that cares precious little about labour rights, workers themselves will have to take up the fight for themselves, writes Phil Jones.
Opinion: If a Royal Couple Can’t Challenge Britain’s Sick Press, What Hope Does a Progressive Politician Have?

No one expected it to be Harry and Meghan who led the charge against the depraved British press, writes Aaron Bastani, but the way the Duke and Duchess are being treated shows why no one else could do it, and makes a compelling case for media reform. 

Opinion: We Must Not Let Centrists Use the Idea of Electability to Uphold the Status Quo
The idea of electability is one of the most powerful tools to keep radicalism out of politics, argues Oliver Durose. Whether it’s Bernie Sanders, Jagmeet Singh or Jeremy Corbyn, politicians who move too far away from the centre are warned that they will alienate voters and gift elections to the other side. 
To Understand Keir Starmer’s Politics, we Must Look at Who is Running His Campaign

Lobbyists connected to Owen Smith's 2016 leadership bid may have contributed to Keir Starmer's flip-flopping on Brexit and attempts to push the party towards a remain position, argues Aaron Bastani.
Shit Jobs for All: the Many Horrors of the Zero Hours Contract
Huge commutes, poor pay and unpaid overtime. Agency worker and journalist Laith Saad speaks with his colleagues about the precarity and exploitation that goes hand-in-hand with a zero hours contract.
Labour’s Next Leader Must Be Able to Talk About Class and Climate Justice

As Boris Johnson’s government inevitably fails to take action on climate change we will begin to experience harsher climate shocks. Labour needs a leader comfortable stepping up to interpret these events by laying the blame at Johnson’s feet and articulating a compelling socialist response.
Uniting Communities: Organising for Real Change in Greater Manchester at Christmas and Beyond
This Christmas, a hard-working group of volunteers has been trying to bring some festive spirit to children and parents in their local community. It's all part of a wider effort to build up community confidence and an ethos of neighbourhood self-organisation - and an exciting example for anyone interested in community organising.
The Man Behind the Keir Starmer Campaign, and His Links to Owen Smith
A senior member of Keir Starmer's team was a chair for the Owen Smith campaign in 2016, reveals Aaron Bastani. Consider this alongside Starmer's participation in a collective effort to displace Jeremy Corbyn that same year, his public support for Smith and his position on Brexit, and it brings his credibility as a left candidate into question. 
Opinion: Left Leadership Will Never Be Accepted by Labour MPs Unless There Is Mandatory Re-selection
The day a new left Labour leader takes office, the media and several dozen MPs will begin to undermine them in a bid to completely obliterate any Corbynite legacy. Another coup will unfold, writes Aaron Bastani, unless Labour adopts mandatory re-selection, the only guarantee of party discipline.
Letters: Members Should Have the Say on Who Momentum Backs for Labour Leader
In this letter to Momentum and its members, Kallum Pembro and Elliot Dugdale argue that the process for deciding the organisation's Labour leadership endorsement shouldn't happen behind closed doors.
A Letter to Our Readers
A letter to our readers following the general election.
Opinion: From Despair to Where? #McStrike Shows Us Where Labour’s Rebuilding Must Start
Alex Wood argues that Labour's declining support in former industrial areas should be understood alongside the decline of the trade union movement. Revitalising Labour, he argues, will require a labour movement rooted in post-industrial realities.
Long Read: Labour’s Economic Plans: What Went Wrong?

In this post-election long read, James Meadway explains how Labour’s 2019 plans got caught up in policy at the expense of politics.
Opinion: Learning the Lessons of Labour’s Northern Nightmare Will Take Longer Than a Weekend

Beyond Brexit and Corbyn, Labour's foothold in England's mining belt has been weakening for years, writes Craig Gent. Rebuilding trust and confidence will require a patient process involving hard truths - and no amount of hot takes on social media will change that.