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Jeremy Corbyn Now Controls Your Party. Is That a Good Thing?

Rivkah Brown

The Corbyn faction’s decisive win in the Your Party elections signals a move towards a more traditional electoral vehicle and away from the grassroots, democratic party some had imagined. There are pros and cons to that, writes Rivkah Brown.

The Media Let Mandelson Get Away With It for Decades

Juliet Jacques

Journalists clutching their pearls at the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein are full of it, writes Juliet Jacques. Time for Leveson part two – starting with how the British media repeatedly laundered his reputation for him.

Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

Kurdish women fighting Isis were once feted in the US and UK media. But support for the Kurds of north and east Syria - now facing an existential threat - would only ever last as long as they were risking their lives in pursuit of western goals, writes Steven Methven.

Venezuela Today, Greenland Tomorrow?

James Meadway

Donald Trump’s adventurism in Latin America has been met with little pushback from European leaders. Washington may well be calculating it can repeat the trick in Greenland, writes James Meadway.

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The Far Right Likes to Hallucinate Threats. So Does AI

Richard Hames

With its ability to conjure imaginary crowds of fake people out of thin air, AI could give the far right what it has always wanted, argues Richard Hames.

Jeannette Jara, presidential candidate of the ruling leftist-coalition and member of the Communist Party, looks on as she addresses supporters following early results in the presidential election, in Santiago, Chile on 16 November 2025. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

Could a Communist Really Win Chile’s Presidency?

Charlie Ebert

The significance of the land of Pinochet and the Chicago Boys handing victory to a communist cannot be understated, writes Charlie Ebert. Jeannette Jara benefited from a divided right in the first round of voting - but in the run-off, she will lose this advantage.

Al-Rasheed al-Tahir wipes the tears of his deceased sister's daughter after the family fled El Fasher city to a displacement cap in al-Dabba, Sudan, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates amid the ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, 6 September 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Gulf States and Warring Militias Alike Are Profiting From War in Sudan

Joshua Craze

For the UAE and Saudi Arabia, a divided Sudan is easier to dominate and profit from, writes Joshua Craze.

Keir Starmer speaks at a Welsh Labour general election campaign event in Abergavenny, Wales on 30 May 2024.

Labour’s Defeat in Wales Spells Big Trouble for the Union

Adam Ramsay

What does the stodgy, centrist unionism of Welsh Labour and Tories taking a beating in the Caerphilly by-election mean for Scotland? And where do the Greens fit in? Adam Ramsay explains.

Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell

Steven Methven

Two years on from 7 October, Israel is falling - and we in the West are all falling with it. Yet our governments refuse to untether us from its descent, writes Steven Methven.

Your Party’s Messy Public Breakdown Shows It Has Big Questions to Answer

Archie Woodrow

Jeremy Corbyn relaunched the new left party this week, but the chaotic and embarrassing way that key figures have acted up until this point raises concerns about its future prospects, argues Archie Woodrow.

Is the New Left Party Over Already?

Harriet Williamson

Faced with the ever-increasing likelihood of a Reform government modelled on Trumpian authoritarianism, the response from some of our leading leftwing figures has descended into farce. Harriet Williamson writes

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Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In

Polly Smythe

Starmer’s recent reshuffle saw two champions of Labour’s flagship workers’ rights legislation leave the frontbench, creating a vacuum that businesses are eagerly filling. Polly Smythe surveys an uneasy landscape from the Trade Union Congress's annual meeting.

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The Green Party Has Finally Picked a Side

Adam Ramsay

With three leftists winning the landslide victories in the Green leadership election, the party has stopped trying to bridge its centrist and socialist factions and committed to a radical path, writes Adam Ramsay.

What We Know About the New Left Party So Far

Richard Hames

Following months of clamouring for a new left party, one has suddenly turned up. Richard Hames explains what we know so far.

Zarah Sultana stands with former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn as they prepare to address activists at a 'Kill the Bill' protest in Parliament Square, London, April 2021. David Cliff/NurPhoto/Reuters

A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get

Steven Methven

Zarah Sultana’s shock announcement that she’s quitting Labour to co-lead a new party with Jeremy Corbyn already has the usual media suspects sharpening their knives, Steven Methven writes.

Pro Palestinian protesters rally in support of activists Palestine Action in London on Monday. Photo: Martin Pope/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect

Here’s How the Palestine Action Ban Could Affect You

Simon Childs

Meeting with even two other people and expressing support for the protest group could land you in prison for up to 14 years if Yvette Cooper's proscription of it goes into effect. Simon Childs on what the ban could mean for you.

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Israel Has Admitted to Funding Gangs in Gaza. Why Is Anyone Surprised?

Talal Abu Rukba

Yasser Abu Shabab’s militia is just the latest group to benefit from Israel’s longstanding support for groups that fragment and destabilise Palestinian civil society, writes Talal Abu Rakba.

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A Scandal-Rocked Trump Ally Just Won the Polish Presidency. Believe It Could Happen in Britain

Ana Oppenheim & Ewa Pospieszyńska

Centrist Rafał Trzaskowski thought he had it in the bag. He found out the hard way that rightwing knock-offs are no substitute for an actual programme, write Ana Oppenheim and Ewa Pospieszynska - much like a certain Keir Starmer is also finding out.

Analysis

Jeremy Corbyn Now Controls Your Party. Is That a Good Thing?

Rivkah Brown

The Media Let Mandelson Get Away With It for Decades

Juliet Jacques

Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

Venezuela Today, Greenland Tomorrow?

James Meadway

The Far Right Likes to Hallucinate Threats. So Does AI

Richard Hames

Could a Communist Really Win Chile’s Presidency?

Charlie Ebert

Gulf States and Warring Militias Alike Are Profiting From War in Sudan

Joshua Craze

Labour’s Defeat in Wales Spells Big Trouble for the Union

Adam Ramsay

Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell

Steven Methven

Your Party’s Messy Public Breakdown Shows It Has Big Questions to Answer

Archie Woodrow

Is the New Left Party Over Already?

Harriet Williamson

Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In

Polly Smythe

What We Know About the New Left Party So Far

Richard Hames

A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get

Steven Methven

Israel Has Admitted to Funding Gangs in Gaza. Why Is Anyone Surprised?

Talal Abu Rukba

A Scandal-Rocked Trump Ally Just Won the Polish Presidency. Believe It Could Happen in Britain

Ana Oppenheim & Ewa Pospieszyńska

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Analysis

Jeremy Corbyn Now Controls Your Party. Is That a Good Thing?

Rivkah Brown

The Media Let Mandelson Get Away With It for Decades

Juliet Jacques

Rojava Is Fighting for Its Life

Steven Methven

Venezuela Today, Greenland Tomorrow?

James Meadway

The Far Right Likes to Hallucinate Threats. So Does AI

Richard Hames

Could a Communist Really Win Chile’s Presidency?

Charlie Ebert

Gulf States and Warring Militias Alike Are Profiting From War in Sudan

Joshua Craze

Labour’s Defeat in Wales Spells Big Trouble for the Union

Adam Ramsay

Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell

Steven Methven

Your Party’s Messy Public Breakdown Shows It Has Big Questions to Answer

Archie Woodrow

Is the New Left Party Over Already?

Harriet Williamson

Angela Rayner Was Labour’s Designated Defender of Workers’ Rights. Now She’s Gone, Big Business Is Swooping In

Polly Smythe

The Green Party Has Finally Picked a Side

Adam Ramsay

What We Know About the New Left Party So Far

Richard Hames

A Sultana-Corbyn New Left Party Will Need All the Friends It Can Get

Steven Methven

Here’s How the Palestine Action Ban Could Affect You

Simon Childs

Israel Has Admitted to Funding Gangs in Gaza. Why Is Anyone Surprised?

Talal Abu Rukba

A Scandal-Rocked Trump Ally Just Won the Polish Presidency. Believe It Could Happen in Britain

Ana Oppenheim & Ewa Pospieszyńska

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