The New Party Must Do More Than Win Elections
Joe Todd
Any new left party is doomed to fail unless it commits itself to rebuilding its social base, argues Joe Todd.
David Lammy Shouldn’t Have Given a Spin Doctor for Planetary Death a Plum Foreign Office Job
Adam Ramsay
Is someone who has years of experience doing PR for fossil fuel companies wrecking the planet the best choice to oversee the Foreign Office? Obviously not, writes Adam Ramsay.
What Next for the New Left Party? We Asked Our Contributors
Craig Gent, Joe Guinan, Jonas Marvin, Shanice McBean & Abi Wilkinson
The long-rumoured left party has finally been soft-launched by Zarah Sultana. While the mainstream media relitigates the he-said-she-said of the launch, we ask five Novara Media writers where they think the party should go.
US Cities Have Bold Plans to Lower Food Prices. Why Doesn’t Britain?
James Meadway
From New York to Chicago, American politicians are pushing state-owned grocery shops as a way to make food cheaper, writes James Meadway. Meanwhile, our leaders continue scratching their heads.
If You Like Zohran Mamdani, You’re Going to Love His Dad
Kojo Koram
Scholar Mahmood Mamdani argued that racial representation without economic justice means nothing. His son turned that insight into a successful campaign, writes Kojo Koram.
The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves
Rick Burgess
Despite concessions, the welfare bill still means cuts and greater state intrusion into disabled people’s lives, writes the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’s Rick Burgess.
Why Israel Really Went to War With Iran
Aaron Bastani
The Israeli prime minister needed a way to distract the world from genocide and keep himself in power - and in Iran, he found it, writes Aaron Bastani.
We Also Broke Into an Airbase to Stop War Crimes. Thankfully, We Were Two Nice White Boys
Sam Walton & Reverend Daniel “Woody” Woodhouse
In 2017, we broke into a BAE Systems airfield to stop jets from going to bomb Yemen, write Sam Walton and Daniel Woodhouse. Our lenient treatment exposes the Palestine Action ban for what it is: racist and politically motivated.
Britain Can Have Its Own Mamdani. First It Must Move on From Corbyn
James Meadway
The freshly minted Democratic candidate for New York City mayor is patently exceptional. He’s also perfected a formula that the UK can replicate, but only if it lays history to rest, writes James Meadway.
Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective
Rivkah Brown
The direct action group has closed factories, scuppered contracts and dented share prices. There’s no way Yvette Cooper could’ve allowed Palestine Action's runaway success to continue, writes Rivkah Brown.
Reform Is Reheating the Burqa Ban. It’s Obvious Why
Nadeine Asbali
Sarah Pochin's one-woman crusade to revive support for banning Muslim face-coverings is a tedious side swipe at the Palestine movement, writes Nadeine Asbali.
20 Months Into the Genocide, Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan Discover Their Backbones
Nadeine Asbali
The bleeding-heart Gaza letter signed by a dazzling array of literary heavyweights is pitifully overdue, writes English teacher Nadeine Asbali.
Nakba Day 2025: We Existed Then, We Exist Now, We Will Continue to Exist
Selma Dabbagh
For 77 years, Palestinians have had to be expert explainers of their own existence, writes British-Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh.
Greens, Please – Stop Looking Like the Establishment
Adam Ramsay
Green MPs Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay have launched their leadership bid with a Westminster-centric campaign at a time when people hate Westminster. Wrong move, argues Adam Ramsay.
Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Harriet Williamson
Nearly half of Reform’s donations in 2024 came from fossil fuel investors and climate deniers. No wonder the party wants to bin net zero, writes Harriet Williamson.
Here’s How Reform Will Betray Its Voters
Steven Methven
Reform voters feel let down by politics. But as the party grows, Nigel Farage will betray them too, argues Steven Methven.
My Elderly In-Laws Fell Prey to a Parasitic Care ‘Platform’
Alexander Ratcliffe
Care ‘platform’ Elder charges families huge sums to introduce them to carers who can help them, and then parasites off the relationship for years. I should know - it happened to us, writes Alexander Ratcliffe.
Long Read: How the UK Establishment Crushed Trans Rights
Juliet Jacques
From the Guardian to Westminster, why do the British media and political class consistently unite to manufacture consent for laws that make the lives of the working class, migrants and minorities worse?