Opinion

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Trump Isn’t Destroying the International Order. He’s Just Turning It on the West

Kojo Koram

Unilateral military intervention, asymmetrical trade rules, setting lawless state agents on peaceful protesters – all of this may be new to westerners, but for many people in the global south, it’s business as usual, writes Kojo Koram.

Peter Mandelson Sold Off Britain to the Super-Rich. He’s Not the Only One

James Schneider

Mandelson - minister, fixer, envoy, consultant, intermediary between cabinet and capital - isn’t an aberration of our political system. He’s its most perfect expression, writes James Schneider.

There Are Two Noam Chomskys. The One You Love, and the One That Was Friends With Jeffrey Epstein

Chris Knight

Those shocked at the celebrated leftist’s close friendship with Epstein should recall his university department’s close ties to the Pentagon. Chomsky has always been working simultaneously for and against the establishment, writes Chris Knight.

How Long Can Keir Starmer Survive Without His Puppetmaster?

Steven Methven

The resignation of the prime minister’s right-hand man is less an honourable move to save Starmer’s legacy, more like a rat leaving a sinking ship, writes Steven Methven.

Prime minister Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on 2 February 2026. Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire

Why Won’t Keir Starmer Sack Morgan McSweeney Over Mandelsongate?

Ash Sarkar

The scandal over Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein is threatening to engulf the prime minister. Yet he's unwilling to sacrifice his chief of staff even to save himself, writes Ash Sarkar.

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The Green Party Is Great, But It’s Not Enough

Candi Williams & Anahita Zardoshti

Zack Polanski has revived hope that the left can turn the tide of British politics. But to actually do that, we need a party that can walk the talk, building working-class power from the ground up, write Your Party leadership candidates Candi Williams and Anahita Zardoshti.

How Do We Beat the Far Right? With Unity

Jeremy Corbyn

From Palestine to the cost of living, I want Your Party to be a powerful grassroots campaigning force, writes Jeremy Corbyn. That’s why I’m standing with The Many in the upcoming leadership election.

Peter Mandelson Should Be Stripped of His Peerage

Labour’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ told Jeffrey Epstein he was ‘trying hard’ to help bankers keep more of their bonuses following requests from the paedophile financier. Tinfoil hats aren’t needed at this stage, writes Harriet Williamson.

Is Starmer Finally Realising That Relying on the ‘Special Relationship’ Is Perilous?

Ash Sarkar

After years of bickering with China, the UK’s relationship with the superpower is thawing – and a certain someone is getting jealous, writes Ash Sarkar.

Even the US Gun Lobby Can’t Stomach Maga’s Lies About the Minneapolis Murder

Steven Methven

Trump’s supporters are once again openly lying about a murder filmed in broad daylight from multiple angles. But this time it’s made them an unlikely enemy, writes Steven Methven.

Labour Would Rather Lose Elections Than Give an Inch to the Left

Ash Sarkar

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham might actually have a chance of saving Labour from itself, which is exactly why Keir Starmer won’t give him a chance, argues Ash Sarkar.

Is Europe’s Tough Talk on Greenland Just Posture?

Steven Methven

European leaders have hit back at Donald Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland. But will they really press the big red button to stop him?

How Many More Tory Defectors Can Reform Absorb?

Ash Sarkar

Reform claims to break with the broken Westminster model while lining its ranks with former ministers - something that might undermine Nigel Farage’s disruptor-in-chief charade, argues Ash Sarkar.

Today’s Public Intellectuals Are More Likely to Serve Power Than Challenge It

Juliet Jacques

30 years ago, the BBC invited Palestinian thinker Edward Said to deliver six lectures on the public intellectual, writes Juliet Jacques. Can you imagine something so outlandish happening today?

Claudia Winkleman with fire pits and castles

The Traitors Is Fake Scotland at Its Worst

Adam Ramsay

Britain’s most-watched TV show takes place in a castle built by an opium trader surrounded by destructive non-native pine plantations. This is Scotland without Scots, writes Adam Ramsay - and English people can’t get enough of it.

Beware the West’s Useful Idiots Over Iran

Steven Methven

Something massive is happening in Iran - but western elites have no idea what it is, writes Steven Methven.

How to Stop Trump From Doing Another Maduro? End the War on Drugs

Kojo Koram & Clemmie James

The US has for decades used the war on drugs to justify interference in foreign states, largely its Latin American neighbours. How to insulate states from Trump’s meddling? Legally regulate drugs, argue Kojo Koram and Clemmie James.

Trump’s Venezuela Spectacle Shows US Empire Is in Decline

Coll McCail

Washington’s power is waning - so it’s little wonder the US president is resorting to crude shows of aggression, writes Coll McCail.

Opinion

Trump Isn’t Destroying the International Order. He’s Just Turning It on the West

Kojo Koram

Peter Mandelson Sold Off Britain to the Super-Rich. He’s Not the Only One

James Schneider

There Are Two Noam Chomskys. The One You Love, and the One That Was Friends With Jeffrey Epstein

Chris Knight

How Long Can Keir Starmer Survive Without His Puppetmaster?

Steven Methven

Why Won’t Keir Starmer Sack Morgan McSweeney Over Mandelsongate?

Ash Sarkar

The Green Party Is Great, But It’s Not Enough

Candi Williams & Anahita Zardoshti

How Do We Beat the Far Right? With Unity

Jeremy Corbyn

Peter Mandelson Should Be Stripped of His Peerage

Harriet Williamson

Is Starmer Finally Realising That Relying on the ‘Special Relationship’ Is Perilous?

Ash Sarkar

Even the US Gun Lobby Can’t Stomach Maga’s Lies About the Minneapolis Murder

Steven Methven

Labour Would Rather Lose Elections Than Give an Inch to the Left

Ash Sarkar

Is Europe’s Tough Talk on Greenland Just Posture?

Steven Methven

How Many More Tory Defectors Can Reform Absorb?

Ash Sarkar

Today’s Public Intellectuals Are More Likely to Serve Power Than Challenge It

Juliet Jacques

The Traitors Is Fake Scotland at Its Worst

Adam Ramsay

Beware the West’s Useful Idiots Over Iran

Steven Methven

How to Stop Trump From Doing Another Maduro? End the War on Drugs

Kojo Koram & Clemmie James

Trump’s Venezuela Spectacle Shows US Empire Is in Decline

Coll McCail

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Opinion

Trump Isn’t Destroying the International Order. He’s Just Turning It on the West

Kojo Koram

Peter Mandelson Sold Off Britain to the Super-Rich. He’s Not the Only One

James Schneider

There Are Two Noam Chomskys. The One You Love, and the One That Was Friends With Jeffrey Epstein

Chris Knight

How Long Can Keir Starmer Survive Without His Puppetmaster?

Steven Methven

Why Won’t Keir Starmer Sack Morgan McSweeney Over Mandelsongate?

Ash Sarkar

The Green Party Is Great, But It’s Not Enough

Candi Williams & Anahita Zardoshti

How Do We Beat the Far Right? With Unity

Jeremy Corbyn

Peter Mandelson Should Be Stripped of His Peerage

Harriet Williamson

Is Starmer Finally Realising That Relying on the ‘Special Relationship’ Is Perilous?

Ash Sarkar

Even the US Gun Lobby Can’t Stomach Maga’s Lies About the Minneapolis Murder

Steven Methven

Labour Would Rather Lose Elections Than Give an Inch to the Left

Ash Sarkar

Is Europe’s Tough Talk on Greenland Just Posture?

Steven Methven

How Many More Tory Defectors Can Reform Absorb?

Ash Sarkar

Today’s Public Intellectuals Are More Likely to Serve Power Than Challenge It

Juliet Jacques

The Traitors Is Fake Scotland at Its Worst

Adam Ramsay

Beware the West’s Useful Idiots Over Iran

Steven Methven

How to Stop Trump From Doing Another Maduro? End the War on Drugs

Kojo Koram & Clemmie James

Trump’s Venezuela Spectacle Shows US Empire Is in Decline

Coll McCail

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