Opinion

Keir Starmer Is Too Spineless to Keep UK Out of Iran War

Harriet Williamson

The prime minister reckons he’s learnt from the mistakes of Iraq, but his decision to let the US use UK military bases for attacks on Iranian missile sites says different, argues Harriet Williamson.

Demonstrators step on a poster of US president Donald Trump during a protest against Israel and the US’s strikes on Iran, following the killing of late Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, outside the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey, 1 March 2026. Reuters/Efekan Akyuz

When Has Western Intervention in the Middle East Ever Gone Well?

Steven Methven

The likeliest outcome of the US and Israel’s illegal attacks on Iran is destabilisation in the region and beyond, argues Steven Methven.

The Greens Just Made Keir Starmer Yesterday’s Man

Aaron Bastani

Labour’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton byelection was so foreseeable and so eagerly self-inflicted that it should sound the prime minister’s political death knell, writes Aaron Bastani.

The Greens Are Starting to Make the Establishment Nervous

Steven Methven

From fake claims about the Greens' stance on drugs to mocking their candidate's hair, rightwingers have made it clear how threatened they feel by Zack Polanski's party, writes Steven Methven.

It’s Not Just Andrew, the Entire Monarchy Is Rotten

Ash Sarkar

The royal family wants to distance itself from the ex-prince, but if the allegations against him are true, the whole institution is complicit, argues Ash Sarkar.

Yvette Cooper sits with prime minister Keir Starmer

Yvette Cooper Is to Blame for Proscribing Palestine Action, Not Her Advisers

Steven Methven

The former home secretary is following in Keir Starmer's footsteps by blaming everybody else for her decision to proscribe Palestine Action, after it was ruled unlawful on Friday. We don't buy it, writes Steven Methven.

A red-faced man wearing a crucifix is held to the ground by a police officer

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.

A group of women wearing keffiyehs hold a banner on a march

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?

Opinion

Keir Starmer Is Too Spineless to Keep UK Out of Iran War

Harriet Williamson

When Has Western Intervention in the Middle East Ever Gone Well?

Steven Methven

The Greens Just Made Keir Starmer Yesterday’s Man

Aaron Bastani

The Greens Are Starting to Make the Establishment Nervous

Steven Methven

It’s Not Just Andrew, the Entire Monarchy Is Rotten

Ash Sarkar

Yvette Cooper Is to Blame for Proscribing Palestine Action, Not Her Advisers

Steven Methven

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

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Opinion

Keir Starmer Is Too Spineless to Keep UK Out of Iran War

Harriet Williamson

When Has Western Intervention in the Middle East Ever Gone Well?

Steven Methven

The Greens Just Made Keir Starmer Yesterday’s Man

Aaron Bastani

The Greens Are Starting to Make the Establishment Nervous

Steven Methven

It’s Not Just Andrew, the Entire Monarchy Is Rotten

Ash Sarkar

Yvette Cooper Is to Blame for Proscribing Palestine Action, Not Her Advisers

Steven Methven

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

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