Opinion

With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

Dani Ellis

In early October, a major western ally began an air campaign against a small Middle Eastern territory unlike anything experienced in the region’s decades-long liberation struggle. This wasn't Israel’s assault on Gaza, but Turkey’s on Rojava.

Protesters hold letters spelling out 'Starmer shame'

Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him

Michael Chessum

Tory unpopularity, coupled with Labour’s monopoly on opposition, means Keir Starmer can do whatever he likes - and probably still win an election. But at what moral cost?

The Israeli War Machine Runs on Jewish Fear

Rivkah Brown

From national newspapers to communal gatekeepers, the British establishment is playing on Jewish fear to justify genocide, writes Rivkah Brown.

Displaced Palestinian children at a UN-run tent camp in southern Gaza

Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?

Aaron Bastani

Conservatives claim they want to reduce immigration - yet they are cheering on the displacement of 1.5m Palestinians in Europe’s near abroad. It makes no sense, writes Aaron Bastani.

Ofcom Has Capitulated to a Rightwing Witch-Hunt Over Israel

Simon Childs

The broadcast regulator suspended a director after her supposedly ‘extreme’ views were exposed by hypocritical free-speech warriors.

The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians

Palestinian Youth Movement

Britain is embroiled in war propaganda not unlike that deployed to manufacture consent for the war on Iraq. The British public should show more courage in its dissent, argues the Palestinian Youth Movement.

Palestinians flee their homes amid Israeli strikes, 13 October.

A Second Nakba Has Begun

Ash Sarkar

For Gazans, the prospect of indefinite displacement – with no guaranteed right of return to their homes – carries ugly echoes of 1948, argues Ash Sarkar.

Politicians Don’t Want Power – Because Then They Would Actually Have to Solve Problems

Aaron Bastani

Under Keir Starmer, Labour would give more power to bureaucrats over elected politicians. This would make it impossible to change things for the better, writes Aaron Bastani, leaving us to decline on autopilot.

Young children push themselves through the steel bars of a border fence

On Migration, the Polish Left Has All But Given Up

Dan Davison & Ewa Pospieszyńska

Rather than challenge far-right xenophobia head-on, the Polish left is swerving it, while advising voters to skip the upcoming immigration referendums. This spineless avoidance serves nobody, write Ewa Pospieszyńska and Dan Davison.

Police officers arrest someone on the ground, spilling McDonald's food

The Biggest Gang in Britain: How Police Solidarity Facilitates Violence and Abuse

Maya Oppenheim

Violence and abuse in the police force are facilitated by the insular and clannish nature of policing, writes Maya Oppenheim. We must push for greater accountability, not let cops demand less.

Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?

Michael Chessum

Until recently, electoral alternatives to Labour seemed doomed, writes Michael Chessum. But with a host of political parties and independent candidates sweeping up the leftists Starmer has alienated, could this finally be changing?

How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Alfie Meadows needed brain surgery after being struck by a police officer during the 2010 student protests. They then tried to criminalise him. The man responsible for public prosecutions at the time? Keir Starmer.

Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit

Rivkah Brown

A playground carriage, an entire pub, cheap tickets – Nordic trains are an advert for nationalisation, writes Rivkah Brown.

After Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP’s Lack of Political Vision Is Total

Jonathon Shafi

Humza Yousaf just missed a big chance to carve out a distinctive political identity and caved to the corporate lobby, argues Jonathon Shafi.

British Comment Journalism is in the Gutter – Signed, a Comment Journalist

Moya Lothian-McLean

Revelations in the wake of Notting Hill carnival that the Daily Mail ghostwrites some of its guest columns is only the latest stain on a degraded medium, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

a row of police officers line up in front of protesters holding up free palestine banners

In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Of course Israeli officials would think they could influence UK court cases, writes Hedi Viterbo – on Palestine and protest rights, the two states are perfectly aligned.

Keir Starmer arrives at his London home.

Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?

Aaron Bastani

If ‘progressive’ centrist politicians really want to strike a chord, they need a compelling story for the country, writes Aaron Bastani, not just more hard luck stories about themselves.

Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

Scotland deserves better than a rightwing Labour party committed to a two-child benefit cap or a neoliberal SNP without a real independence strategy, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Opinion

With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

Dani Ellis

Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him

Michael Chessum

The Israeli War Machine Runs on Jewish Fear

Rivkah Brown

Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?

Aaron Bastani

Ofcom Has Capitulated to a Rightwing Witch-Hunt Over Israel

Simon Childs

The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians

Palestinian Youth Movement

A Second Nakba Has Begun

Ash Sarkar

Politicians Don’t Want Power – Because Then They Would Actually Have to Solve Problems

Aaron Bastani

On Migration, the Polish Left Has All But Given Up

Dan Davison & Ewa Pospieszyńska

The Biggest Gang in Britain: How Police Solidarity Facilitates Violence and Abuse

Maya Oppenheim

Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?

Michael Chessum

How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit

Rivkah Brown

After Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP’s Lack of Political Vision Is Total

Jonathon Shafi

British Comment Journalism is in the Gutter – Signed, a Comment Journalist

Moya Lothian-McLean

In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

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Opinion

With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

Dani Ellis

Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him

Michael Chessum

The Israeli War Machine Runs on Jewish Fear

Rivkah Brown

Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?

Aaron Bastani

Ofcom Has Capitulated to a Rightwing Witch-Hunt Over Israel

Simon Childs

The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians

Palestinian Youth Movement

A Second Nakba Has Begun

Ash Sarkar

Politicians Don’t Want Power – Because Then They Would Actually Have to Solve Problems

Aaron Bastani

On Migration, the Polish Left Has All But Given Up

Dan Davison & Ewa Pospieszyńska

The Biggest Gang in Britain: How Police Solidarity Facilitates Violence and Abuse

Maya Oppenheim

Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?

Michael Chessum

How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit

Rivkah Brown

After Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP’s Lack of Political Vision Is Total

Jonathon Shafi

British Comment Journalism is in the Gutter – Signed, a Comment Journalist

Moya Lothian-McLean

In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government

Hedi Viterbo

Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?

Aaron Bastani

Labour or the SNP? It’s Not Much of a Choice for Working Class Scots

Jonathon Shafi

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