Opinion

God, Will Prince Harry Shut Up?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Harry’s objection to the monarchy is not - shock! - based on anti-imperialist principles, but a deep hurt that he was prevented from participating in the institution the way he wanted, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon attends a news conference, in Edinburgh

Analysis: 2023 Will Be Make Or Break For The Scottish Independence Movement

Jonathon Shafi

It’s official: there will be no Scottish independence without the UK’s say-so. The judgement has forced Scottish politics out of its stupor – but perhaps also into a crisis, writes columnist Jonathon Shafi.

a man in a blue shirt is held by three police officers wearing high vis vests

Flat SUV Tyres and Soupy Van Goghs: 2022 Was a Vintage Year for Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

The government's insatiable protest crackdown has forced climate activists to get creative this year, writes Clare Hymer.

Socialists, in 2023 Read More Fiction

Aaron Bastani

It’s impossible to respond to the challenges of the 21st century without literature, writes Aaron Bastani.

The Most Pointless Twitter Discourses Of 2022

Moya Lothian-McLean

For all the complaints of Twitter’s early death, a hell of a lot of us have remained sadly logged on.

Travelling Across Poland Showed Me That Britain’s Economy Is Broken

Aaron Bastani

The UK is increasingly just a middle-income country with a smattering of rich people. Visit anywhere else in Europe and you’ll see what I mean, writes Aaron Bastani.

No, School Isn’t Making Kids ‘Woke’

Aaron Bastani

Young people aren’t more leftwing because they’re being brainwashed at school. They’re more leftwing because they’ve lived under neoliberalism, writes Aaron Bastani.

Image shows Britain's King Charles III wearing a suit and leaning on a stick.

Are The Royals ‘Anti-Racist’ Now?

Moya Lothian-McLean

A recent incident at the palace has seen the royal household make a rare admission of racism in its ranks. But individual efforts will never make up for what the institution of monarchy embodies, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.

Insisting Jews Don’t Count Helps Nobody

Rivkah Brown

By demanding solidarity without offering it, David Baddiel isolates Jews from our natural allies, writes Rivkah Brown.

Image shows a Greater Manchester Police officer wearing a yellow hi-vis police jacket and black cap standing on a rainy street, with their head bowed.

Analysis: Why Are We Still Pretending This Police Watchdog Is Independent?

Larry Lock

Families bereaved at the hands of the police are forced to turn to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. But justice is hard to come by when the watchdog is only out to protect its own.

My Stepfather Became My Dad the Day He Took Me to My First Football Match

Football helped Tom Williams build a relationship with his stepfather, pulling him away from the darker side of what it means to ‘be a man’. Breaking down barriers to the game has never been more important, he argues.

Should We Boycott the Qatar World Cup?

Keir Milburn & Tom Williams

Around 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since the country won its bid to host the World Cup. Should we be boycotting this year’s tournament?

The BBC’s Investigation Into Online Abuse Is Total Bullshit

Ash Sarkar

In a hopelessly flawed piece of 'research', the broadcaster found that calling a politician a 'hypocrite' is abuse, whereas racist slurs are not.

What’s the Point of Mobilising Around COP?

Tatiana Garavito & Nathan Thanki

Time and again, host countries have used COPs to greenwash their environmental records while restricting civil society participation. This doesn’t mean they're not still worth organising around, argue Tatiana Garavito and Nathan Thanki.