Opinion

It Isn’t Only Justin Welby That Should Go – So Should the Church of England

Adam Ramsay

The archbishop of Canterbury’s failure to investigate child abuse is a direct result of its sanctification of elites. Time to remove this reactionary poison from our state, writes Adam Ramsay.

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People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Whether Trump or Orban, Modi or Milei, states whose primary beneficiaries aren’t their own citizens but a transnational investor class inevitably opt out of liberal democracy, writes Kojo Koram. Why are Democrats so surprised by this?

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Thugs Made Israeli Apartheid Relatable

Rivkah Brown

Come to a foreign country gaming for a fight, receive street justice and have the world leap to your defence – if you didn’t know a thing about Israel and Palestine last week, you do now, writes Rivkah Brown.

Democrats Have Only Themselves to Blame

Luke Savage

Kamala Harris supporters are already blaming a stupid electorate and an inclement economy for their historic defeat, writes Luke Savage. Maybe it had something to do with cosying up to war criminals and billionaires?

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Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

With the recent budget Labour whispered its first words of defiance to the bullying landlord lobby. A little louder for the people at the back, writes Nick Bano.

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This Election Has Been America’s Most Antisemitic Yet

Mia Brett

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have jointly assumed Jews’ dual loyalty to the US and Israel. Their assumption justifies genocide, endangers Jews and erodes democracy, writes Mia Brett.

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Western Politicians Hate Francesca Albanese for Good Reason – She’s Making Them Look Terrible

Tayab Ali

While the UK and US tiptoe around Israel’s war crimes, the United Nations rapporteur is actually holding Israel to account, writes Tayab Ali – hence the barrage of baseless criticism she’s facing.

Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

Two percentage points of economic growth would mean an extra £24bn in taxes - but Britain’s public services need an extra £142bn a year just to restore 2000s standards. Put this way, the chancellor's fixation on growth appears delusional, writes James Meadway.

Keir Starmer and King Charles visit Samoa, October 2024. Chris Jackson/Reuters

No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

You don’t have to agree that Britain is the villain of the world to think we have a responsibility to pay for climate adaptations in poorer countries, writes Ash Sarkar.

Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

For all the talk of the government’s ambitious plans to decarbonise the UK’s energy sector, as it stands, things feel like they’re stuttering to a halt, writes Ewan Gibbs.

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I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

‘Israel is committing the holocaust of our time,’ writes Palestinian author susan abulhawa, ‘and it is doing it in full view of a seemingly indifferent world.’

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

In its accidental killing of the Hamas leader, Israel has achieved what it set out to after 7 October, writes Rivkah Brown. What excuse will Biden and his crew come up with for Netanyahu now?

Palestinian children gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in southern Gaza, October 2024. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Are Palestinians Invisible?

Dunya Kamal

If Palestinians were truly seen as human beings to those in power, we wouldn’t have seen more than a day of bloodshed in the name of ‘self defence’, writes Dunya Kamal.

A house lies aslant on grass having been devastated by a hurricane. Caution tape in the foreground.

Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA

Moira Birss

Hurricane Helene, which left North Carolinian entire towns underwater last month, exemplifies the rot at the heart of America’s home insurance industry, writes Moira Birss. It needs rebuilding from the ground up.

A man in a keffiyeh and thawb sits on someone's shoulders holding a megaphone.

One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated

Palestinian Youth Movement

The last year has exposed the gulf between the British public and its ruling class. Despite Rishi Sunak and now Keir Starmer’s determination to crush the massive popular movement for a free Palestine, the people have not bent to their will, writes the Palestinian Youth Movement.

Keir Starmer announces the government’s carbon capture plans at a factory in Merseyside, October 2024. Darren Staples/Reuters

Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate

Edward Donnelly

With its promises to ‘reignite’ Britain’s industrial heartlands, the government’s £22bn carbon capture scheme will do exactly that: burn through large amounts of natural gas and public funds under the guise of climate action, writes Edward Donnelly.

Israel Won’t Stop Until the US Cuts Off Its Arms Supply

Ash Sarkar

7 October didn’t just transform the parameters of conflict between Israel and Hamas – it upended the status quo in the Middle East, writes Ash Sarkar.

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I Have Lived Through Two Nakbas

Ghada Karmi

Nakba survivor Ghada Karmi reflects on a year spent watching history repeat itself.

It Isn’t Only Justin Welby That Should Go – So Should the Church of England

Adam Ramsay

People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Maccabi Tel Aviv Thugs Made Israeli Apartheid Relatable

Rivkah Brown

Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

This Election Has Been America’s Most Antisemitic Yet

Mia Brett

Western Politicians Hate Francesca Albanese for Good Reason – She’s Making Them Look Terrible

Tayab Ali

Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

Are Palestinians Invisible?

Dunya Kamal

Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA

Moira Birss

Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate

Edward Donnelly

Israel Won’t Stop Until the US Cuts Off Its Arms Supply

Ash Sarkar

I Have Lived Through Two Nakbas

Ghada Karmi

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Opinion

It Isn’t Only Justin Welby That Should Go – So Should the Church of England

Adam Ramsay

People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Maccabi Tel Aviv Thugs Made Israeli Apartheid Relatable

Rivkah Brown

Democrats Have Only Themselves to Blame

Luke Savage

Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

This Election Has Been America’s Most Antisemitic Yet

Mia Brett

Western Politicians Hate Francesca Albanese for Good Reason – She’s Making Them Look Terrible

Tayab Ali

Rachel Reeves Has a Miracle Cure for Britain: ‘Growth’

James Meadway

No, Keir Starmer – Reparations Aren’t Just About the Past

Ash Sarkar

Where Is the UK’s Green Jobs Revolution?

Ewan Gibbs

I Went to Gaza. What I Saw Was a Holocaust

susan abulhawa

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Will Expose the West’s Lies

Rivkah Brown

Are Palestinians Invisible?

Dunya Kamal

Home Insurance Will Not Save the USA

Moira Birss

One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated

Palestinian Youth Movement

Labour’s Plans to Capture Carbon Are Designed for Fossil Fuel Giants, Not the Climate

Edward Donnelly

Israel Won’t Stop Until the US Cuts Off Its Arms Supply

Ash Sarkar

I Have Lived Through Two Nakbas

Ghada Karmi

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