Being an Opportunist Has Worked Well for Johnson. Why Not for Starmer?
Samuel Earle
A year on from winning the Labour leadership, Starmer has now lost all momentum.
Define, Divide and Rule: The Race Report Shows the State is Not Interested in Racial Liberation
Annie Olaloku-Teriba
The race report deliberately misunderstands racism - telling us it is interpersonal, rather than structural, and denying the role of class.
Police Brutality in Bristol Has Shocked the Country. Why Won’t the City’s Labour Politicians Condemn It?
Anna Lart Greene
With local elections weeks away, politicians who pit themselves against their constituents are working on borrowed time.
With Our Right to Protest Under Threat, Collective Struggle Is the Only Way We Can Win
Ilyas Nagdee & Azfar Shafi
In an increasingly atomised world, we must recover the collective to successfully fight back.
Erdogan’s Attempt to Ban Pro-Kurdish Parties Will Only Fuel the Resistance
Rosa Gilbert
The HDP, Labour's sister party in Turkey, faces its most extreme threat to date. But the broad coalition it has convened isn't going anywhere.
You’ve Been Fined by the Police. What Can You Do About It?
David Renton
Police issued 32,000 fixed penalty notices in the first nine months of lockdown. Here’s a lawyer’s advice on what to do if you get one.
Even Without the ‘Vaccine Bounce’, Boris Johnson Would Still Be Winning
Samuel Earle
The pandemic has shown just how much the prime minister is able to get away with.
If Jews Don’t Count As an Ethnic Minority, It’s Because We Haven’t Always Wanted To
Joseph Finlay
Only recently has ethnic minority status become covetable. British Jews have spent much of our history avoiding it.
Rising Unemployment Is Making Us Depressed. But We Are More Than Our Work
Harriet Williamson
We must separate our self-worth from our productivity.
People Are Waking Up to the Horrors of Police Brutality. It’s Time to Build a Movement
Chardine Taylor-Stone
We’re all fighting the same beast – and it’ll take more than a few radicals to kill it.
Being in Prison During Covid-19 Was Hell – but Pandemic or Not, the System Ruins Lives
Sam, as told to Sophie K Rosa
Coronavirus lockdowns meant prisoners were forced to spend almost 24 hours a day in their cells.
Whether or Not a Cop Killed Sarah Everard, the Police Are Complicit in What Happened to Her
Rivkah Brown
This wasn’t just an act of gendered violence. It was one of state violence, too.
So Long As Our Voting System is Rigged, the Tories Will Always Win Elections
James McAsh
It’s time for Labour to back fair votes.
The Tories Think Decolonising the Curriculum Means Censorship. They Couldn’t Be More Wrong
Ali Meghji
Decolonisation isn't "taking bits out" of history, as one minister recently put it. It's filling in the gaps.
How Harry and Meghan Quit the Royal Family to Join the US Aristocracy
Ash Sarkar
Last night's interview was a reminder that you don’t relinquish one form of royalty without the protection of another.
The Biden Administration Just Broke International Law. Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Aaron Bastani
Joe Biden just authorised airstrikes on Syria without congressional approval.
Now Isn’t the Time for a General Tax Hike – We Need to Target Those Who’ve Profited From the Pandemic
Ann Pettifor
The left must be wary of equating tax hikes with post-pandemic recovery. In today’s budget, Rishi Sunak should go after those whose wealth has increased over the past year.
Until He Starts Talking About Rent Caps, Keir Starmer Isn’t Serious About Championing Business
Aaron Bastani
For all his pro-business posturing, the Labour leader is ignoring one of the biggest issues most companies face.