Nigel Farage Is Making Voters a False Promise
Moya Lothian-McLean
Nigel Farage’s offer is one of individualism and denial dressed up as collective action against a rotten elite. It’s cutting through with voters, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
The European Elections Show What Happens to Smug Centrists
Rivkah Brown
The European far right crushed Sunday’s ballot, with Emmanuel Macron so humiliated he’s called a national election. The results should shake our self-satisfied soon-to-be prime minister, writes Rivkah Brown.
Everyone Wants a Wealth Tax – Apart From Labour’s Wealthy Donors
Ash Sarkar
When its manifesto drops, Labour will have to explain how it’s going to pay for everything it’s promising. Simply repeating that it’ll ‘grow the economy’ won’t cut it, writes Ash Sarkar.
How the Scottish Tory Leader Built His Career on Persecuting Travellers
Adam Ramsay
Douglas Ross has complained about having to 'bend over backwards' for and 'battle' the Traveller community - and that's just the start of his racism, writes Adam Ramsay.
In Scotland, There’s No Excuse to Vote for Genocide
Adam Ramsay
‘Every appearance by an official Israeli representative in Scotland is like a visit to enemy territory,’ an Israeli official told Haaretz in 2012. Good, writes Adam Ramsay.
The Grown-Ups Will Choose Your MP, Thanks
Moya Lothian-McLean
Both Labour and the Tories have decided to bypass democracy and impose parliamentary candidates on constituencies. Heed this sordid episode: it’s setting the tone for the next five years, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Netanyahu Doesn’t Want a Deal – He Wants to ‘Finish the Job’
Rivkah Brown
As the two sides inch towards a US-brokered settlement, the Israeli PM is throwing his toys out of the pram at the prospect of ending his beloved military campaign, writes Rivkah Brown.
Faiza Shaheen Has Nothing to Apologise For
Ash Sarkar
The Israel lobby exists - and no one should have to say sorry for acknowledging that fact, writes Ash Sarkar.
Labour’s Messy Leftwing Purge Isn’t As Smart As It Seems
Moya Lothian-McLean
As deadlines for MP selections approach, the Labour leadership is moving to block leftwingers from representing the party once and for all. But these machinations are exposing key cracks, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
In Starmer’s Labour, Only ‘Zionist Shitlords’ Are Welcome
Aaron Bastani
Could Labour replace Diane Abbott with a man who describes himself as a ‘zionist shitlord’? Maybe - because the party really is that weird now, writes Aaron Bastani.
This General Election Will Be a War on Young People
Rivkah Brown
With his proposed compulsory national service for 18-year-olds, Rishi Sunak isn’t just signalling the Tories’ security credentials but also their special loathing for the young, writes Rivkah Brown.
Scotland Needs an Industrial Strategy
Adam Ramsay
For too long, the Scottish government has been timid about setting a clear economic direction. With the SNP plunging in the polls, any hope of its renewal lies across the road to economic transformation, writes Adam Ramsay.
Farewell, Rwanda
Ash Sarkar
A summer general election means it’s curtains for the government’s flagship immigration policy, writes Ash Sarkar.
John Woodcock Has No Idea What the ‘Far Left’ Is and Frankly nor Do We
Simon Childs
A new report by the government’s anti-protest tsar suggests a rather loose grip on political realities. Simon Childs reports.
The Tories Are Fast-Tracking Misery While They Still Can
Moya Lothian-McLean
Punitive, miserable policies are the death rattle of a government facing electoral armageddon, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
I Would Have Voted for George Galloway, But Then He Said Gay People Aren’t ‘Normal’
Aaron Bastani
Aaron Bastani once admired George Galloway’s principled stance on Palestine - but in a recent Novara Media interview, the Rochdale MP expressed “shocking” views on homosexuality.
‘Jobs or the Environment’ Is a False Choice Deployed by the Right
Polly Smythe
This May Day, beware of rightwingers trying to pit the green of environmentalism against the red of socialism.
What Led to Humza Yousaf’s Incredible Self-Own?
Adam Ramsay
The first minister collapsed his own premiership. But beneath the SNP's manoeuvring, its existential threat is conflict aversion. Adam Ramsay writes.