Opinion

Richard Hermer. Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

The Government’s ‘Progressive’ Top Lawyer Is Off to a Rocky Start

Simon Childs

Richard Hermer was seen as a progressive appointment to the role of attorney general. Now he's being criticised for his role in the decision to continue supplying some arms to Israel and for downplaying torture. Simon Childs reports.

Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the 2024 Labour Party conference in Liverpool. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

It’s bizarre to watch the prime minister go through the motions just three months after winning a landslide, writes Aaron Bastani.

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, September 2024. Phil Noble/Reuters

Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco

Adam Ramsay

Journalists shouldn’t be asking government ministers why they accepted luxury gifts. They should be asking why they were given them in the first place, writes Adam Ramsay.

Keir Starmer at an Arsenal game. Reuters/John Sibley

Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?

Ash Sarkar

The Prime Minister accepting gifts is actually a public service, apparently. But do donors really want nothing in return, asks Ash Sarkar?

Nigel Farage Loves Migrants – As Long As They Travel By Private Jet

Simon Childs

The Reform leader will speak at his party conference on Friday, and a gathering for tax avoiding ‘global citizens’ the following week.

The Guardian's headquarters in London. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

The Guardian Is Basically Giving The Observer Away. Here’s Why

Aaron Bastani

Acting as the parish noticeboard for liberal obsessions like stopping Brexit will only get a newspaper so far, writes Aaron Bastani.

Keir Starmer and David Lammy fly to the US for talks with Joe Biden, September 2024. Stefan Rousseau/Reuters

Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?

Ash Sarkar

Joe Biden and Keir Starmer hope supplying Ukraine with cruise missiles could turn the tide against Russia. This might not be the knockout blow they’re aiming for, writes Ash Sarkar.

Grenfell survivors hold a press conference as the inquiry publishes its second report on the 2017 fire. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

When Will There Be Justice for Grenfell Survivors?

Ash Sarkar

Following the publication of the long-awaited Grenfell inquiry report, it's imperative that urgency is maintained, writes Ash Sarkar.

Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon

Ash Sarkar

Kamala Harris claims her values ‘have not changed’. Maybe she just didn’t have any in the first place, writes Ash Sarkar.

Macron Is Making a Joke of France’s Electorate

Cole Stangler

The French president has refused to appoint a prime minister from the leftwing coalition that won the most seats in the country’s recent snap elections. French citizens deserve better, writes Cole Stangler.

Kamala Harris Has No Platform

Steven Methven

In all the excitement generated by the new Democratic nominee for US president, one thing seems to have dropped out of view, writes Steven Methven: the politics.

Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards

Ash Sarkar

Even idiots could see Labour was inevitably going to have to spend more money than had been laid out in its “fully costed” manifesto, writes Ash Sarkar.

A man walks through a crowd of police wearing a St George flag

We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

The far-right riots have exposed the racist core of Britain’s immigration panic. Angela Rayner has shown the right instinct by seizing this moment to chip away at the hostile environment, writes Rivkah Brown.

No, Keir Starmer – Managerialism Won’t Beat the Race Riots

Ash Sarkar

The prime minister could be fighting for a new, inclusive model of Britishness - and defining his political project in the process. Instead, he’s retreated to his comfort zone: meetings, minutes and specialist units, writes Ash Sarkar.

Transphobes Have Got Their Money Shot: A Woman Punching Another Woman in the Face

Rivkah Brown

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, whose opponent quit after just 46 seconds in the ring, is the perfect vehicle for fantasies of trans violence, writes Rivkah Brown – if you can forget that she’s cis.

A woman with a bobbed haircut stands outside of 11 Downing Street smiling

Austerity Is Back, Baby

Matteo Tiratelli

Rachel Reeves imagines Blackrock will fill the void left by her deliberate under-investment, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Where have I heard that one before?

A team of video journalists surround Keir Starmer

If Keir Starmer Wants to Avoid Government Misspending, He Should Pay Local Media to Expose It

Aaron Bastani

15 years ago, there were 13,000 journalists working in local media, today there are just 4,000. We urgently need more for effective government outside the M25, writes Aaron Bastani.

Protesters hold placards condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and the UK government's complicity

Israel Is Running Out of Road

Rivkah Brown

In a single week, two of Israel’s closest allies have signalled they’ve had enough of its flagrant violation of international law. This could go pear-shaped quickly, writes Rivkah Brown.

Opinion

The Government’s ‘Progressive’ Top Lawyer Is Off to a Rocky Start

Simon Childs

Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco

Adam Ramsay

Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?

Ash Sarkar

Nigel Farage Loves Migrants – As Long As They Travel By Private Jet

Simon Childs

The Guardian Is Basically Giving The Observer Away. Here’s Why

Aaron Bastani

Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?

Ash Sarkar

When Will There Be Justice for Grenfell Survivors?

Ash Sarkar

Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon

Ash Sarkar

Macron Is Making a Joke of France’s Electorate

Cole Stangler

Kamala Harris Has No Platform

Steven Methven

Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards

Ash Sarkar

No, Keir Starmer – Managerialism Won’t Beat the Race Riots

Ash Sarkar

Transphobes Have Got Their Money Shot: A Woman Punching Another Woman in the Face

Rivkah Brown

Austerity Is Back, Baby

Matteo Tiratelli

If Keir Starmer Wants to Avoid Government Misspending, He Should Pay Local Media to Expose It

Aaron Bastani

Israel Is Running Out of Road

Rivkah Brown

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Opinion

The Government’s ‘Progressive’ Top Lawyer Is Off to a Rocky Start

Simon Childs

Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous

Aaron Bastani

Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco

Adam Ramsay

Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?

Ash Sarkar

Nigel Farage Loves Migrants – As Long As They Travel By Private Jet

Simon Childs

The Guardian Is Basically Giving The Observer Away. Here’s Why

Aaron Bastani

Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?

Ash Sarkar

When Will There Be Justice for Grenfell Survivors?

Ash Sarkar

Kamala Harris Is a Political Chameleon

Ash Sarkar

Macron Is Making a Joke of France’s Electorate

Cole Stangler

Kamala Harris Has No Platform

Steven Methven

Public Sector Pay Bumps Were Always on the Cards

Ash Sarkar

We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

No, Keir Starmer – Managerialism Won’t Beat the Race Riots

Ash Sarkar

Transphobes Have Got Their Money Shot: A Woman Punching Another Woman in the Face

Rivkah Brown

Austerity Is Back, Baby

Matteo Tiratelli

If Keir Starmer Wants to Avoid Government Misspending, He Should Pay Local Media to Expose It

Aaron Bastani

Israel Is Running Out of Road

Rivkah Brown

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