I Just Had a Daughter. But Being a Centrist Dad Never Made Less Sense
Aaron Bastani
Starting a family has always been associated with becoming more conservative. Not anymore, writes Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: Police Refused to Label Brianna Ghey’s Murder a Hate Crime. Why?
Moya Lothian-McLean
The murder of a 16-year-old in Cheshire is a shocking convergence of factors. But we can’t ignore the role of transmisogyny in this violence, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Suella Braverman’s Resignation Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Far Right
Aaron Winter
A Braverman leadership challenge, coupled with Farage’s rehabilitation, could see a massive far-right resurgence, writes Aaron Winter.
The 2000s Are Back, Baby – And So Are the Fash
Juliet Jacques
Those celebrating the return of smooth-talking centrists to frontline politics seem to have forgotten the far-right they brought with them, writes Juliet Jacques.
The World Is Finally Waking Up to Israel’s Disinformation War – But Is It Too Late?
Yara Hawari
Even the BBC is starting to pick up on Israeli propaganda. Its belated epiphany won't bring back 15,000 dead Palestinians, writes Yara Hawari.
Europe’s Politicians Are Idealists – But About All the Wrong Things
Aaron Bastani
Politicians across Europe are coupling idealistic foreign policy with domestic decline, writes Aaron Bastani. This must be reversed.
The Corruption Behind Starmer’s Rise Has Finally Been Exposed
Joe Guinan
Details are starting to emerge of the most secretive and dishonest leadership campaign in the history of British politics.
Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism
Ronî Özdemir
The Turkish state’s solidarity with Palestine isn’t just hollow and hypocritical, but serves to justify Erdoğan’s own war crimes against Kurds in north-east Syria, writes Ronî Özdemir.
Armistice Day Is Perfect for a Peace March
Joe Glenton
Suella Braverman has tried to instrumentalise the war dead to stop a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day. But as a veteran, I hope the streets are heaving, writes Joe Glenton.
With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava
Dani Ellis
In early October, a major western ally began an air campaign against a small Middle Eastern territory unlike anything experienced in the region’s decades-long liberation struggle. This wasn't Israel’s assault on Gaza, but Turkey’s on Rojava.
Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him
Michael Chessum
Tory unpopularity, coupled with Labour’s monopoly on opposition, means Keir Starmer can do whatever he likes - and probably still win an election. But at what moral cost?
The Israeli War Machine Runs on Jewish Fear
Rivkah Brown
From national newspapers to communal gatekeepers, the British establishment is playing on Jewish fear to justify genocide, writes Rivkah Brown.
Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?
Aaron Bastani
Conservatives claim they want to reduce immigration - yet they are cheering on the displacement of 1.5m Palestinians in Europe’s near abroad. It makes no sense, writes Aaron Bastani.
Ofcom Has Capitulated to a Rightwing Witch-Hunt Over Israel
Simon Childs
The broadcast regulator suspended a director after her supposedly ‘extreme’ views were exposed by hypocritical free-speech warriors.
The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians
Palestinian Youth Movement
Britain is embroiled in war propaganda not unlike that deployed to manufacture consent for the war on Iraq. The British public should show more courage in its dissent, argues the Palestinian Youth Movement.
A Second Nakba Has Begun
Ash Sarkar
For Gazans, the prospect of indefinite displacement – with no guaranteed right of return to their homes – carries ugly echoes of 1948, argues Ash Sarkar.
Politicians Don’t Want Power – Because Then They Would Actually Have to Solve Problems
Aaron Bastani
Under Keir Starmer, Labour would give more power to bureaucrats over elected politicians. This would make it impossible to change things for the better, writes Aaron Bastani, leaving us to decline on autopilot.
On Migration, the Polish Left Has All But Given Up
Dan Davison & Ewa Pospieszyńska
Rather than challenge far-right xenophobia head-on, the Polish left is swerving it, while advising voters to skip the upcoming immigration referendums. This spineless avoidance serves nobody, write Ewa Pospieszyńska and Dan Davison.