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.
The Biggest Gang in Britain: How Police Solidarity Facilitates Violence and Abuse
Maya Oppenheim
Violence and abuse in the police force are facilitated by the insular and clannish nature of policing, writes Maya Oppenheim. We must push for greater accountability, not let cops demand less.
Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?
Michael Chessum
Until recently, electoral alternatives to Labour seemed doomed, writes Michael Chessum. But with a host of political parties and independent candidates sweeping up the leftists Starmer has alienated, could this finally be changing?
How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown
Nadine El-Enany
Alfie Meadows needed brain surgery after being struck by a police officer during the 2010 student protests. They then tried to criminalise him. The man responsible for public prosecutions at the time? Keir Starmer.
Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit
Rivkah Brown
A playground carriage, an entire pub, cheap tickets – Nordic trains are an advert for nationalisation, writes Rivkah Brown.
After Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP’s Lack of Political Vision Is Total
Jonathon Shafi
Humza Yousaf just missed a big chance to carve out a distinctive political identity and caved to the corporate lobby, argues Jonathon Shafi.
British Comment Journalism is in the Gutter – Signed, a Comment Journalist
Moya Lothian-McLean
Revelations in the wake of Notting Hill carnival that the Daily Mail ghostwrites some of its guest columns is only the latest stain on a degraded medium, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
In the UK, Israel Has Spotted a Like-Minded Government
Hedi Viterbo
Of course Israeli officials would think they could influence UK court cases, writes Hedi Viterbo – on Palestine and protest rights, the two states are perfectly aligned.
Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?
Aaron Bastani
If ‘progressive’ centrist politicians really want to strike a chord, they need a compelling story for the country, writes Aaron Bastani, not just more hard luck stories about themselves.