Opinion: The Arts Will Die Under Grey Labour
Juliet Jacques
Amid a crowded field of strenuously unambitious manifesto pledges, Keir Starmer’s culture offering is spectacularly pathetic, writes Juliet Jacques.
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Feature: Nigel Farage Is Coming for Your (Young) Man
Clare Hymer & Craig Gent
Nigel Farage is trying to tap into a particular kind of post-industrial masculinity in order to widen his base. Unfortunately, he’s succeeding, write Clare Hymer and Craig Gent.
Opinion: Would the Real Anti-Racists Please Stand Up?
Rivkah Brown
Hope not Hate purports to be the UK’s 'leading' anti-racist campaign group. Why then, asks Rivkah Brown, has it said nothing about Labour’s abundance of in-house racists?
Opinion: What Isn’t In Labour’s Manifesto Is More Important Than What Is
Ash Sarkar
There’s an awful lot the Labour manifesto isn’t saying – and it’s probably more important than what’s on paper, writes Ash Sarkar.
Analysis: Labour’s Slippery Manifesto Offers No End to Austerity
James Meadway
Labour is doomed if it keeps the country on its current path. But Keir Starmer's flimsy manifesto refuses to say how he intends to avoid more austerity, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: The Green Party Manifesto Is Just Common Sense
Adam Ramsay
The Green manifesto goes big on redistributing wealth. Although there is more to power than money, writes Adam Ramsay, it's a step in the right direction.
Feature: Meet the Labour Candidates Lobbying for Oil, Gas and Arms Companies
Polly Smythe
From Shell to Uber, Amazon to Lockheed Martin: Labour's class of 2024 has a stunning array of corporate clients.
Report: Labour Deletes ‘The NHS Is Not for Sale’ From Its Manifesto
Rivkah Brown
The party’s 2024 manifesto has removed the clause agreed upon at the last conference. Is soon-to-be health secretary Wes Streeting trying to tell us something? Rivkah Brown reports.
Red Flags: My Partner Is Broke. Should I Pay His Rent?
Sophie K Rosa
Sophie K Rosa tells a woman wondering how to help her broke boyfriend that, while sharing resources can be a way to put your politics into practice, reciprocity and communication are key.
Opinion: 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.
Analysis: South African Muslims Didn’t Vote for Pro-Palestine Parties. Why Not?
Ilham Rawoot
In the country’s recent general election, South African Muslims voted overwhelmingly for the centre-right, white-controlled Democratic Alliance. The results have exposed ethnic tensions that have bubbled away under the surface for decades.
Report: ‘I’m Not Angry, I’m Disappointed’: What Voters in Reform’s Top Town Really Think
Craig Gent
If Reform voters are angry, it should make Barnsley, which includes two of the party’s most marginal seats, Britain’s angriest town. North of England editor Craig Gent went there to find out what’s really going on.
Opinion: 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.
Report: Is Luke Akehurst Labour’s Untouchable ‘Bigot’?
Rivkah Brown
The Israel lobbyist and handpicked MP candidate has spewed misogyny, antisemitism and anti-Black racism, as well as supporting US torture sites. Is there anything Labour won’t let him do?
Opinion: 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.
Opinion: 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.
Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?
Rivkah Brown
Josh Simons, the 30-year-old director of Starmermite 'Super Pac' Labour Together, has just been handed a safe seat. A former Corbyn staffer, Simons claims he left the party over antisemitism. New evidence suggests otherwise. Rivkah Brown asks: what is he really about?
Report: Keir Starmer Drops Multi-Million Pound ‘Lawfare’ Against Ex-Corbyn Staffers
Rivkah Brown
Labour has dropped a legal case against five ex-employees it claimed leaked an internal party report that showed how rightwing staffers obstructed Jeremy Corbyn's attempts to deal with antisemitism. Rivkah Brown reports.