High Court Rules All members Can Vote in the Leadership Election
Dramatic scenes this morning, as a high court rules that all new members will be able to vote in the forthcoming leadership election.
Failures, flunkies and phonies, rewarded in David Cameron’s honours list
Aaron Bastani on what Cameron’s honours proposals tell us about our politics.
Owen Smith’s Sexism Problem
Has Owen Smith’s misogynist behaviour been deliberately ignored by those trying to smear the Corbyn movement?
Has the centre-left collapsed?
Whatever you think of Blair, Owen Smith and Corbyn it’s undeniable that Europe is facing a crisis of social democracy? Aaron Bastani looks at recent history and asks has the centre-left collapsed?
Who is the real Owen Smith?
Jeremy Corbyn today launched his leadership campaign, but who is he up against? Top lobbyist at Pfizer, advocate of privatisation and welfare cuts, Aaron Bastani discovers.
A Good Day For Democracy
Corbyn was kept on the ballot for the upcoming Labour leadership election, but with very restrictive voting regulations on new members.
‘Have power without taking power’ – Farage’s Legacy
Farage is gone, at least for the next 5 minutes – but what’s his legacy and where next for UKIP?
Labour and Tory Leadership – Who’s next?
The next month will see Theresa May and Michael Gove fight it out to see who can be more awful, meanwhile Angela Eagle wonders whether she has what it takes to swoop in with a leadership challenge.
George Osborne abandons 2020 deficit plan – Austerity was always a political choice
Osborne scraps his 2020 deficit target citing Brexit – Aaron Bastani on why this was always ideological.
Cameron tries to rescue legacy by calling on Corbyn to resign
As David Cameron shifts the blame of Brexit onto Jeremy Corbyn, Aaron Bastani looks at the Prime Minister’s legacy and why he’s making this attack now.
172 Labour MPs Issue a Vote of No Confidence In Jeremy Corbyn
A majority of Labour MPs vote against the wishes of thousands of loyal members & trade union backing – Aaron Bastani asks can we #KeepCorbyn?
Why We Need To #KeepCorbyn
Another day, another round of resignations, another post-Brexit financial disaster. Corbyn’s leadership is under threat – but is anyone else actually qualified to lead Labour after the referendum?
‘Selfish, spineless, worst of all, no plan’ – Hilary Benn’s Post-Brexit Coup
Aaron responds to Hilary Benn’s sacking and the plotting from MPs on the Labour right.
#EURef – A Tale of Two Labour Voters
Aaron Bastani on how the EU referendum has shown a split in Labours support base – and what the party now needs to do to get both sides on board in time for 2020.
Three Major Reforms to Save the Media in 2016
Traditional daily print news is virtually dead, online news paid for by ads is in crisis – what future is there for a dynamic, independent media? Aaron Bastani lays out three solutions.
Why I’ve Changed My Mind About Brexit
Aaron Bastani on why he’s had second thoughts about a left-wing Brexit strategy.
Labour’s corrupt councils
Aaron Bastani exposes the self-serving corruption of many Labour-led councils, specifically Tower Hamlets where Mayor John Biggs, amidst massive cuts to local services, has just awarded himself and his colleagues a significant pay rise.
Did the Tories Rig the Election?
New revelations suggest that the Conservatives may have overspent on campaign resources in key marginal seats at last years election and the preceding by-elections. Aaron Bastani looks closer at the allegations and how this ‘admin error’ could have made all the difference.