Why Do Tories Love Crypto?
Peter Howson
Because the winner takes all and the poor get nothing.
Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President
Amita Arudpragasam
As the country crumbles, Gotabaya Rajapaksa remains in office.
The IRA’s Technical Support
In this bonus episode, we meet two American inventors whose homemade weapons aimed to launch the Irish republican campaign into the skies and below the waves.
PartyGate Photos Leaked, Johnson’s Nasty Advisors, Australia’s New PM
After the police cleared Boris Johnson of all but one rule breach, photos have emerged of the PM drinking booze at a separate gathering during lockdown. How have the Met let him get away with it? Plus: Australia has a new PM and the Tories are still all over the place on an energy company windfall tax.
What the British Media is Missing About the Rise of Sinn Féin
Ciarán O’Rourke
Post-Brexit blowback is only part of the story.
An Era-Defining Political Comeback—Aaron Bastani Meets Lutfur Rahman
In the 2022 local elections, something unprecedented happened in Tower Hamlets, a borough in East London. Not only did the constituents elect a mayor previously banned from taking part in politics, but that candiate’s party, Aspire, took the council from Labour. Aaron Bastani speaks to Lutfur Rahman, the new mayor of Tower Hamlets.
Keir Starmer Doesn’t Trust Ordinary People
Aaron Bastani
Just look at the stitch-up in Wakefield.
Keir Starmer is Getting a Taste of His Own Cop Medicine
Moya Lothian-McLean
No one likes a snitch.
What Does Keir Starmer Actually Believe? Aaron Bastani Meets Oliver Eagleton
Is he a managerial Machiavelli? A moral crusader? Or just an opportunist with a decent haircut? Aaron Bastani talks to Oliver Eagleton about the Labour leader.
Ahead of June’s Elections, a Revived French Left is Uniting
Ell Folan
Left for dead? Non.
Does It Even Matter How Labour Does in the Local Elections?
Michael Chessum
Many councillors will become apologists for cuts they end up implementing.
French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?
Hanna Bechiche
Persecuted by centrists and the far right alike, Muslims want more.
Why Can’t Starmer Just Be Like Blair?
Oliver Eagleton
The spirit of '97 is now long gone.
The Response to the Trojan Horse Affair Tells Us All We Need to Know About Islamophobia in Britain
Zarah Sultana
For me, this is personal.
Something Sinister Is Happening in the Labour Party. Aaron Bastani Meets Len McCluskey
Known for his steadfast support of Jeremy Corbyn whilst heading up the biggest private sector union in the country, Len McCluskey has a uniquely intimate knowledge of both Labour Party politics and the organised labour movement.
The Tories Expect Massive Public Demands on the Cost of Living Crisis. Why Aren’t We Making Them?
James Meadway
The goal is wide open.
How We Won: The Live-In Nannies Who Fought Against £1 an Hour Pay
Sophie K Rosa
Pocket money? No thanks.
Sunak Challenged by MPs on Regressive Spring Statement
Rishi Sunak was today grilled by MPs on his spring statement. Michael Walker and Barnaby Raine explain why the chancellor lied when he said his mini-budget was “progressive”.