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Analysis: The Big State Is Back, Baby

Paolo Gerbaudo

In the neoliberal era, bureaucrats were public enemy number one. Now, Boris Johnson is heralding the “activist state”. The left must skewer the right’s faux interventionism or risk irrelevance, writes Paolo Gerbaudo.

Boris Johnson’s Tory Party and the Blue Wall

The last two years of Boris Johnson’s leadership have been defined by a heady mix of disaster and triumph: Brexit, a landslide election victory, a catastrophic pandemic, by-election wins and one surprising loss. What makes Johnsonism different from the Conservatism of yesteryear, and what’s coming next?

Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

Opinion: The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

James Meadway

This mask-off moment is an opportunity for Labour to dispel the myth of the Tories as the party of workers. Instead all we're getting are mealy-mouthed, half-hearted critiques, argues James Meadway.

Novara Live: Johnson in Fight Over Social Care Funding

Boris Johnson faces a backlash for breaking a manifesto promise as he prepares to raise national insurance. Should the move be opposed and, if so, how else should social care be funded?

Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?

Has the idpol-loving left abandoned the white working class? The answer is a bit more complicated than the Tories would have you think.

Prime minister Boris Johnson in a white labcoat and protective goggles, holding up a vial of the coronavirus vaccine

Analysis: Vaccine Passports Aren’t Just Unfair, They Don’t Work

James Meadway

With vaccines only halving transmission, Boris Johnson risks incentivising superspreader events where variants flourish, argues James Meadway.

Novara Live: Johnson’s Pingdemic Brings England to Standstill

Johnson’s incoherent plan to allow mass infections while keeping self-isolation in place has brought England to a standstill. How will the pingdemic end?

Novara Live: Opposition Mounts to Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’

It's three days before England removes all restrictions and daily UK cases have just topped 50,000. Are we heading for a catastrophe? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

Opinion: Universal Credit Is a Symptom of Britain’s Broken Jobs Market

Andrew Fisher

Boris Johnson seems to think that cutting the £20 uplift to universal credit will enable him to create high-paid jobs, writes Andrew Fisher. He's living, as Adam Curtis would say, in a dream world.

Novara Live: Johnson Announces End of England’s Covid Restrictions

Boris Johnson has confirmed that most remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England will be removed on 19 July. Is this the right move? or is it more government complacency that risks variants emerging? With Ash Sarkar and Dalia Gebrial.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in London

Opinion: The Tories’ Covid-19 Strategy Pits Young and Old Against Each Other

Ameya Tripathi

The government is using its widely condemned 'focused protection' strategy to stir up a culture of fear between generations in a cynical and dangerous bid to retain political power, writes Ameya Tripathi.

Novara Live: Johnson Announces Covid-19 Restrictions to Continue

Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar respond to Johnson's press briefing confirming a four week delay to further easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

Novara Live: Tories Announce Pathetic Covid-19 Catch Up Plans

The Tories' own education tsar has recommended £15bn will be needed to help fund catch up programmes for kids who missed school due to Covid-19. So why have the government only proposed £1.4bn?

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Analysis: The Big State Is Back, Baby

Paolo Gerbaudo

Boris Johnson’s Tory Party and the Blue Wall

Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

Aydin Dikerdem

Novara Live: The Tory Cabinet Reshuffle

Novara Live: Boris Johnson Set to Announce Covid Winter Plan

Novara Live: Labour Lead Tories for First Time Since January

Opinion: The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

James Meadway

Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?

Analysis: Vaccine Passports Aren’t Just Unfair, They Don’t Work

James Meadway

Novara Live: Johnson’s Pingdemic Brings England to Standstill

Novara Live: Opposition Mounts to Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’

Novara Live: Johnson Announces End of England’s Covid Restrictions

Opinion: The Tories’ Covid-19 Strategy Pits Young and Old Against Each Other

Ameya Tripathi

Novara Live: Johnson Announces Covid-19 Restrictions to Continue

Novara Live: Tories Announce Pathetic Covid-19 Catch Up Plans

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Tag: boris johnson

Analysis: The Big State Is Back, Baby

Paolo Gerbaudo

Boris Johnson’s Tory Party and the Blue Wall

Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations

Aydin Dikerdem

Novara Live: The Tory Cabinet Reshuffle

Novara Live: Boris Johnson Set to Announce Covid Winter Plan

Novara Live: Labour Lead Tories for First Time Since January

Novara Live: MPs Vote on Tax Hike for the Working Class

Opinion: The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

James Meadway

Novara Live: Johnson in Fight Over Social Care Funding

Ash Wednesday: What About the White Working Class?

Analysis: Vaccine Passports Aren’t Just Unfair, They Don’t Work

James Meadway

Novara Live: Johnson’s Pingdemic Brings England to Standstill

Novara Live: Opposition Mounts to Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’

Opinion: Universal Credit Is a Symptom of Britain’s Broken Jobs Market

Andrew Fisher

Novara Live: Johnson Announces End of England’s Covid Restrictions

Opinion: The Tories’ Covid-19 Strategy Pits Young and Old Against Each Other

Ameya Tripathi

Novara Live: Johnson Announces Covid-19 Restrictions to Continue

Novara Live: Tories Announce Pathetic Covid-19 Catch Up Plans

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