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Analysis: Proportional Representation Won’t Solve All the Left’s Problems, But We Should Back It Anyway

Ell Folan

The loss of key council seats last week has renewed Labour activists' interest in proportional representation. While PR alone won't keep the Tories out of power - and Labour must focus on policies not systems if it wants to win - it is still worth supporting, writes Ell Folan.

Opinion: Even Without the ‘Vaccine Bounce’, Boris Johnson Would Still Be Winning

Samuel Earle

Boris Johnson's catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic has led Britain to one of the highest death rates per capita in the world. But it hasn't lost him voters. In fact, he’s gained new ones. In the first of a new series on the Tories and power, Samuel Earle looks at how the prime minister gets away with it.

Opinion: Coronavirus Has Had a Devastating Impact on Mental Health, but It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

Harriet Williamson

Coronavirus was always going to be difficult for people with mental health conditions, but political decisions rooted in Tory ideology have made things much worse, writes Harriet Williamson.

Opinion: Coronavirus Won’t End the Scotland-England Union – But the Tories Will

Scotland’s approach to tackling coronavirus has prompted outrage from Westminster’s right-wing politicians and commentators. Michael Gray argues that while the virus won't break up Britain, the Tories will.

Opinion: Between Cutting the Deficit and Protecting Their Voter Base, the Tories Are Caught in a Bind

Grace Blakeley

This week the Telegraph reported that the Tories are considering a post-coronavirus austerity package of tax increases and spending reductions. But cutting the deficit while protecting their voter base is going to be a real challenge for them, argues Grace Blakeley.

7 Pandemic Demands to Make Sure Everyone Is Protected

Flannán Shell

With the government consistently failing to offer a meaningful response, Flannán Shell presents a list of demands to ensure everyone, no matter their situation, is protected in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Shit Jobs for All: the Many Horrors of the Zero Hours Contract

Laith Saad

Huge commutes, poor pay and unpaid overtime. Agency worker and journalist Laith Saad speaks with his colleagues about the precarity and exploitation that goes hand-in-hand with a zero hours contract.

Explainers: Get Brexit Done IS a SCAM

Eleanor Penny explains why the Tories’ rallying cry to Get Brexit Done is a complete and utter SCAM.

How the Long, Slow Death of Neoliberalism Sent the Conservative Party Into Crisis

Eleanor Penny

Long read: In a matter of weeks the Tories have lost their flimsy grip on parliament, a historic six votes, any remaining confidence of EU negotiators and the plot entirely. But while it's difficult to look beyond Boris, Eleanor Penny argues the problem has far deeper roots.

The Bastani Factor: How Do You Beat Boris Johnson?

Last week Boris Johnson became Britain’s latest Prime Minister. Having previously been a Tory mayor in a Labour city, and fronted a Leave campaign which prevailed against the odds, how can he be beaten?

Novara FM: How Will He Govern?

James Butler and Aaron Bastani contemplate the future under Boris Johnson.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Is the Ultimate Expression of Neoliberalism in Collapse

Aaron Bastani

By tomorrow, newly-elected Conservative leader Boris Johnson will be Britain’s prime minister. Aaron Bastani argues the Johnson premiership will be the final, macabre act of the Thatcher supremacy - and whether it is replaced by something better is down to us.

The Public, Not the Tory Party, Must Decide Britain’s Next Prime Minister

Aaron Bastani

It now seems certain Theresa May will resign as prime minister in the coming months, if not weeks. Aaron Bastani argues that if, amid such historic turbulence, her successor is chosen without the explicit consent of the country, it will discredit the very notion that Britain is a functioning democracy.

Novara FM: What Next? Brexit Deadlock and Beyond

James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Michael Walker to break apart the week's parliamentary manoeuvrings on Brexit and the politics of the negotiations.

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Analysis: Proportional Representation Won’t Solve All the Left’s Problems, But We Should Back It Anyway

Ell Folan

Opinion: Even Without the ‘Vaccine Bounce’, Boris Johnson Would Still Be Winning

Samuel Earle

Opinion: Coronavirus Has Had a Devastating Impact on Mental Health, but It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Coronavirus Won’t End the Scotland-England Union – But the Tories Will

Michael Gray

Opinion: Between Cutting the Deficit and Protecting Their Voter Base, the Tories Are Caught in a Bind

Grace Blakeley

7 Pandemic Demands to Make Sure Everyone Is Protected

Flannán Shell

Shit Jobs for All: the Many Horrors of the Zero Hours Contract

Laith Saad

Explainers: Get Brexit Done IS a SCAM

How the Long, Slow Death of Neoliberalism Sent the Conservative Party Into Crisis

Eleanor Penny

The Bastani Factor: How Do You Beat Boris Johnson?

Novara FM: How Will He Govern?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Is the Ultimate Expression of Neoliberalism in Collapse

Aaron Bastani

The Public, Not the Tory Party, Must Decide Britain’s Next Prime Minister

Aaron Bastani

Novara FM: What Next? Brexit Deadlock and Beyond

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Analysis: Proportional Representation Won’t Solve All the Left’s Problems, But We Should Back It Anyway

Ell Folan

Opinion: Even Without the ‘Vaccine Bounce’, Boris Johnson Would Still Be Winning

Samuel Earle

Opinion: Coronavirus Has Had a Devastating Impact on Mental Health, but It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Coronavirus Won’t End the Scotland-England Union – But the Tories Will

Michael Gray

Opinion: Between Cutting the Deficit and Protecting Their Voter Base, the Tories Are Caught in a Bind

Grace Blakeley

7 Pandemic Demands to Make Sure Everyone Is Protected

Flannán Shell

Shit Jobs for All: the Many Horrors of the Zero Hours Contract

Laith Saad

Explainers: Get Brexit Done IS a SCAM

How the Long, Slow Death of Neoliberalism Sent the Conservative Party Into Crisis

Eleanor Penny

The Bastani Factor: How Do You Beat Boris Johnson?

Novara FM: How Will He Govern?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Is the Ultimate Expression of Neoliberalism in Collapse

Aaron Bastani

The Public, Not the Tory Party, Must Decide Britain’s Next Prime Minister

Aaron Bastani

Novara FM: What Next? Brexit Deadlock and Beyond

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