Opinion: Three Things the Tories Could Easily Do to Slash Living Costs
James Meadway
The Tories claim the cost of living crisis is beyond their control, writes James Meadway. They’re lying.
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Opinion: Is It Better If Boris Stays?
Jess Barnard
‘Partygate’ may be consolidating support for Labour - but that's not enough of a reason to want Johnson to remain in power, writes Jess Barnard.
Opinion: It’s Not Enough to ‘Save’ the NHS – We Must Transform It
Joanna Sutton-Klein
Reactionary campaigns to ‘save’ our NHS are no longer enough, writes Jo Sutton-Klein; progressives must offer a transformative vision, which puts care at its centre.
Opinion: Tory MPs Calling Out the Whip Only Care About Ousting Boris, Not Changing the Corrupt System
Ash Sarkar
Don’t mistake rebel Tory MPs' sudden interest in the brutality of the whipping system for a desire to see it meaningfully reformed, writes Ash Sarkar; the problem being highlighted is the incompetence of the whip’s office under Boris Johnson, not its existence.
Opinion: Why Should Homeowners’ Safety Trump Everyone Else’s?
Rivkah Brown
Michael Gove is protecting “innocent leaseholders” from flammable cladding – but he’s happy for the rest of us to burn, writes Rivkah Brown.
Analysis: The Navy Wants Nothing to Do With the Tories’ War on Migrants
Daniel Sohege
The Home Office’s plans to militarise the Channel are illegal - and the navy wants no part in them, writes Daniel Sohege.
Opinion: Johnson Should Go – And the Left Should Demand It
Jonas Marvin
While Boris Johnson was living it up at Downing Street, we locked down, suffered and died. If the left doesn’t harness the widespread fury over ‘partygate’, it’ll be missing a huge opportunity, argues Jonas Marvin.
Novara Live: Crushing Defeat for Johnson As Lib Dems Win Byelection
A massive byelection upset in North Shropshire has shown England's anger at Boris Johnson. Is it a fatal blow to his authority as PM? With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Novara Live: The Beginning of the End of Boris Johnson
After a disastrous week with laws broken and lies exposed, is this the beginning of the end of Boris Johnson?
Opinion: The Tories’ New ‘Community-Powered’ Plan Is a Cynical Power Grab
Bertie Russell, Keir Milburn & Kai Heron
The Tories' recent proposal for a new era of 'community-powered Conservativism' is an audacious, though ultimately hollow, bid to park tanks on the left's lawn.
Opinion: Austerity May Be Over, but the Tories Still Aren’t Spending Enough
James Meadway
With this year's budget, the Tories may have ended austerity, but the spending increases they are proposing aren't nearly enough to undo the damage they have wrought through a decade of brutal cuts.
Opinion: The Government’s Net Zero Strategy Is Beyond Disappointing
James Meadway
Unless the Treasury’s attitude towards borrowing changes, the government's decarbonisation strategy is futile, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: The Supply Chain Crisis Is Exposing Tory Divisions
James Meadway
Recent public spats over how to manage the ongoing supply chain crisis speak to far deeper ideological conflicts within the Tory government, argues James Meadway.
Novara Live: Tory MP Stabbed in Essex Attack | #TyskySour
For the second time in six years a British MP has been violently killed while doing their job. We discuss the circumstances of the tragic death of Sir David Amess, and why it seems Britain cannot keep its politicians safe from harm. Also on the show – Dominic Cummings Attacks Keir Starmer as an “Uber […]
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: Labour’s Universal Credit Revamp Is a Step Backwards, Not Forwards
Will Stronge
Instead of fiddling with the technical details of the current universal credit system, the Labour party must embrace the opportunity to set out a new vision for a genuinely progressive welfare settlement.
Opinion: The North Has Always Been at the Cutting Edge of Culture
Kojo Koram
Forget the stereotypes, red wall voters aren’t inherently culturally conservative. The north has always pioneered culture.
Opinion: Back on the Hard Road: How Stuart Hall Can Help Us Navigate Our Moment
David Wearing
The British left is still reeling and disoriented from the election defeat of December 2019. But by comparing our current moment to Stuart Hall’s analysis of the long 1980s, we can learn some important lessons, writes David Wearing.