ACFM: Microdose: Election Vibecheck
The ACFM crew offer their first reactions to Labour's landslide election win.
Tag: election
Analysis: ‘We Can Spot Fakery a Mile Off’: Labour’s Memes Are an Insult to Young Voters
Chloe Laws
Inspired by the far right, Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems are all adopting 'meme strategies'. But they’re years late to the game and seem to think young people are stupid, writes social media consultant Chloe Laws.
Opinion: Independent Candidates Are the Left’s Opportunity to Keep Labour in Check
Moya Lothian-McLean
In government, Labour will be pressed. It’s up to us whether that is from an organised left or from an insatiable hard right, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Opinion: The Tories Are Fast-Tracking Misery While They Still Can
Moya Lothian-McLean
Punitive, miserable policies are the death rattle of a government facing electoral armageddon, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap
James Meadway
With nothing new left to say, Jeremy Hunt used his last budget to set Labour up to fail, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: A Labour Landslide in the North? Don’t Bank On It
Craig Gent
Novara Media’s north of England editor doesn’t care what the polls say: until we know who Labour is convincing, all bets of a 1997-style general election landslide are off.
Report: The Tories Are Ripping Off Green Party Branding For Their Election Leaflets
Zac Larkham
Tory MPs across the country have been accused of ‘greenwashing’ after distributing campaign materials that appear to use the Green party style guide and messaging. Zac Larkham reports.
Novara Live: Macron Re-elected; Elon Musk to Buy Twitter; Mail’s Misogynistic Hit Piece on Rayner
Macron's election as French president might be a relief, but an unprecedented showing for the far right does not bode well for western democracies.
Novara Live: Labour Scrapes Through in Batley & Spen Byelection
Kim Leadbeater's tight victory in Batley & Spen has given Keir Starmer breathing space. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani analyse the result and what it means for Labour
Novara Live: Is Starmer’s Leadership About to End?
Defeat in Hartlepool and a historic low in Chesham & Amersham have caused a crisis of confidence in Keir Starmer. As advisors resigning and MPs speaking out, could his leadership be coming to an early end?
Opinion: Like All Digital Parties, the Northern Independence Party Is a Reflection of Our Broken Politics
Paolo Gerbaudo
Cartel parties that suppress internal democracy, a non-choice between two virtually identical alternatives - the NIP is the product of familiar trends, writes political theorist Paolo Gerbaudo.
Analysis: Imagine Starmer is Polling Badly. Now Times That by Ten
Ell Folan
On virtually no measure is Sir Keir doing well in the polls, writes data journalist and Stats for Lefties founder Ell Folan.
Downstream: Independence for the North of England Interview With Philip Proudfoot
In recent years Scottish and Welsh independence, as well as Irish unification, have become increasingly plausible with Britain’s departure from the EU highlighting major points of difference, as well as economic imbalances, across the home nations. But could the break up of the UK ever include the North of England? And what would a sovereign […]
The Year in Review
At the turn of the decade nearly 12 months ago, some said that we were on the verge of entering a new Roaring ’20s. How prescient they turned out to be. One pandemic and a global economic freefall later, all the assumptions we started out with in January have turned to dust. In their place […]
Opinion: The Left Must Stop Buying the Right’s Lie That They’ve Won the Working Class
Aurelien Mondon
The idea that Trump and Brexit were working-class revolts is a dangerous myth, one the president's recent electoral defeat has done little to dispel, writes Aurelien Mondon.
Downstream: Make America Normal Again. Interview With Adam Tooze
Joe Biden is President-elect of the United States. But what might his Presidency mean for working class Americans, US foreign policy and perceived national decline? Does his victory represent a return to political ‘normality’ after 4 years of the Trump White House? And what might Trump’s legacy be within the Republican Party? Joining Aaron Bastani […]
Novara FM: After Trump
James Butler is joined by JoAnn Wypijewski and Vivek Chibber to discuss the fallout of the American election.
The Bastani Factor: Why Labour Lost – Interview With James Schneider
In 2017 Labour, under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, achieved 40% of the vote in a general election – increasing their share of the vote by 10%. Two years later, in December 2019, that fell to 32% – as the party slumped to its lowest number of seats since 1935. What explains the difference between […]