A Letter to Our Readers
the Novara Media Team
A letter to our readers following the general election.
Tag: ge2019
Opinion: From Despair to Where? #McStrike Shows Us Where Labour’s Rebuilding Must Start
Alex Wood
Alex Wood argues that Labour's declining support in former industrial areas should be understood alongside the decline of the trade union movement. Revitalising Labour, he argues, will require a labour movement rooted in post-industrial realities.
Long Read: Labour’s Economic Plans: What Went Wrong?
James Meadway
In this post-election long read, James Meadway explains how Labour’s 2019 plans got caught up in policy at the expense of politics.
Opinion: Learning the Lessons of Labour’s Northern Nightmare Will Take Longer Than a Weekend
Craig Gent
Beyond Brexit and Corbyn, Labour's foothold in England's mining belt has been weakening for years, writes Craig Gent. Rebuilding trust and confidence will require a patient process involving hard truths - and no amount of hot takes on social media will change that.
Electionsesh2019
From 9:30pm til 5am Novara Media stayed with you for the GE2019 election results.
Long Read: In the North’s Leave-Voting Seats, Disillusionment Is Labour’s Biggest Enemy
Craig Gent
With Labour engaged in a last minute battle to shore up northern support, Craig Gent reports on the party's struggle with disillusionment - and what can be done about it.
GE2019: Why Labour’s Tax Plans Will Be a Sharp Shock for Corporate Tax Avoiders
Iwan Doherty
It sounds so commonsense you could be forgiven for overlooking it - but Labour's plan to make corporations pay tax where they do business could finally bring about some tax justice in the UK, argues Iwan Doherty.
GE2019: Pandering Won’t Solve Labour’s Brexit Problem
Michael Chessum
While it makes sense to spend the last days of the campaign trail shoring up northern and midlands seats, Labour needs to avoid falling into simplistic and conservative narratives on Brexit, argues Michael Chessum.
Opinion: Beyond Politics? The Limits of Extinction Rebellion’s Strategy Are Beginning to Show
Alex May
Extinction Rebellion’s protests against Labour during the election campaign might come across as mind-boggling – but it should come as no surprise, argues Alex May.
GE2019: I Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. Here’s Why I Can’t Vote for the Tories
Ammaarah Zayna
Ammaarah Zayna explains why the Tories' policies amount to shutting doors in the faces of some of the most vulnerable women in our society.
GE2019: The Future Is Unwritten: In These Final Few Days, Every Conversation Matters
James Meadway
The days leading up to polling day matter for as many as a third of Labour's votes. With the Conservatives running a fearful and negative air war, it's now that Labour's strength in numbers becomes a real asset, argues James Meadway.
All The Best: Leo Panitch on the Election Campaign
Matt and Max are joined by legendary socialist thinker Leo Panitch as they discuss the election campaign, the leaders’ debates, and the hope of socialist transformation of the state.
GE2019: Austerity Was an Attack on Our Self-Esteem. We Deserve Better – Let’s Not Talk Ourselves Out of It
Phil Jones
Austerity has instilled in us the belief that good things are not possible, and we wouldn't deserve them even if they were. Phil Jones argues we should resist the idea that a better future is too good to be true.
GE2019: ‘Does Anyone Care?’ Teachers Are Asking You to Vote to End Child Poverty This Winter
James McAsh
Last week a seven-year-old girl wrote her letter to Father Christmas. She asked only for a home, some food, and a nice doll. “Can you help?” she wrote. “Mam wants us to be all together.” Our votes on 12 December will determine whether or not Father Christmas makes her wish come true.
GE2019: The ‘Plan for Nature’ Is Right to Be Ambitious – But Labour Can Do More for Rural Life
Jon Moses
Ignore the Westminster commentators-turned-forestry experts, Labour's 'Plan for Nature' is a welcome development for the party. However, implementation will require Labour to keep developing its offer to rural communities where the Tories have failed, argues Jon Moses.
GE2019: The Leaked US-UK Trade Dossier Reveals ‘No Deal’ IS the Tories’ Plan
Aaron Bastani
Jeremy Corbyn has called today's leaked dossier more evidence of a ‘plot against our country’. He’s right, says Aaron Bastani. The dossier is a game-changer. Most importantly it reveals what Boris Johnson’s offer to ‘get Brexit done’ really means: a decade of Britain being pulled in multiple directions and vulnerable to being pillaged by Donald Trump’s America.
GE2019: The Conservatives Have Blown It
James Meadway
In this election the Tories had a chance to reach out to the Labour heartlands with an offer to deliver on both Brexit and the economy. Instead, they've produced a thin, watery document whose content will not stand up to scrutiny, argues James Meadway.
ACFM: #ACFM Microdose: Election Special
'You can't say it's boring': the #ACFM crew bring you an election special – on organising, energy and political polarisation.