Establishment Journalists Only Call Out ‘Fake News’ When It Suits Them
Aaron Bastani
The mainstream press should be speaking truth to power. Instead they are failing to take their jobs seriously by pedalling fake news, argues Aaron Bastani.
Tag: jeremy corbyn
Long Read: How Labour’s Dreadful Antisemitism Debate Has to Change
Barnaby Raine
The standard of debate around Labour’s antisemitism saga has been dire from the start, and both Corbyn's critics and his supporters on the left have been to blame, argues Barnaby Raine in this Sunday’s Long Read.
Lewisham East Shows How Corbynism Has Transformed Labour
Aaron Bastani
On Saturday Janet Daby beat Sakina Sheikh and Claudia Webbe to become Labour’s candidate for Lewisham East. Over the short span of the campaign it became clear just how much has changed in the party - and what remains to be done, argues Aaron Bastani.
All The Best: Corbynism Is the Centre Ground Now, Your Centrist Party Is Irrelevant
Momentum’s National Co-ordinator Laura Parker joins Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin on All The Best to discuss the new “centrist” party, rampant inequality, first principles political communications, and the Conservatives criticising and then copying Corbyn.
Socialism at Home Is Not Enough – It’s Time for a Corbynite Foreign Policy
Barnaby Raine
Foreign and domestic policy were once entangled in the minds of the much of the left. It’s time Corbyn used the opportunity of his leadership to be bold with his anti-imperialist principles, argues Barnaby Raine.
Northern Ireland Needs Jeremy Corbyn More Than It Realises
Adam McGibbon
With the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement almost upon us, the recent political deadlock shows the future of the peace process rests on the ability to take a radical approach to Northern Ireland's social ills.
5 Reasons the Left Should Support Leaving the Single Market
Fraser Watt
After Corbyn’s recent Brexit speech received unlikely praise from business leaders for backing a modified customs union with the EU post-Brexit, it was later confirmed this would take place outside the single market. Here are five reasons the UK left should support leaving the EU’s internal trading bloc.
Tackling the Mental Health Crisis Means Defeating Neoliberalism Once and For All
Jay Watts
Labour needs to get radical, resisting the cross-party agreements on mental illness which foreclose the reality that though we may ‘all have mental health’ the chance of us breaking down are deeply indexed to our relative place in society.
Paul Mason Explains Fake News
With the British press crossing the line into full fake news, Paul Mason takes us through the online undergrowth of smear merchants and explains how the alt-right sets the agenda for the MSM.
Britain’s Newspapers Are Waging Psychological Warfare Against the Public
Aaron Bastani
Disinformation, ambiguity and unsupported smears like the Corbyn spy claims aren’t features of a healthy media - they’re tactics of psychological warfare waged against the British public.
The Fix: Fake News and Woke Fees
On this episode of The Fix Live Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the Corbyn Commie Spy conspiracy theories, media hacks (as usual), fake news, bread sauce and the Tories’ tuition fees review.
The Elite Stands to Lose Everything – No Wonder ‘Defeat Socialism’ is Its New Mission
Paul Mason
Clutching at unfounded fantasies, the Corbyn and McDonnell 'spy' smears show the desperation of an elite which is all out of credibility and ideas.
Long Read: How Labour’s Campaigns Attempted to Make the Political Personal
Nathan Akehurst
In both Labour and Momentum, since the general election there has been a stronger focus on making political communication personal. In this Long Read, Nathan Akehurst takes a closer look at the practical and ideological aspects of 'mass personalisation'.
Labour and Migration: No More Racing to the Bottom
Maya Goodfellow
While Labour is now adamantly anti-austerity, it's time to shift the framing of migration in an equally dramatic way, writes Maya Goodfellow.
All The Best: Pass the Duchy’s Tax Bill to the Cayman Isles
After a false start Max Shanly and Matt Zarb-Cousin kick off All The Best with an eye watering opening gambit featuring the indefatigable Ash Sarkar. Take care, be well.
The Absolute Corbyn: Challenges Ahead
Jeremy Gilbert
In this edited extract from 'The Corbyn Effect' (ed. Mark Perryman), Jeremy Gilbert considers the diverse constituencies to be bridged both inside and outside the Labour party if Corbyn's project is to stand any chance of transcending neoliberalism.
How Memes Are Spreading ‘Acid Corbynism’
Ina Fever
Pro-Corbyn memes just can't stop spreading good vibes and challenging the limits of what's politically possible. Here's how they do it.
Children in Care Should Be Allowed to ‘Stay Put’ Instead of Being Evicted at 18
Stephanie Gee
Care leavers are among the most vulnerable people in society, yet they are forced out of children's homes at 18 without the option to 'stay put'. The Labour party manifesto proposed changing this, but since the election children's social care has dropped off the agenda.