Opinion: Starmer’s Conference Speech Was Utterly Vacuous
Aaron Bastani
It’s bizarre to watch the prime minister go through the motions just three months after winning a landslide, writes Aaron Bastani.
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Opinion: Reporters Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Labour’s Freebie Fiasco
Adam Ramsay
Journalists shouldn’t be asking government ministers why they accepted luxury gifts. They should be asking why they were given them in the first place, writes Adam Ramsay.
Opinion: Why Can’t Starmer Give Up Freebies?
Ash Sarkar
The Prime Minister accepting gifts is actually a public service, apparently. But do donors really want nothing in return, asks Ash Sarkar?
Opinion: Do Western Powers Risk Putting Nato at War With Russia?
Ash Sarkar
Joe Biden and Keir Starmer hope supplying Ukraine with cruise missiles could turn the tide against Russia. This might not be the knockout blow they’re aiming for, writes Ash Sarkar.
Analysis: Starmer Heckled As Trade Unions Oppose Labour’s New Austerity
Polly Smythe
Trade unionists are breathing a sigh of relief after 14 years of Tory rule, but there is little enthusiasm for Labour's economic policies at the TUC's annual congress. Polly Smythe reports.
Report: Here’s How Labour and the Unions Could Take on Amazon
Polly Smythe
Keir Starmer previously said Amazon should recognise trade unions. But the company is already lobbying new MPs.
Report: Muslim Convicted in Rioting Should Have ‘Risen Above’ Far-Right Racism, Says Judge
Simon Childs
Amer Walid, who had no previous convictions, was given 20 months after he threw cans back at far-right rioters who were chanting racist slurs.
Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say
Aron Penczu
Even if built, Labour’s promised 1.5m new homes will not move the dial on house prices, rents, or homelessness, say experts. They probably won’t even keep up with population growth. Aron Penczu reports.
Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’
Rivkah Brown
The far-right riots have exposed the racist core of Britain’s immigration panic. Angela Rayner has shown the right instinct by seizing this moment to chip away at the hostile environment, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: No, Keir Starmer – Managerialism Won’t Beat the Race Riots
Ash Sarkar
The prime minister could be fighting for a new, inclusive model of Britishness - and defining his political project in the process. Instead, he’s retreated to his comfort zone: meetings, minutes and specialist units, writes Ash Sarkar.
Opinion: Austerity Is Back, Baby
Matteo Tiratelli
Rachel Reeves imagines Blackrock will fill the void left by her deliberate under-investment, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Where have I heard that one before?
Report: UK Poised to Halt Arms to Israel – And Withdraw Objections to Netanyahu Arrest Warrant
Rivkah Brown
Labour is expected to follow legal advice likely to recommend a partial or full Israeli arms embargo, and to drop its objections to the International Criminal Court’s plans to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Keir Starmer Needs Checks and Balances. Britain Has Few
Adam Ramsay
With the most powerful prime minister in modern history crushing dissent in his own party, we’re entering new constitutional territory, writes Adam Ramsay.
Long Read: How the Guardian Lined Up Behind Starmer
Rivkah Brown
At the Guardian’s election endorsement meeting, a senior columnist argued that anything less than full-blown Starmerism risked losing credibility with the incoming government, while the lobby closed ranks behind Labour in a seemingly pre-agreed position. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Starmer Has Already Perfected the Art of Doing the Least
Rivkah Brown
Labour’s first-week “announcement blitz” featured a pledge from Reeves not to build council houses and Miliband’s “completely fabricated” ban on new oil and gas licenses. Welcome to Starmerism, writes Rivkah Brown – hope you ate before you came.
Report: Meta Extends Ban on the Term ‘Zionist’
Rivkah Brown
The big tech company has added additional contexts in which it will consider the term ‘Zionist’ to be hate speech. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Starmer’s Sandcastle Majority Says It All: First-Past-The-Post Needs to Die
Matt Zarb-Cousin
With several established parties now winning millions of votes, it’s time Britain stopped silencing vast swathes of the electorate, writes Matt Zarb-Cousin.
Opinion: What Would Keir Starmer As Prime Minister Mean for Palestine?
Hamza Yusuf
Starmer has a long record of backing Zionism 'without qualification' and helping Israel avoid accountability.