Opinion: Keir Starmer Doesn’t Care That You’re Angry With Him
Michael Chessum
Tory unpopularity, coupled with Labour’s monopoly on opposition, means Keir Starmer can do whatever he likes - and probably still win an election. But at what moral cost?
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Report: Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza
Clare Hymer
All 31 Labour councillors in Sheffield backed a motion in support of Palestine, as opposition to the party’s line on Israel builds.
Analysis: Liz Truss’s Downfall Was a Huge Victory for Progressives
Matthew Butcher
Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister left Downing Street a year ago today. While most people remember Liz Truss as a joke, her premiership was actually a catastrophic defeat for the libertarian right, argues Matthew Butcher.
Opinion: The British State is Waging Its Own War on Palestinians
Palestinian Youth Movement
Britain is embroiled in war propaganda not unlike that deployed to manufacture consent for the war on Iraq. The British public should show more courage in its dissent, argues the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Report: Amazon Workers Don’t Want to Unionise, Claims Policy Chief
Polly Smythe
Amazon has received repeated requests from workers for union recognition amid allegations of 'union busting', but a senior boss just told a Labour party event that workers don't want to unionise. Polly Smythe reports
Report: Muslim MP Forced to Flee Labour Conference After Visiting Palestine Stall
Rivkah Brown
Apsana Begum left the party’s Liverpool conference after the Tory chairman demanded she have the whip withdrawn. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: Activist Disrupts Leader’s Speech at Labour Party Conference
Clare Hymer
An activist stormed the stage at the start of Keir Starmer’s conference speech and covered him in glitter.
Opinion: Are Actual Leftwing Parties About to Give Labour a Run for Its Money?
Michael Chessum
Until recently, electoral alternatives to Labour seemed doomed, writes Michael Chessum. But with a host of political parties and independent candidates sweeping up the leftists Starmer has alienated, could this finally be changing?
Opinion: How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown
Nadine El-Enany
Alfie Meadows needed brain surgery after being struck by a police officer during the 2010 student protests. They then tried to criminalise him. The man responsible for public prosecutions at the time? Keir Starmer.
Report: Rory Stewart Slams Keir Starmer for ‘Disgusting’ Treatment of Jeremy Corbyn
Rivkah Brown
In an interview with Novara Media, the ex-Tory MP says “it’s mad” that Corbyn was suspended, saying the “controlling” Starmer “lacks confidence”. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Polls Show Most Londoners Back Ulez, So Politicians Can Untwist Their Knickers
Ell Folan
57% of Londoners support the supposedly controversial scheme, writes Ell Folan.
Opinion: Why Does Every Politician Need a Sob Story?
Aaron Bastani
If ‘progressive’ centrist politicians really want to strike a chord, they need a compelling story for the country, writes Aaron Bastani, not just more hard luck stories about themselves.
Opinion: Keir Starmer’s Position on Austerity Is Almost Identical to the Tories’
Aaron Bastani
With his 'tough' position on public spending Keir Starmer is being far more dishonest than Liz Truss - and far more outlandish than Jeremy Corbyn.
Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game
Juliet Jacques
From Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Ed Balls and George Osborne, political 'frenemies' are having a moment. It’s all part of a centrist attempt to turn politics into a dinner table argument rather than a matter of life and death, writes Juliet Jacques.
Analysis: The Public Supports Palestine. Why Don’t Our Politicians?
Ell Folan
The polls are unequivocal: nobody likes Israel, not even Tories, writes Ell Folan. So why are our politicians so absolutely committed to keeping their fingers in their ears?
Report: One of the People Suing Labour Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Used Antisemitic Slurs
Rivkah Brown
Julie Cattell, a non-Jewish Labour candidate in Brighton & Hove, told Jewish people they weren’t real Jews. Rivkah Brown reports.
Report: The People Suing Labour for Outing Them As Antisemitism Complainants Boasted About Filing Thousands of Complaints
Rivkah Brown
Euan Phillips and Emma Picken were extremely open about filing complaints, writes Rivkah Brown. So why are they suing the party for identifying them?
Long Read: Effective Altruism Is Infiltrating UK Politics and It’s Time We Woke Up
Matteo Tiratelli
Founded in Oxford in the early 2010s, the movement has since earned a fanbase of American billionaires who are now pumping money into British politics, Labour in particular, writes Matteo Tiratelli.